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Minister with responsibility for Housing, Hon. Morais Guy, said that every effort is being made to reduce the cost of housing units, particularly to low income earners. "Various approaches are being considered including the utilisation of dry walls for internal partition of rooms, while maintaining solid exteriors to afford protection against natural hazards such as hurricanes," he said. Dr. Guy...

Residents of the Angel Heights community in Spanish Town, St. Catherine will soon receive land titles, as the Government continues to put measures in place to assist persons to regularise their land tenure. Speaking with JIS News following a tour of the community on March 15 Minister with responsibility for Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy, said it a major priority...

The state-owned Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), armed with a new Board of Directors and Managing Director, has been mandated to achieve financial stability, restore order to the public transportation system, increase customer service, and in general, provide an “efficient and civilised public transportation service." This charge was given to the newly installed leadership by Minister of Transport, Works and...

Cabinet has given approval for a special Benefit Order to allocate 30 serviced lots in the National Housing Trust’s (NHT) Mailersfield Housing Scheme, in Westmoreland, to the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing. Making the announcement at the Jamaica House press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister, on March 14, Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon....

Minister with responsibility for Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy, says the restoration of the concept of the Programme for Resettlement and Integrated Development Enterprise(Operation PRIDE), could significantly address the country’s housing demand. He said that the Government is of the belief that “this excellent concept” can continue to be used as a vehicle to augment the delivery of affordable housing...

Come March 24, buses operating from the ground floor of the Half-Way Tree Transport Centre will be temporarily relocated to other areas in the vicinity of Half-Way Tree, to facilitate renovation and resurfacing of the area.       Corporate Communications Manager at the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Reginald Allen, told JIS News that the ground floor will be closed to all...

Mrs. Lucille Brodber has been appointed as Project Director for the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP). Mrs. Brodber assumed duties on Monday, March 12, 2012 under the Programme which will operate out of the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing. Among her duties will be directing the day to day operations of the Programme/Secretariat, the development and implementation of appropriate...

Minister with responsibility for Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy says the Government is exploring several options to minimise constructions costs as it continues to provide affordable houses for Jamaicans. “One of my mandates in the Ministry is to make sure that, in terms of construction costs, these are as affordable as possible. We’re looking at new technologies, we are looking...

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) and the Jamaica/German Automotive School (JAGAS) will be entering an agreement for the maintenance and repair of the bus company’s fleet.    Minister of Education, Hon. Rev Ronald Thwaites, who made the revelation on Wednesday March 7, at the opening of a three-day Caribbean conference on Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) at the...

Government Senator, Imani Duncan-Pryce, is proposing that the system of granting drivers’ licences be re-examined, in particular the process and qualifications required for an applicant to successfully obtain the valid licence. “There is widespread doubt concerning the integrity of the system by which drivers’ licences are issued in Jamaica,” Senator Duncan-Pryce said on February 24, while tabling a motion in...

Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Omar Davies, on February 21, announced a slew of  projects, totalling $1.18 billion, which are to be rolled out under the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP). Tabling a Ministry Paper in the House of Representatives outlining the initiatives, Dr. Davies noted that the first phase of JEEP is to be rolled out...

Twelve residents of the Havana community in Trench Town, South St. Andrew on February 15 received their property titles from the National Housing Trust (NHT), having completed payments on their loans. The titles were presented by Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Omar Davies and Managing Director, NHT, Cecile Watson, during a handing over ceremony at the Trench...