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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...

Debate on an Act to amend the Registration (Strata Titles) was suspended in the House of Representatives yesterday (Oct. 6) as members raised several concerns relating to the content of the Act. The legislation, which was piloted by Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding in July, seeks to address several concerns surrounding the ownership of condominiums or apartment buildings, including...

The St. Ann Division of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) continues to reach out to the residents of the parish through its community safety and security initiative. On Friday, October 2, the St. Ann's Bay police, along with a team from the St. Ann branch of the Social Development Commission (SDC,) rebuilt the home of Eda Bent, an elderly resident...

Minister of Water and Housing, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, broke ground for the construction of 130 serviced lots and 100 one-bedroom houses in Portmore Villas 2B, St. Catherine, on Thursday (September 25). The construction of the serviced lots and houses, which are to be sold at average prices of $1.2 million and approximately $3 million, respectively, is a development project...

The Ministry of Water and Housing is slated to wrap up its series of consultations on the National Housing Policy and Implementation Plan on Thursday (Sept. 24) with a public forum scheduled for the University of Technology (Utech), Papine, St. Andrew at 6:00 p.m. Thursday's meeting is one of four, targeting technical stakeholders and the general public to facilitate discussions...

The National Housing Trust (NHT) has unveiled five new policy initiatives, some of which take effect today (Sept. 9), that are designed to make it easier for first-time homebuyers to own a home. At a press briefing this morning at the NHT's head office in New Kingston, Chairman of the Trust, Howard Mitchell, stated that the initiatives have become necessary...

The National Housing Trust (NHT) has disclosed that since the start of the year, it has awarded 4,628 new loans totalling $8.17 billion. The figures were released today (September 9), at a press briefing, held at the NHT's headquarters in New Kingston. Most of the loans were made in the April to June quarter, the first quarter of the current...

Minister of Water and Housing, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, has argued that a strong civil service association is an asset to any Government. "The Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA) has a distinguished history and has made outstanding contributions to the public service...not only in expanding the horizon of representation to workers, but in contributing to the structure of Government," he...