CIJ opposes NWC’s proposed 51% tariff increase
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Consumers Intervention of Jamaica (CIJ) is sharply opposing the National Water Commission’s (NWC) move to seek a massive 51 per cent tariff increase over a five-year period. The NWC disclosed the application to Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC), citing mounting operational costs, billions in unpaid debts, and high non-revenue water losses. However, CIJ President Michael Diamond argued that consumers should not be forced to subsidise decades...