2017年2月22日 · The project aims to replace pit latrines with flush toilets in order to reduce the contamination of underground water and reduce the spread of diseases caused by faecal matter. To date, under the project, sanitation blocks have been completed in 59 schools islandwide.

2013年3月23日 · THE close to 200 students at Milk River Primary School in Clarendon who, up to two weeks ago had to use pit latrines, now have flush toilets at their disposal. The eight units are courtesy of the...

Pit latrines collect human feces in a hole in the ground. The principle of a pit latrine is that all liquids that enter the pit – in particular urine and water used for anal cleansing – seep into the ground (the only exception are fully lined pit latrines, see below).

An overview of pit latrines and their significance to the community.

2021年6月17日 · Mellesha Pinto, teacher at the Hall’s Delight Primary School, shows the pit latrine that children had to use at the school before the handover of modern facilities.

2021年6月18日 · Students and teachers of the Hall’s Delight and Westphalia primary schools in East Rural St Andrew now have access to modern sanitary facilities. The pit latrines at the institutions were replaced with new sanitation blocks, with flush toilets,...

2017年2月23日 · The project aims to replace pit latrines with flush toilets in order to reduce the contamination of underground water and reduce the spread of diseases caused by faecal matter. To date, under the project, sanitation blocks have been completed in 59 schools islandwide.

2012年8月18日 · THE Ministry of Health has said it is safer to have pit latrines in areas where there is an inadequate supply of water, while the Ministry of Education moves to replace them at some schools on...

More schools across the island are to benefit from the construction of 26 sanitation blocks this fiscal year. A sum of $200 million has been set aside in the 2017/18 Estimates of Expenditure to carry out this activity under the School Sanitation Project.

2012年7月25日 · The Minister noted that it is a priority of the government to replace all pit latrine facilities in schools across the island over the next three years. "There are over 200 schools in Jamaica that still have pit latrines," he reported.