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The dream of owning a home is now a reality for a significantly larger number of persons, since the National Housing Trust (NHT) revised its lending policies earlier this year, to make it more affordable and accessible to buy a house. Since the implementation of the new measures, the NHT is reporting a 53.6 per cent increase in open market...

The new Cornwall Court sewerage disposal system, which has been designed to serve some 1,000 households across North West St. James, has been completed at a cost of $300 million, eight months ahead of schedule. Minister of Water and Housing and Member of Parliament for the area, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, recently led a team from the Ministry on a...

Minister of Water and Housing, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, on Thursday (July 29), broke ground for the construction of 125 houses, as part of a new housing development in Westmeade, Portmore, St. Catherine. The development, named Westmeade Willows, will be implemented under the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) and will comprise 125 detached two-bedroom houses at a cost of $663.6...

General Manager of the Real Estate Board (REB) and the Commission of Strata Corporation (CSC), Sandra Watson, said the Registration (Strata Title) (Amendment) Act, which came into effect on January 1, will affect the dynamics of the local strata industry. She was addressing a CSC stakeholders meeting at the Girl Guides Headquarters on Waterloo Road on July 21, where she...

179 households from Kingston, St. Andrew and Spanish Town that were totally destroyed by the passage of Tropical Storm Gustav, should be relocated to West Albion in St Thomas in the near future. Work is expected to resume at the relocation site, following a recent stakeholder meeting hosted by the Ministry of Water and Housing at its Dominica Drive offices...

Jamaicans in rural areas, who are still without access to clean drinking water, are being assured that the Rural Water Supply (RWS) Limited is working hard to bring the commodity to them. Managing Director of Rural Water Supplies Limited, Peter Clarke, speaking at a JIS Think Tank held on Tuesday (July 13) at the agency's headquarters at 58a Half-Way-Tree Road....

The Ministry of Water and Housing has received the final draft of a housing policy document from a group of experts, who were hired to formulate the document, last year. Minister of Water and Housing, Hon. Dr. Horace (right), having a light discussion with Chairman of the Construction Industry Council (CIC), Gentle Wallace, at the Council's 50th anniversary banquet, held...

The Ministry of Water and Housing and the National Water Commission (NWC) intend to improve the current supply situation, by increasing the percentage of taps in houses within urban centres from 90 to 98 per cent, and those in rural houses from 45 to 65 per cent. At the same time, they are working to ensure the availability of potable...

Cabinet has approved the transfer of shares owned in the Central Wastewater Treatment Company (CWTC) by the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), the Ministry of Water and Housing and the National Housing Trust (NHT), to the National Water Commission for the nominal sum of $1.00 in each instance. This disclosure was made by Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special...

When Rev. Futtreman White and his wife of 38 years got married, one of their aspirations was to own a lot of land where they could build a house, raise their family, and engage in farming. "We acquired that land many years ago.but were not able to get the proper document for the land," the Point Hill Baptist Church pastor...

The Fifth Biennial Caribbean Environmental conference, which was held at the Rose Hall Resort in Montego Bay from June 21 to 25, has been described as very successful. Minister of Water and Housing, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, told JIS News that the conference had "gone very well," with discussions on substantial and critical issues in relation to the environment and...

The National Housing Trust's (NHT) Best Schemes Competition 2010/11 was launched last week in Longville Park, Clarendon. The competition, now in its 17th year, is open to all NHT housing schemes across the island and provides an opportunity for communities to showcase what they have achieved in the areas of culture, health, education, environmental awareness and governance. Participating communities are...