The National Housing Trust (NHT) is set to begin accepting applications, come January 1, 2025, for the refund of contributions paid up to 2017. Assistant General Manager for Corporate Communication and Public Affairs, Dwayne Berbick, says all individuals who contributed to the NHT up to 2017, regardless of the extent of their contributions, will be eligible for a refund. Applications...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says that during the next iteration of the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) the Government will be focused on providing more cost-effective units that are easier to build. He said that the units will be “robust enough to withstand our weather and environmental conditions.” Dr. Holness, who was addressing the ceremony for...

The New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) has entered a new chapter, with the handing over of keys to residents in phase one of the Victoria Palms Housing Development in Denham Town, Kingston on Friday (Dec. 13). The 12 unit, two-storey development, constructed at a cost of approximately $72 million, was the first to be delivered under modality two of the...

Odenikie Smith of Spanish Town, St. Catherine, is among the latest beneficiaries of the Government’s New Social Housing Programme (NSHP).  Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Thursday ( December 5), presented her with the keys to a new $10.8 million two-bedroom home that was built under the initiative in St. Jago Hills, which she will share with...

Tertiary level students with an interest in construction and other related careers are being encouraged to apply for the National Housing Trust’s (NHT) 2024/25 Construction Scholarship. The programme offers up to $1 million in funding to individual undergraduate students. Applications will be accepted up to November 24. Corporate Communications and Public Affairs Manager at the NHT, Tameka Hill, told JIS...

The National Housing Trust (NHT) is encouraging aspiring homeowners to participate in its two upcoming Home IT Expos. Senior Marketing Coordinator, Jywanza Hall, says the first is slated for Harmony Beach Park in Montego Bay on Saturday (October 25) from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.. The second is set for Emancipation Park in Kingston on November 2. He advises that...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the National Housing Trust (NHT) will be developing some 3,531 housing solutions in St. James over the next few years. He made the disclosure during the official handover of the NHT’s newest housing scheme in the parish at Union Acres in Irwin on Wednesday (October 23). The Prime Minister noted that...