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Water and Housing Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, has announced a $477 million mitigation programme to address the islandwide water shortage triggered by the prolonged drought Jamaica is experiencing. Speaking at a post-Cabinet media briefing at Jamaica House, Dr. Chang said the programme entailed several measures, which are expected to bring relief to householders in districts, particularly in the northeastern...

Minister of Water and Housing, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, has called on citizens, particularly those living in the Kingston Metropolitan and surrounding areas, to employ every water conservation method possible. This is necessary to stave off a severe crisis, he said, as the country continues to experience a period of drought. "I am not in any way trying to frighten...

The National Works Agency (NWA) has commenced a $120 million patching programme, though which several road sections in the 14 parishes will be repaired and the condition of these roadways improved. This programme is being implemented on a phased basis as of December 1 and will address just under 60,000 square metres of patching in the 60 constituencies. Manager of...

Housing solutions for 40 needy persons in South Eastern St. Mary have been provided through Food for the Poor, in partnership with Member of Parliament for the constituency, Tarn Peralto. The two bedroom units were handed over to the recipients during a presentation function, held at the Cape Clear Training Centre in St. Mary, on Thursday, November 26. These houses...

Minister of Water and Housing, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, is condemning the theft of items of National Water Commission (NWC) property, which he says are being sold to the scrap metal trade. He argued that in light of the magnitude of these occurrences and the effect on communities, the Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Karl Samuda, should discontinue...

Minister of Water and Housing, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says the Ministry is looking at a drought mitigation programme, to efficiently manage the water supply systems along Jamaica's south coast. "We are looking at the cost of it, especially in the southern belt - St. Elizabeth, Manchester, Clarendon, and St. Catherine to St. Thomas," Dr. Chang said. The Minister was...

Minister of Water and Housing, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, has said that his Ministry is looking at a programme in which schools in remote areas can harvest rain water and solar energy for their regular use. Dr. Chang made the disclosure while in discussion with officials at the National Water Commission's (NWC) office in May Pen, Clarendon recently. He said...

The National Water Commission (NWC) will be carrying out exploratory work on a number of wells in Clarendon to ascertain the reason for the low production of the wells. Minister of Water and Housing, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, informed that the work, which will cost $4.5 million, will also "identify exactly where in the aquifer field we can put the...

Within another two years, residents of Kingston, who have borne the inconvenience of water lock-offs, will have reliable, adequate water supply. This improvement will come through the US$215 million Jamaica Water Sector Improvement Programme, which is designed to bring adequate supply to the Corporate Area and St. Catherine, filling the current gap of some 10 million gallons daily in the...

The Ministry of Water and Housing is putting measures in place in preparation for what the meteorological office projects is likely to be a significant 2010 drought season. Addressing journalists at a press conference, at Jamaica House on October 29, Minister of Water and Housing, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, said that while there has been no hurricane so far, there...

Minister of Water and Housing, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says changes to the country's strata legislation should help with establishing appropriate housing solutions for urban areas that need multi-family units. The Registration (Strata Titles) Act, which makes provisions for the management and regulation of housing complexes and apartments, was debated and passed by the House of Representatives earlier this week....

Cabinet has approved a Resolution to go before the House of Representatives, seeking a Government guarantee of multi-currency loans totaling US$210.1 million to the National Water Commission (NWC), for the financing of the Jamaica Water Supply Improvement Project (JWSIP). The loans fall under the provisions of the Approved Organisations and Authorities Loans (Government guarantee) Act, and are from a combination...