ST ANN, Jamaica – Residents of Stepney and surrounding communities in St Ann are set to benefit from a rainwater catchment tank to be constructed, following Thursday’s groundbreaking ceremony led by the Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Matthew Samuda.

In a release, the ministry shared that the $140 million project, to commence on June 1, being implemented by Rural Water Supply Limited (RWSL), will deliver a reliable, regularised supply of potable water to over 1,100 residents who have long endured severe water scarcity.

Speaking at the groundbreaking, Samuda framed the investment as more than infrastructure but a direct intervention in poverty reduction.