JLP Rally | PM lists water, housing projects for JLP's next term

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness is seeking to assure Jamaicans that, if the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) wins the September 3 general election, his administration will endeavour to supply water to approximately 900,000 citizens who now have limited or non-existent supply.

During his main address at the JLP's mass rally in Montego Bay, St James, on Sunday night, Holness cited several water supply projects which have started under his administration and are already under way, including works being done in Clarendon and Manchester, the Pedro Plains water supply project in St Elizabeth, and a project to bring water from the Rio Cobre in St Catherine to the Corporate Area.

"Since our administration, we have delivered water to 350,000 households that have not had water for their entire lives. In our next term, we will deliver water to 900,000 Jamaicans who either have no water or have water in inconsistent supply," said Holness.

The prime minister also outlined new housing plans which his administration intends to act on, including 8,000 housing units in St Thomas, new housing projects to take place in Hopewell and Lucea in Hanover once the Montego Bay Perimeter Road project is completed, and 50,000 new houses to come on the market in St Catherine.

"We are not producing the houses faster than Jamaicans are demanding them. The more houses go on the market, the more the price of the houses will go down," said Holness.

Additionally, Holness said that 660 roads will be repaired if the JLP gets its third term in office, in addition to the 660 already being repaired under the Shared Prosperity through Accelerated Improvement to our Road Network (SPARK) programme.

He was speaking shortly after the unveiling of the JLP's 'I Choose Jamaica' manifesto, which outlines the party's plans for Jamaica's development that will impact various age groups and sectors.

- Christopher Thomas

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