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State Minister for Water and Housing, Hon. Everald Warmington, has said that adoption of an integrated approach to managing water resources will be crucial in ensuring a sustainable water supply. "We seem to believe that there are unlimited water resources to serve for eons into the future but, the fact is, water is a finite resource, and while Jamaica is...

Cabinet approved two contracts valued at just under $500 million for the upkeep of vehicles and safety equipment at the ports and for work on a housing project in St. James. Of the total $338 million (US$3.8 million) has been awarded to Science Applications International Corporation for the maintenance of five mobile and seven pallet vehicles and cargo inspection safety...

The Ministry of Water and Housing's Low Income Housing Project is to benefit from a US$71.2 million loan from the Government of China. The Housing Agency of Jamaica, which falls under the Ministry, will have direct responsibility for the project. Managing Director of the Agency, Mr. Joseph Shoucair, told journalists at Thursday's (February 18) post-Cabinet media briefing at Jamaica House,...

Water and Housing Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, has said that he is pleased with the progress of the Accelerated Housing Programme, which is aimed at providing affordable housing solutions for young working class Jamaicans. Dr. Chang was speaking to media representatives at a seminar, which was held on February 18, at the Couples San Souci Resort, in Ocho Rios,...

The National Housing Trust (NHT) was established in 1976 under the National Housing Trust Act, to "add to and improve the existing supply of housing in Jamaica". Thirty-four years later the Trust continues to fulfill its mandate by providing hope, in the form of serviced lots, scheme houses, loans for open market purchases of both land and houses, as well...

In response to the chronic water shortage in the Corporate Area, Director of Disease Prevention and Control, Dr. Sonia Copeland, is reminding householders and operators of educational institutions to store and treat drinking water properly in order to prevent diseases. "During periods of water lock offs, individuals and institutions are heavily dependent on stored water, water safety thus becomes extremely...

As the island reels under the effects of a prolonged drought, the Ministry of Water and Housing will host approximately 120 stakeholders from several sectors at a National Symposium on Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM), at the Jamaica Conference Centre on February 24 and 25. The symposium will be held under the theme: 'Planning for Tomorrow's Water Needs, Today'. The...

Ground was broken for some 288 serviced lots under the Sugar Workers Housing Programme, in Bounty Hall, Trelawny, by Minister of Water and Housing, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, on February 5. Some 150 serviced lots are to be provided for workers on the Hampden Estate, in the parish, while the remainder will be sold on the open market. The project...

Minister of Water and Housing, Dr. Horace Chang, has expressed Jamaica's gratitude for the assistance provided by the Japanese Government, through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), for the country's workforce over the last 20 years. JICA has enabled some 400 Jamaicans to travel to Japan, through its exchange programme, to benefit from training in several areas, including education, health,...

Minister of Water and Housing, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, is advising developers to incorporate the cost of installing proper waste water treatment facilities into their development plans. "Developers in Jamaica, I find...do not factor off-site infrastructure into their development costs. They plan a nice scheme at a very profitable rate, and then when they get to National Environment and Planning...

Chairman of the National Housing Trust (NHT), Howard Mitchell, says that the organisation is in good financial health and is fully capable of meeting its obligations to its contributors. "Following on 2008, when we had reported a deficit of some $321.5 million, the NHT came back last year to show a surplus of over $1.8 billion. This surplus came about...

Over 100 persons were presented with their land titles, under the Land Administration and Management Programme (LAMP), during a ceremony at the Linstead Baptist Church, St. Catherine on Thursday (January 21). Board Chairman of LAMP, Wayne Chen, noted that although having a land title is an integral part of the Jamaican dream, almost half of Jamaican land owners did not...