Application For Low-Cost Housing Design Competition Ends August 31
The Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation is reminding interested persons that application for the Government’s Low-Cost Housing Design Competition ends on August 31, 2021.
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PM Holness Hands Over Another Unit Under The Social Housing Programme
PM Holness Hands Over Another Unit Under The Social Housing Programme
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Wednesday (July 14) visited the community of Quarry in St. James to hand over the keys to a new home under the Government’s new Social Housing Programme.
PM Says Government is Committed to Housing Vision
PM Says Government is Committed to Housing Vision
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has emphasised that making affordable houses available to all sectors of society is a vision to which the Government is committed.
Prime Minister Hands Over Housing Units To South Trelawny Families
Prime Minister Hands Over Housing Units To South Trelawny Families
Three families residing in communities in Southern Trelawny are grateful and happy today as they have been provided with stable, safe, and decent shelter under the Government’s New Social Housing Programme (NSHP).
Prime Minister Hands Over Housing Units To South Trelawny Families
Three families residing in communities in Southern Trelawny are grateful and happy today as they have been provided with stable, safe, and decent shelter under the Government’s New Social Housing Programme (NSHP).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, officially handed over the three-bedroom units in Albert Town, Ulster Spring and Battersea District on Friday July (2)….
PM Holness Hands Over Another Unit Under The Social Housing Programme
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Wednesday (July 14) visited the community of Quarry in St. James to hand over the keys to a new home under the Government’s new Social Housing Programme.
Mr. Holness presented the keys to indigent resident, Marva Mason, who along with her four children have had their living conditions improved through a new three-bedroom house….
Application For Low-Cost Housing Design Competition Ends August 31
The Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation is reminding interested persons that application for the Government’s Low-Cost Housing Design Competition ends on August 31, 2021.
“We are looking forward to seeing the creative new ideas and designs emerging from the competition………
Earth Today | Field schools to cater to Clarendon farmers
MORE THAN 5,000 upper Clarendon farmers are to benefit from the establishment of five farmer field schools designed to build their skills in climate-smart agriculture and sustainable land conservation, among other areas.
One hundred farmers will undergo training as trainers and then will be able to reach another 5,000 of their colleagues. Work on the schools is expected to start this month, following last month’s $21.7 million contract signing by the Ministry of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change and Isratech.
“The overarching aim is to empower the farmers by providing them with the necessary knowledge and skills which will build resilience to the impacts of climate-related hazards. The farmers will be trained to disseminate their knowledge to other farmers in the communities [which is] aimed at improving farming practices,” said portfolio minister, Pearnel Charles Jr, at the contract signing.
The Farmer Field school activity will be implemented over the next seven months and is being implemented under the activities of the Adaptation Programme and Financing Mechanism for the Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience.
The programme was developed by the Government of Jamaica and the Inter-American Development Bank, as part of the country’s Strategic Programme for Climate Resilience with the overall goal of increasing Jamaica’s resilience to climate change.
Charles emphasised that the project is critical to the Upper Minho Watershed area, which has been categorised as severely degraded by the National Environment and Planning Agency.
This categorisation, he indicated, has resulted from unsustainable farming and land use practices, as well as the exploitation of minerals, which have had a deleterious impact on the environment in the area.
Low-Cost Housing Design Competition
Low-Cost Housing Design Competition
Overview
As part of efforts to ensure that all Jamaicans achieve their fullest potential through, inter alia, effective social protection, the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) was implemented in July 2019 by the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation (MEGJC), to improve the housing condition of the country’s indigent population. The NSHP aims to provide quality, affordable and sustainable housing and associated services for the indigent and other vulnerable persons currently living in sub-standard conditions and is underpinned by a number of strategic objectives to include: sustainable, low cost housing stock of the highest quality, which adheres to all health, safety and environmental standards.
It is within this context that the MEGJC extends an invitation for eligible individuals to submit low cost, sustainable, climate resilient architectural designs, for the houses to be built under the NSHP.
HOW TO APPLY/PARTICIPATE:
- Email your queries and Competition Application Form to lowcosthousingdesign@megjc.gov.jm
- Next Steps: Please read page two (2) of the Competition Document below for additional steps on how to participate in the Competition.
Forms & Supporting Documents
Low-Cost Housing Design Competition
Overview
As part of efforts to ensure that all Jamaicans achieve their fullest potential through, inter alia, effective social protection, the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) was implemented in July 2019 by the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation (MEGJC), to improve the housing condition of the country’s indigent population. The NSHP aims to provide quality, affordable and sustainable housing and associated services for the indigent and other vulnerable persons currently living in sub-standard conditions and is underpinned by a number of strategic objectives to include: sustainable, low cost housing stock of the highest quality, which adheres to all health, safety and environmental standards.
It is within this context that the MEGJC extends an invitation for eligible individuals to submit low cost, sustainable, climate resilient architectural designs, for the houses to be built under the NSHP.
HOW TO APPLY/PARTICIPATE:
- Email your queries and Competition Application Form to lowcosthousingdesign@megjc.gov.jm
- Next Steps: Please read page two (2) of the Competition Document below for additional steps on how to participate in the Competition.