Prime Minister Andrew Holness, says the Government will look to amend legislation to equalise the time for adverse possession of State-owned lands, which are not Crown lands, to 60 years.
He said the provision of the law for adverse possession is an important provision in the law, we are not seeking to take that out, but for State-owned land, which is not crown land, which is treated the same as private land, given the imperatives that we face, we need to increase the protection of State-owned lands to the extent that Crown lands are protected.
State-owned lands are protected by a 12-year minimum, so, too, are private lands.
The Prime Minister said the amendment aims to protect lands and the country’s development potential.
Meanwhile, the Prime Minister noted that a programme is being developed by the Government to continue providing housing solutions to Jamaicans.
