Jamaica's Water Crisis Deepens | Jamaica News

Jamaica’s water crisis is hitting hard as the Hermitage Dam sits at just 31.4% capacity amid a prolonged dry spell blamed on El Niño — with no rain expected for weeks, right when we need it most. Schools reopening means higher demand, and the government is responding with water bans, emergency trucking to hospitals and vulnerable areas, and major infrastructure upgrades including new wells in St. Ann and St. Mary, plus billions invested in treatment plants and pipelines to secure water for the future. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/eb211a7febc5819b