Residents of Long Road in St. Mary are no longer marooned, as effort was made last evening, to create single-lane traffic access to the community.
The National Water Commission, (NWC), says it expects to have full restoration of service to customers by the end of next month.
Acting Vice President of Operations, Herman Fagan, said to date, 95 percent of customers have had service restored, following disruption due to the passage of hurricane Melissa, last October.
Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness says, a meeting yesterday with United States Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, was productive.
Rubio was in St Kitts and Nevis, where the 50th regular meeting, of the Conference of heads of Government, of the Caribbean Community (Caricom), is being held.
Central Westmoreland Member of Parliament Dwayne Vaz is one of two men charged in connection with an assault incident at the New Market Oval in Savanna-la-Mar on Sunday.
The other man charged is 48-year-old chauffer, Michael Merritt.
The government has allocated $100 million to support the recovery of the Banana and Plantain Industry, following devastation by Hurricane Melissa.
Agriculture Minister Floyd Green noted that the Banana and Plantain Industry is vital to Jamaica's food security.