ST JAMES, Jamaica—Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change Matthew Samuda, says ongoing investments in wastewater and water-supply infrastructure are vital to strengthening Jamaica’s environmental resilience and safeguarding the nation’s coastal assets.

Speaking during the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) 65th Annual Awards Luncheon, held recently at Sandals Dunn’s River in Ocho Rios, St Ann, Samuda noted that the Government is undertaking capital investments in the water and sewage sector “at a rate that has never been done… certainly in my lifetime”.

He highlighted several wastewater management projects now under way, including the relocation and construction of a new sewage treatment facility for Negril, engineering work on a comprehensive wastewater system in Falmouth, upgrades from secondary to tertiary treatment systems, improvements to wastewater infrastructure in Port Antonio, and assessments of additional requirements in Portmore.