Jamaicans in rural areas, who are still without access to clean drinking water, are being assured that the Rural Water Supply (RWS) Limited is working hard to bring the commodity...

The Ministry of Water and Housing has received the final draft of a housing policy document from a group of experts, who were hired to formulate the document, last year....

The Ministry of Water and Housing and the National Water Commission (NWC) intend to improve the current supply situation, by increasing the percentage of taps in houses within urban centres...

Cabinet has approved the transfer of shares owned in the Central Wastewater Treatment Company (CWTC) by the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), the Ministry of Water and Housing and the National...

When Rev. Futtreman White and his wife of 38 years got married, one of their aspirations was to own a lot of land where they could build a house, raise...

The Fifth Biennial Caribbean Environmental conference, which was held at the Rose Hall Resort in Montego Bay from June 21 to 25, has been described as very successful. Minister of...

The National Housing Trust's (NHT) Best Schemes Competition 2010/11 was launched last week in Longville Park, Clarendon. The competition, now in its 17th year, is open to all NHT housing...

Minister of Water and Housing, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, has urged Caribbean countries to urgently adopt a more integrated approach to development, with special attention to water and natural resource...

Approximately 2,000 households in Tivoli Gardens have been visited so far, after three days into the social assessment being undertaken by the Government in several communities in West Kingston, that...

The Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ), through the Government of Jamaica, has secured a loan of US$71.2 million from the Chinese Government to develop some 3,300 shelter solutions. This disclosure...

Minister of Water and Housing, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, has said that during the 2010/11 financial year, the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) plans to start some 9,800 new shelter...