Affordable and quality housing dominate TCI’s talks in the Bahamas

The Minister of Physical Planning and Infrastructure Development (PPID) Hon Jamell R. Robinson and Minister of Transport and Housing in the Bahamas, Hon JoBeth Coleby-Davis recently discussed matters pertaining to affordable and quality homes in the TCI.

This comes as Hon Robinson led a delegation to Nassau, Bahamas on Sunday, January 29, 2023, for two days of meetings with the Ministry of Housing and Transport.

During the official visit, the delegation which included: Hon Randy Howell; Permanent Secretary Desmond Wilson; Director of Housing and Community Renewal, Mr Dominique Durham; Assistant Development Control Engineer, with the Physical Planning Department Mr Adrian Howell and Executive Assistant to the Minister Ms Vershina Forbes also visited Abaco, which is still recovering in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian.

Commenting on the visit, Hon Robinson said: “Our team was thankful for the invitation to meet with Hon Jobeth Coleby-Davis, Minister of Transport and Housing, Bahamas and her team.

“The Ministry of Infrastructure’s Housing Department is focused on providing our citizens with a sense of independence, through home ownership.

“This visit allowed us to gain insight from a multi-island archipelago similar to ours that is also faced with comparable challenges.”

Robinson said the team received valuable information and ideas; some of which will be considered as the ministry shapes and implements the National Housing Policy to benefit Turks and Caicos Islanders. He said: “We remain humbled to have been entrusted with this task and we look to move with haste to bring our Housing plans from a