Peta-Gay Ferguson | What has happened to the national squatter management policy?

Following the recent demolition of 20 houses in Coopers Pen, Trelawny, Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness announced on August 17 that the Government will develop a programme to address irregularly settled communities. According to the Jamaica Information Service, the proposed programme would seek to formalise and regularise these communities while preventing further squatting. The prime minister was also clear that squatting is wrong, while acknowledging that every Jamaican should have an equal opportunity to access land and housing.