Philip J. Pierre: “The task before us now is renewal.”

There’s a very strange phenomenon happening now: people dump wherever there is open space.

“If you have land already, begin to ensure that you have your papers, because there are certain things that you need when you get the bank loan,” he said.

Describing the situation as “not good news”, Pierre pointed to external events that have driven up global oil prices.

“A housing development helps many people. It helps many sectors of the economy,” he said, describing the facility as “a massive injection”.