The Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) is currently repositioning itself to play an even greater role in facilitating home ownership for Jamaicans. “With a vision of contributing to an improved standard of living through social transformation and the provision of affordable shelter solutions with security of tenure, Jamaicans can expect much from the agency during the year,” Minister with responsibility...

The Ministries of Education and Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change will continue implementing rainwater harvesting solutions for schools in areas with no potable water supply system during this fiscal year. Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill made the disclosure during his contribution to the 2014/15 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday,...

As at April this year, some 20,315 files have been opened to provide new applications for titles under the Land Administration and Management Programme (LAMP). Of that number, a total of 4,590 new titles have been produced and 2,746 existing certificates of title were regularised. This was disclosed by Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill,...

Jamaica’s capacity to mitigate the effects of climate change is expected to be enhanced with the provision of US$4 million in grant funding under the Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience. This is an initiative aimed at increasing resilience to climate change effects at the national and regional levels. Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill made...

Work has commenced on the second component of the Jamaica Water Supply Improvement Project , Category ‘B’, all sections of which will be completed, on target and within budget, by February 2015. Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change Hon. Robert Pickersgill made the announcement during his contribution to the 2014 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on...

The National Water Commission (NWC) is to spend $2 billion (US$18.4 million) to implement the 26 Facilities Project as part of the Kingston Metropolitan Area Water Supply Improvement Programme. The project is funded by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and seeks to provide improved water supply to residents, in keeping with the Commission’s targets and the nation’s Vision 2030 goals....

During the 2014/2015 financial year, the National Works Agency (NWA) will focus on delivering its projects on time, within budget and at acceptable quality. This assurance was given by Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan, during his contribution to the 2014/15 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives this week. Mr. Azan...