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Government officials throughout the region will share best practices and seek solutions to providing adequate housing, at the 18th General Assembly of Ministers and High Level Authorities on Housing and Urbanisation in Latin America and the Caribbean (MINURVI) in Montego Bay St. James next week. The meeting, scheduled for July 15 to 17 at the Rose Hall Resort and Spa,...

Minister of Water and Housing, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, has pointed to the need for more successful Jamaicans to become mentors for the country's young people, especially the males. "Mentoring is an important part of growing our young people in Jamaica today, and that is particularly true for our young men," Dr. Chang stated, as he addressed the annual banquet...

The National Water Commission (NWC) is to spend some $1 billion to upgrade its sewerage systems, beginning this fiscal year, Water and Housing Minister, Dr. Horace Chang, has announced. Speaking in the 2009/10 Sectoral Debate in Parliament on Wednesday (July 1), Dr. Chang disclosed that the NWC plans to complete some 19 project this year, that will either expand the...

Jamaica's water is rated as Class one, or among the highest quality in the world, and there is enough to serve the needs of the population, says Managing Director of the Water Resources Authority (WRA), Basil Fernandez. "Our water quality is very good. We don't have some of the water quality problems that we see in North America, primarily because...

Minister of Water and Housing, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, is confident that the Government will deliver on its commitment to ramp up housing development over the next few years, in order to provide affordable solutions for lower income Jamaicans. Dr. Chang, speaking at his post-Sectoral press briefing at the Ministry yesterday (July 2), said that the critical difference in approaching...

The National Water Commission (NWC), is to advance work on a number of capital projects at varying stages of completion, during the current fiscal year,Water and Housing Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, has said. Speaking in the 2009/10 Sectoral Debate in Parliament on Wednesday (July 1), Dr. Chang said they include the Port Antonio water, sewerage, and drainage project in...

Jamaicans will continue to benefit from trucked water under the Rapid Response Programme, until September, when a new regime is put in place. The Ministry of Water and Housing, has taken the decision to divest the operations of the programme to employees in a share ownership programme, Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang said on July 2, at his post-Sectoral Debate...

A sum of $1 billion has been earmarked under the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), for the development of infrastructure in the tourism resort areas, particularly relating to housing and settlement. Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, made the announcement at yesterday's (July 1) post Cabinet press briefing held at Jamaica House, where he informed of a number of tourism development...

The National Water Commission (NWC), is to spend $17 billion on the Jamaica Water Supply Implementation Project (Jamaica SIP), to boost supply over the next two years, Water and Housing Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, has announced. Speaking in the 2009/10 Sectoral Debate in Parliament on Wednesday (July 1), Dr. Chang said the undertaking will be the "largest project of...

The National Water Commission (NWC) is undertaking a major water development project, which will supply some 20 million additional gallons of water to communities in St. Catherine and the Corporate Area. Cabinet approved the $18.5 billion contract for the works which will be carried out over the next 24 months, and will provide reliable water supply in adequate quantities for...

The use of cement in Jamaica is one of the primary indicators of economic activity in the country and, along with the use of electricity, help to more accurately show this activity than other indicators. This is according to Minister of Water and Housing, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, who was giving the keynote address at the opening ceremony of the...

Minister of Water and Housing, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, has said that his Ministry will not be issuing any more licences for the provision of water by private entities, until the National Water Policy is revised. Dr. Chang said that his observation is that in formulating the policy in 2002, there was undue haste to involve the private sector and...