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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...

Sustainable Development Specialist at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Elizabeth Emanuel, is assuring environmentalists and the Jamaican public, that environmental preservation will play a pivotal role in the Vision 2030 Jamaica National Development Plan. "There is recognition worldwide that you cannot have socio-economic development with an unhealthy environment. The very basis of economic growth and development is your environment...

The Ministry of Water and Housing will be embarking on a series of public consultations on the revised first draft of the National Housing Policy in September. There will be four public consultations on the draft, two in Montego Bay, St. James and two in Kingston. The first draft, which contains the critical strategies to deliver at least 10,000 new...

Minister of Water and Housing, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, has called on Jamaicans to be more optimistic and pull together, doing what is right to make the country a better place. He was speaking at the 18th Annual District Convention of the Optimist International, which was held at the Gran Bahia Principe Clubs and Resorts, in Runaway Bay, St. Ann,...

The Government will be spending some $628 million over the next 24 months to develop water systems in the parish of St. Elizabeth. Minister of Water and Housing, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, making the announcement at the commissioning of the Santa Cruz water supply system in Content on Wednesday (Aug. 12) said that the move is in keeping with national...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Water and Housing, Hon. Everald Warmington, said Tuesday (August 11) that Jamaica is grateful to be selected for the implementation of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme's (UN-HABITAT) Participatory Slum Upgrading Programme(PSUP). Mr. Warmington pointed out that under the PSUP, Governments and Local Authorities are guaranteed assistance, with the adaptation of innovative policy...

The National Water Commission (NWC) is urging all Jamaicans to conserve on their use of water, as the country continues to experience a dry period. Corporate Public Relations Manager at the NWC, Charles Buchanan, says conservation is important, because it provides more water for use by everyone, especially in periods of drought. "It is most helpful to the NWC's desire...

As drought conditions worsen across the island, Minister of Water and Housing, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang is asking users of water, including developers and members of the public, to conserve water, pay their bills, and protect the infrastructure put in place to deliver the liquid to the population. "We are asking members of the public to conserve water as much...

Eleven new housing units and three commercial structures costing $15.8 million have been delivered to beneficiaries in Andrew Court, Olympic Gardens by the Ministry of Water and Housing. The one-bedroom units were constructed at the corner of Holts Road and Olympic Way, to replace board shacks in which the residents were living. "You have a house with enough space so...

Minister of Water and Housing, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, toured three housing projects in Kingston and St. Andrew with a delegation from the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) UK Branch on Friday (July 31). The Minister was accompanied to one of the sites, Hagley Park Road, by Opposition Member of Parliament for the area, Dr. Peter Phillips (East Central St. Andrew),...