Fifteen persons, comprising engineers, developers, students and water experts, graduated from a 16-week rainwater harvesting and grey-water recycling training programme, recently. The training programme was organised by the JN Foundation in collaboration with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), through the Water Project Jamaica. Edward Shakes, one of the graduates said that, “The course was engaging, yet flexible. And, it was…
Students and householders received greater appreciation for how they can conserve on water, with the installation of water saving devices and practicing water-saving measures at home, from the Water Tech-Fest exhibition, which was mounted by the Water Project Jamaica. The Tech-Fest was held at JN Bank’s Half-Way-Tree branch, in observation of World Water Day on March 22, under the theme…
Engineers, who are often ‘the lead’ on major housing development projects, are being urged to construct climate-smart and resilient homes and buildings in Jamaica, by implementing water-adaptation measures, such as water-harvesting systems and water-efficient fixtures. Cicyln Joseph-Johnson, senior project manager at The Jamaica National Group, made that recommendation in her address to participants at Engineers’ Week 2018, which was held…
Staci Ann Williams, a resident of Portsmouth in Portmore, St Catherine was constantly faced with high water bills; however, today she is happy that the bill is moving in a positive direction, after she installed a high-efficiency shower head received from JN Bank under JN’s Water Project. Williams, who lives with her extended family of 11, said that her family’s water…
With some parishes across the country already experiencing drought conditions and others forecasted to be affected into September, Jamaicans are being urged to conserve water and implement measures that will assist in saving the precious commodity. The JN Foundation through its Water Project is encouraging Jamaicans to make necessary changes to help save water. These changes include the use of…
Jamaicans to Benefit from JN Water Project A typical single family home in Jamaica uses approximately 3,000 to 5,000 gallons of water per month with approximately10 per cent being wasted, according to data from the National Water Commission (NWC). However, the public company with responsibility for the distribution of potable water across the country notes that water consumption at home…
JN Water Project Makes Conservation Call On the occasion of World Oceans Day last Friday, water expert Dr Kwame Emmanuel reinforced the importance of the country’s water resources and urged Jamaicans to take better care of rivers, streams, underground aquifers, and the sea, while also conserving that which comes from the pipe. “The damage we do to the environment will impact…
Establish Water Efficiency Standards – Kwame Emmanuel A water resources management expert is encouraging the Government to establish water efficiency standards, which he projects will save the country millions of dollars in the long term. Dr Kwame Emmanuel, associate lecturer in Water Resources Management at The University of the West Indies, Mona, and project manager for The Water Project, made…
Too much water going down the toilet JN Foundation is teaming up with two multinational organisations to have Jamaicans install low-flush toilets as a means of saving water to improve the country’s resilience to climate change events. Water adaptation expert and project manager for the Water Project Dr Kwame Emmanuel explained that more than 70 per cent of the water…
JN Group, through its bank and foundation, will be financing water projects from a $800 million pool of funds that are meant to make the commodity more accessible. Under an agreement signed Friday with the Inter-American Development Bank, JN Bank Limited will start issuing water loans from a $736 million cache to developers whose water projects include sustainable conservation measures. JN, which…