Over the past 15 months, the National Housing Trust (NHT) has introduced new measures, allowing more qualified contributors an opportunity to access homes previously a challenge for them. Speaking on...

About 100 houses are to be built in communities in Central and West Kingston under the pilot project to be undertaken by the government to address the problem of inadequate...

The flood situation in the eastern Hanover districts of Pierces Village and Forrest, caused by Tropical Storm Nicole, has improved, with the water levels decreasing, while the water level in...

The Government has decided to extend its coverage under the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF), to include the effects of flooding and periods of unusual rainfall, following discussions with...

The Jamaican Canadian Centre in Toronto came alive on Friday November 12, as hundreds of persons turned out for a concert to raise funds for victims of Tropical Storm Nicole....

Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Gladstone Hutchinson, has said that Caribbean nations must become more proactive in addressing climate change, given the region's vulnerability to...

Though some Jamaicans view selection for a National Housing Trust (NHT) home in much the same way they view the lottery, the NHT has assured that it takes a systematic...

Rehabilitation work on the Negril Wastewater Treatment Plant in Westmoreland is scheduled to start in January 2011, with a $278 million contract now in place for the project. Minister of...

Minister of Water and Housing, Hon. Horace Chang, says that the Water Resources Authority (WRA) will be investigating the cause of the recurrent flooding of New River, in St. Elizabeth....

Packages with relief supplies were distributed to several residents of the flooded districts of Forrest and Pierce's Village in Eastern Hanover, on November 4. The residents have also been warned...

The National Housing Trust (NHT) is working to make home ownership more affordable for Jamaica's young professionals. NHT Chairman, Howard Mitchell, said the agency has made some policy adjustments including...