Effective September 1, 2012, contributors  of the NHT who qualify for loans at 3 per cent interest will now only repay at 1 per cent, while contributors who qualify for...

The Government has granted the National Housing Trust (NHT) tax free status in respect of General Consumption Tax (GCT), stamp duty, property tax and transfer tax for the next two...

Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change Minister, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, said the Government remains unwavering in its commitment to ensure that Jamaicans, who occupy lands for which they have no...

Transport, Works and Housing Minister Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies is expressing regret to the family and friends as well as school community, at the death of an Ascot High...

Residents of communities surrounding the National Heroes Park in Kingston, came out early Wednesday morning to assist with the restoration work being done at the park, which was the national...

Statistics show that a high percentage of land owners in Jamaica are without registered titles for their holdings.  This situation can have serious implications, as lack of security of tenure...

Transport, Works and Housing Minister, Hon. Dr. Omar Davies, says Jamaica should have a modernised Road Traffic Act and Regulations by the end of 2013. Speaking at a recent road...

Drivers employed to the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) are to be re-trained under a safe driving campaign, Transport, Works and Housing Minister, Hon. Dr. Omar Davies, has announced. The...

The rehabilitation of farm roads will continue in designated areas over the next few months under the Hurricane Gustav Agricultural Rehabilitation Project. A sum of $22 million has been provided...

Three police stations in Kingston and St. Catherine are slated to be to be upgraded by the Government this fiscal year, at a cost of $41 million. The improvement works...

A total of $9 million has been allocated by the government for the general repair and upkeep of two of the country’s major adult correctional institutions. This is set out...