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Government's efforts at safeguarding the environment against damage caused by harmful and hazardous substances are being pivoted on legislations, plans and conventions, which have either been promulgated, are being pursued or to which Jamaica is a party. Senior Director in the Environmental Management Division of the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Leonie Barnaby, says these are intended to establish...

Senior Director in the Environmental Management Division of the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Leonie Barnaby, is urging greater private sector participation in environmental matters of national importance, through collaborations with public sector stakeholders. This, she contends, is necessary in order to ensure the continued improvement of Jamaica's environment, and by extension, the quality of life experienced by the...

A contract valued at approximately $24 million was today (September 15) signed for repair and upgrading works at the Melrose Primary and Junior High school in Kencot, St. Andrew. The project, which is being funded under the European Union's (EU) Poverty Reduction Programme II (PRP II) and facilitated by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), will include the repair of...

Chairman of the National Housing Trust (NHT), Howard Mitchell, has proposed that a study be conducted to determine exactly what form the Trust should take. The suggestion was made Wednesday (September 8), during a meeting of Parliament's Public Administration and Appropriations Committee (PAAC), which is reviewing the recommendations made by the Public Sector Transformation Unit (PSTU) for modernising the public...

Just over a year after work began on the construction of 56 new town houses in Stadium Gardens, St. Andrew, proud home owners were handed the keys to their brand new two-bedroom homes on Wednesday (August 25). Minister of Water and Housing, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, who presented the keys during a handing over ceremony in the community, said he...

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) is partnership with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to stage a two-day National Workshop on Disaster Risk Indicators for Jamaica, from Monday, August 23, to Tuesday, August 24, at its head office in Kingston. According to the Director of Sustainable Development & Regional Planning at the PIOJ, Claire Bernard, the workshop is geared to...

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....