Mr. Samuda gave the update during a leaders in Real Estate Breakfast at the Pegasus Hotel in the parish on Thursday. The new dam is part of efforts to make Kingston and St. Andrew water-resilient and drought-resistant.
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) says it will respond to help address the growing humanitarian crisis in Cuba.
The United States of America (U.S.A.) had implemented measures to cut off Cuba's oil supply, which has affected other key sectors in that island such as healthcare.
The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) is probing a triple fatal police shooting incident in Coral Gardens, St. James last night.
The deceased have not yet been identified.
The case involving a man charged in relation to a gun attack over a decade ago has been transferred from the St. Catherine Parish Court to the Gun Court.
The accused is 31-year-old Akeem Jackson, otherwise known as ‘Bobo Sparks’ of Twickenham Park, St. Catherine.
Health Minister, Dr. Christopher Tufton says the Cornwall Regional Hospital in St. James is on track to return to its pre-hurricane Melissa operating capacity within the next one to two weeks.
Providing an update at a media briefing in Montego Bay yesterday, Dr. Tufton said the facility has seen significant improvements since the Category 5 hurricane in October 2025.