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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), assists sisters Ysanne McNicle (second left) and Jodian Bernard (second right) in cutting the ribbon to their new home in Greendale district in Bull Bay, St. Andrew, on Wednesday (October 21). The multi-family housing unit was built under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP). They are joined by Speaker of the House of Representatives and Member of Parliament for St. Andrew East Rural, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (left), and Chairperson, NSHP Oversight Committee, Judith Robb Walters.
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), assists sisters Ysanne McNicle (second left) and Jodian Bernard (second right) in cutting the ribbon to their new home in Greendale district in Bull Bay, St. Andrew, on Wednesday (October 21). The multi-family housing unit was built under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP). They are joined by Speaker of the House of Representatives and Member of Parliament for St. Andrew East Rural, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (left), and Chairperson, NSHP Oversight Committee, Judith Robb Walters.
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New Phase of NSHP to Build Multi-Family Dwellings on Single Lots

By: Ainsworth Morris, October 23, 2026
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) will be entering a new phase, which will involve construction of multi-family dwellings on one lot. “The first phase was focused essentially on single-family households – one house per family to a lot. Now, we are transitioning to multi-family households on a single lot; two households on one lot,” he said. “That has to be part of the solution for Jamaica’s housing problem. Granted, it has always been a part...
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Deputy Director General, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson, underscores the importance of earthquake preparedness during a recent JIS Think Tank.
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President of the Rotary Club of Downtown Kingston, Derrick Bernard, looks on as President of Jamaica Reach to Recovery, Sandra Samuels (centre), and Founder and Managing Director of Precision Imaging Centre, Dr. Derria Cornwall-Bernard, unbox a mastectomy bra. The occasion was a donation of breast prostheses and specialised mastectomy bras by the club and Precision Imaging Centre to benefit women who have undergone mastectomies. The handover took place on Wednesday (October 21) at the Jamaica Cancer Society (JCS) in Kingston and will be distributed through the non-profit organisation's breast cancer support arm, Jamaica Reach to Recovery programme.
President of the Rotary Club of Downtown Kingston, Derrick Bernard, looks on as President of Jamaica Reach to Recovery, Sandra Samuels (centre), and Founder and Managing Director of Precision Imaging Centre, Dr. Derria Cornwall-Bernard, unbox a mastectomy bra. The occasion was a donation of breast prostheses and specialised mastectomy bras by the club and Precision Imaging Centre to benefit women who have undergone mastectomies. The handover took place on Wednesday (October 21) at the Jamaica Cancer Society (JCS) in Kingston and will be distributed through the non-profit organisation's breast cancer support arm, Jamaica Reach to Recovery programme.

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Chief Executive Officer of INET Jamaica Limited, Kirk-Lyle Hall (left) makes a presentation to students on e-waste disposal during the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) International E-Waste Day observance at St Aloysius Primary School in Kingston on Wednesday (October 14).
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), greets young Tivoli Gardens residents Cathalia Collins (centre) and Mourica Rose, during the Certificate of Possession Handover Ceremony held at the Tivoli Gardens Community Centre in Western Kingston on Wednesday (October 14). Looking on are Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Infrastructure Development with responsibility for Land Titling and Settlements, Hon. Robert Montague (left), and Minister of Local Government and Community Development and Member of Parliament for Western Kingston, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right). Approximately 221 Tivoli Gardens residents received Certificates of Possession, bringing them one step closer to full homeownership.
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Members of the Morant Bay High School Alumni Association (MBHSAA) and Principal of Easington Primary School, Marigold Webber-Smith (centre), share a photo opportunity with the Top Girl and Top Boy, Jaysianna Hutchinson (third left) and Javien Robb (right), respectively, at a ‘Community Give Back Day’ held at the institution in St. Thomas on Monday (October 12), as part of the MBHSAA’s Alumni Week activities.
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