Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is calling on private developers to provide more solutions for the affordable and low-income segment of the housing market. “We want to invite the private sector to pay more attention to this element of the housing market that is either low-income, affordable income, or young professionals. They are going to need housing solutions...

Director, Environmental Management and Conservation, National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Anthony McKenzie (left), along with Chief Executive Officer, and Government Town Planner, NEPA, Peter Knight, participates in mangrove replanting activities along the Palisadoes strip within the Palisadoes-Port Royal Protected Area (P-PRPA), on June 4.

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has welcomed the new luxury 14-storey residential complex to be built in Kingston, which will provide 400 jobs during the construction phase, and long-term employment upon completion. The Prime Minister broke ground for the structure on Tuesday (June 1), during a ceremony held at the construction site located on property adjacent to the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is committed to making 30,000 low-income housing solutions available over the next five years, giving all Jamaicans a chance to be in compliance with the law. The Prime Minister, who was speaking at a St. James Central Social Housing handover ceremony in Salt Spring, St. James, on May 21, said...

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., has hailed the construction industry for being a pillar in Jamaica during the last 12 months. While countries in the world continue to experience downturns with some of their sectors during the COVID-19 pandemic, the construction sector in Jamaica has remained resilient. During his contribution to the...

The Government is calling on Jamaican architects to submit creative, original, resilient and low-cost housing designs, through the Low Cost Housing Design Competition, which can be used as a model for the nation’s social housing programme. The competition was launched virtually on Friday (May 7) by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. It forms part of the social housing...

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr, says the Government will continue to create policies and solutions, to address the issue of squatting in the country. Making his contribution to the Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 4), Minister Charles Jr said that “the perpetuation of informal settlements is one...