The National Housing Trust (NHT) has announced major improvements to its hurricane claim process, designed to provide faster and more efficient support to mortgagors affected by Hurricane Melissa. Corporate Risk and Insurance Manager, Stefan Clarke, explained during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ that the NHT has issued a hurricane claim checklist and form for mortgagors, available at...

The National Housing Trust (NHT), through its blanket comprehensive insurance policy, is providing affordable coverage for homeowners, including those who suffered damage to their property during Hurricane Melissa. A master policy covering all mortgaged properties, the blanket policy provides protection against perils like fire, flood, hurricane, theft and impact damage, making it cheaper than individual policies. All eligible NHT mortgagors...

The National Housing Trust (NHT) is assuring mortgagors in the lesser‑affected parishes that they, too, will benefit from the entity’s Hurricane Melissa Moratorium Relief initiative. Administrative Manager in the Customer Relations Management Division, Shara Luke Cooper, explained that these individuals are required to apply for assistance. This contrasts with those in the hardest‑hit parishes, whose mortgage payments have been automatically...

The living conditions of residents at the Torrington Park Housing Scheme in St. Andrew Southern have been significantly enhanced, following the completion of rehabilitation works on two apartment buildings by the Ministry of Economic Growth and Infrastructure Development at a cost of $58 million. The works included the reconstruction of a collapsed staircase; retrofitting of other staircases with new structural...

The National Housing Trust (NHT) has expanded the range of documents it will accept to verify identity and property ownership for persons seeking assistance under its Hurricane Melissa relief initiatives. Assistant General Manager for Corporate Communications and Public Affairs, Dwayne Berbick, noted that, in addition to traditional proof, the NHT will now accept property tax records, land diagrams, and notarised...

Assistant General Manager for Engineering and Contract Monitoring at the National Housing Trust (NHT), Alex Bernard, says the opening of the upgraded Little London Police Station stands as a powerful symbol of renewal, resilience, and Jamaica’s shared responsibility to rebuild. Speaking at the official opening ceremony for the facility in Westmoreland on November 28, Mr. Bernard said that the occasion...

What was expected to be a joyful handover ceremony became a poignant occasion for New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) beneficiary, Beverly Barnaby Moo-Young, who accepted the keys to a new home in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, originally intended for her late aunt, Nellie White. Mrs. Barnaby Moo-Young, who received the keys to the new unit from Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon....