Mar 9, 2010
Today In Jamaica’s News History – March 9
March 9, 1948 – So serious is the water situation in the Corporate Area, that in certain areas, especially Kingston Gardens, there is no water in sewer tanks. Some homes are entirely without water. An official of the National Water Commission says the situation that arose was not due to the fact that water had been locked off. It meant that although the drought is at its height, the daily consumption had risen from about 16 or 16 1/2 million gallons a day to more than 18 million, with the result that for the first time in 15 years, there was not enough water to go around.
[It's an ironic news item from the Gleaner's archives, given the current drought conditions facing Kingston and the rest of Jamaica.]