Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Friday (April 24), broke ground for the $1.99 billion Galina Housing Development in St. Mary, which will deliver some 360 housing solutions. Spread across 72 acres of land near Port Maria and Oracabessa, the project, which is a partnership between the National Housing Trust (NHT) and Henan Fifth Construction Group Jamaica...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Aubyn Hill, is encouraging young entrepreneurs, including students, to prepare for business opportunities that will become available through the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA). He made the call while addressing student innovators participating in the Know Your Numbers Competition at the University of Technology (UTech) Technology Innovation Centre (TIC) in St. Andrew...

The National Housing Trust (NHT) is shifting focus towards large-scale master plan developments that can deliver housing at the scale Jamaica requires, says Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. He said that the next major project in this regard is the Greater Innswood development in St. Catherine, which will serve as a model of integrated planning and execution....

Residents of the Cherry Gardens Housing Development in Kitson Town, St. Catherine, are to benefit from an upgrade of the community’s sewerage system. According to Member of Parliament for St. Catherine West Central, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, the improvement is now being actively addressed through a collaborative effort involving the National Housing Trust (NHT), and the National Water Commission...

Contributors to the National Housing Trust (NHT) have received 34 serviced lots at the Cherry Gardens Housing Development in Kitson Town, St. Catherine. The development marked another milestone in the Government’s ongoing push to expand access to affordable housing and forms part of a wider development of 193 lots under a partnership between the NHT and private developers through the...

The National Housing Trust (NHT) will mark its 50th anniversary this year with a series of activities, beginning April 19. The celebrations will commence with a church service on Sunday, April 19, at Webster Memorial United Church. A second service is scheduled for Saturday, July 4, at the West Jamaica Conference of Seventh-day Adventists in St. James. Assistant General Manager...

Real estate professionals are set to benefit from expanded training opportunities as the Real Estate Training Institute (RETI) launches new courses through its partnership with the United States-based CCIM Institute. Senior Director and Principal of RETI, Dr. Tina Beale, noted that the programme will provide both introductory and advanced training in commercial real estate. “It is a suite of courses....