The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development is looking to instal prefabricated housing units in sections of the country to accommodate displaced persons, especially those who occupy school facilities following the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. Addressing a press conference at Jamaica House on November 26, Portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, said an inspection of the prefabricated solutions will be...

National Housing Trust (NHT) contributors and mortgagors who remain unsure of how to begin their recovery journey after Hurricane Melissa are being encouraged to connect with the Trust for support. Manager for Customer Relations Management at the NHT, Shara Luke Cooper, says the organisation recognises the emotional and financial strain many families continue to face nearly a month after the...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced that the National Housing Trust (NHT) will procure 5,000 pre‑built container homes for rapid deployment across the island, in order to address urgent housing needs following Hurricane Melissa. “We have examined pre-built containerised modular solutions, and we have settled in our minds that this is appropriate for the Jamaican situation...

Two St. Elizabeth families whose homes were destroyed during the passage of Hurricane Melissa on October 28, now have dwellings, courtesy of the Custos of Clarendon, Hon. Edith Chin. Through her Hurricane Melissa Relief Mission, the families have been gifted with two prefabricated houses and other supplies, while scores of other persons across the parish received care packages during a...

The Government has announced a building support programme and set of relief measures by the National Housing Trust (NHT), including a six-month moratorium on mortgage payments to help families rebuild in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. “Across the island, our first priority has been to deliver food, water and medical support to every affected community, but we know that beyond...

A brand new, fully furnished home was officially handed over to St. Mary resident, Ronald Reddie, marking the fifth unit completed in the parish under the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development’s Indigent Housing Programme. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, presented the keys to Mr. Reddie, affectionately called “Psychie”, during a handover ceremony held on Thursday, October 16, at...

A mother of six children from the deep rural community of Long Bough in Clarendon, has been gifted a studio house, built at a cost of over $3 million, by the We Blossom Foundation Inc. The unit was presented to Joy Nettleford on Saturday (October 11), where the Foundation also staged a community event, and distributed over 150 educational packages...