Negril needs your help! Just an email....

[Rob]

Thank you S&J, Harley, Cel and John! We are grateful for your support and are continuing to ask others to join in our email campaign.

The Minister incharge of water is having a meeting today mostly with hotel owners. I am sure he doesn't want to meet with a bunch of irate residents who haven't had a shower in God knows how long. I don't expect squat from this meeting, just lip service.

Several higher ups from the NWC went to the Westland Mountain tank, which holds about a 6 hour reserve of water for the West End. The valve feeding the community was closed off about 97% of the way making it useless.

Their brilliant idea is to use the reserve tank as our main water source. Which sounds all good and nice until that 6 hour supply drops to about 4 hours and the pressure drops.

They tried it yesterday since the tank was full and closed off. Places near to the main road got water as well as places down hill, but even with the slightest grade no one was receiving water. Apparently some need a refresher course on the difference of flow and pressure.

All in all it was a two steps forward, two steps back kinda day.

And still zero water on the West End...

[johng]

Rob,
Has the Gleaner or other Media outlets in JA covered the events and situation that Negril / West End is facing? Not knowing exactly how the politricks are being played these days I have no idea what the best approach is for getting relief?

[Rob]

We will be starting phase 2 later is Samuda doesn't have a concrete solution for the water mismanagement today

Stay tuned

[Kold Ass Mofo]

Rob, how did this situation get so dire, so quick?

We sent an email to Minister Bartlett at info@visitjamaica.com.

[OUV11112]

Done.

Dear Minster Bartlett,

We have been to Jamaica 8 times and 7 of these visits were to Negril.

Until the Government can provide continuous water to the residents of Negril we will not be returning.

Shame on the Government for not providing their citizens the basic necessity of water!

[Rob]

The Gleaner has had a press conference with Minister Samuda:

https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/...oreland-samuda

[Rob]

And from the Observer:

https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024...x-negril-woes/

[Rob]

And thank you Kold and OUV for your support!

[tomt]

Done.
Emails sent to both places

[Homebrewer]

Also sent emails.

We returned Saturday from Country Country and it was disheartening hearing from the employees how they have zero water at their homes.

I felt fortunate that while CC did at times shut off the water late nights it was a very minor inconvenience compared to those suffering like our housekeeping, security folks etc. At least we always had water during the day.