Mandeville businesses making big money from water
BUSINESS enterprises in Mandeville are said to be making huge sums of money by selling drinking water to residents in this drought-stricken central Jamaica parish.
Companies are reportedly selling 2,500-gallon loads of water for an average $8,000 to $10,000, with 3,000 gallons going for between $10,000 and $12,000. Some companies...
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People in and around Mandeville now have a multimillion-dollar outdoor facility available to them on Main Street, opposite the Ridgemount United Church.
The facility occupies land, once a dumping ground with an old, dilapidated building. It was converted to a multi-purpose court by members of the Ridgemount United Church, headed by Reverend Oliver J. Daley.
Rev Daley first mooted...
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Natoya Goule of Manchester High was the star on the first day of the 2010 Milo Central Athletics Championship being staged at the G.C. Foster College, as she accounted for two of nine meet records.
Nikita Tracey of Edwin Allen High set the first record of the day in the girls' Class One 400 metres hurdles open. She clocked 58.80 seconds, shaving one-tenth of a second off the previous mark set by Shana-Gay...
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Mar 10, 2010 - President of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce (MCC) Winston Lawson says the current water shortage is severely affecting businesses, particularly those in water-intensive industries, in the parish.
According to Lawson, operators of spas and providers of health services that depend on a consistent supply of water are being forced to reschedule client visits.
Lawson, who was...
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