{
  "id": 27855,
  "title": "WATER WATCH - Wasting prohibition looms as Jamaica battles prolonged drought",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/07/31/water-watch-wasting-prohibition-looms-as-jamaica-battles-prolonged",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-07-31T05:07:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jamaica Gleaner",
    "slug": "jamaica-gleaner",
    "url": "http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20260731/water-watch-wasting-prohibition-looms-jamaica-battles-prolonged-drought"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Government is not ruling out implementing a prohibition order against water wasting to mitigate against drought conditions that are expected to continue into the next three months. Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change Matthew Samuda announced that the prohibition will take effect on August 10, saying the measure is essential to ensuring…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}