Two pensioners will be selected annually to receive housing assistance under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP). Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the announcement, while addressing the Jamaica Government Pensioners Association’s 57th Annual General Meeting held recently at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew. He said that the Association’s executive will be empowered to recommend...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says that more than 286 houses have been constructed and approximately 230 handed over to beneficiaries under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP). He said that the Government is seeking to partner with other organisations, such as Food For the Poor, to expand and speed up the delivery of dwellings. An estimated 6,000...

The National Housing Trust (NHT) has introduced a multipronged response to support the immediate recovery efforts for persons directly impacted by Hurricane Beryl and to bolster the long-term disaster resilience of communities. These include Moratorium for NHT Mortgagors, Peril Insurance for NHT Mortgagors, Special Home Improvement Loan for Roof and Home Repair, and a Special Home Grant for vulnerable NHT...

Individuals seeking to change their names are being reminded that they have a straightforward channel through which to do so – the deed poll. This legal document not only facilitates a change of name but also provides official recognition and documentation of the alteration. The process, administered by the Registrar General’s Department (RGD), can be used to change one’s first...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has declared Jamaica a disaster area for the next seven days as Hurricane Beryl approaches the island. He made the announcement during a national broadcast on Tuesday evening (July 2). “After careful review of the trajectory of the storm, the likely strength and impact, the potential threats emanating, and having been notified in...

Cabinet has approved the Community Action for Rewarding Engagement (CARE) Programme, which will commence in September. Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, says the programme will benefit over 1,800 young people who are not in school or engaged in any form...

The National Housing Trust, NHT, are winners of the inaugural Public Sector Productivity Competition. The announcement was made at an awards ceremony, on Friday June 21, 2024. The competition, which was organised by the Jamaica Productivity Centre (JPC), through the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, was geared towards encouraging public bodies to implement innovative strategies to improve productivity and...

The Government is looking to provide more affordable broadband service to more Jamaicans in underserved communities across the country. This was stated by Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with direct oversight for Skills, Digital Transformation and Information, Senator the Hon. Dr. Dana Morris Dixon, during the eGov Digital Public Service Strategic Discussion at Jamaica House...

Government is looking at a programme to make lands available for housing development as part of measures to drive down housing costs for Jamaicans. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, in making the disclosure at the recent opening of Sagicor Group’s New Brunswick Village in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, said the objective is to make construction of houses more...