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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), presents New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) beneficiary, Leta Williams, with the keys to her new two-bedroom home in Lodgie Green District in Grantham, Clarendon on Friday (July 26). Sharing the moment are Member of Parliament for Clarendon North Western, Phillip Henriques, and NSHP officials.

244 Houses Handed Over Under NSHP, 900 Persons Impacted

The Government has so far handed over 244 homes under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) impacting close to 900 Jamaicans. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, in making the disclosure during a NSHP presentation ceremony in Lodgie Green...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the Jamaica Government Pensioners Association 57th Annual General Meeting held recently at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew.

Two Pensioners to Benefit under NSHP Annually

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), is assisted by Yanique Duhaney (second left) of Donegal District in St. Elizabeth, in cutting the ribbon during the handover of her new home, built under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP), on Friday (July 19). Looking on are Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport and Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth North Western, Hon. William James Charles (J.C.) Hutchinson (right); Mayor of Black River and Chairman of the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation, Councillor Richard Solomon (centre); and Chair, NSHP Oversight Committee, Judith Robb Walters.

Gov’t Looking To Scale-up The New Social Housing Programme

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), greets New Housing Social Programme (NHSP) beneficiary, Enid Chisholm (right), on arrival in Baulk District, Hanover on July 12. Looking on is Member of Parliament for Western Hanover, Tamika Davis.

286 Units Built under New Social Housing Programme

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, provides an update on the Hurricane Beryl Relief and Recovery Efforts, in the House of Representatives on July 16.

NHT Extends Support to Persons Impacted by Hurricane Beryl

2 years ago Housing

Press Release

The National Housing Trust, NHT acknowledges the varying degrees of damage suffered by our mortgagors during the passage of Hurricane Beryl. The NHT is advising mortgagors who suffered property damage during Hurricane Beryl, that insurance claims must be filed by Friday, August 16, 2024. Affected mortgagors may file their claims at any NHT branch office. The NHT is reminding mortgagors,...

Sharing in team NHT’s excitement is The Honourable Pearnel Charles Jr. MP, Minister of Labour and Social Security (fourth right) and Dr. the Honourable Norman Dunn, Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security (fourth left).

Team NHT (from left): Ainsley McDonald, Acting Manager, Loan Accounting; Roshane
Thompson, Acting Loan Portfolio Officer; Shaniek Robinson, Acting ISO 9001 Project
Manager; Dr Suzanne Wynter, General Manager Loan Manager; Dr Lanie Oakley-Williams, Senior General Manager, Customer Relations Management; Damion Reid,
Acting Manager, Loan Management and Shirley Pryce, Senior Social Development
Officer.

2 years ago HousingLabourOffice of the Prime MinisterPress ReleaseSocial Security

NHT Wins Inaugural Public Sector Productivity Competition

The National Housing Trust, NHT, are winners of the inaugural Public Sector Productivity Competition. The announcement was made at an awards ceremony, on Friday June 21, 2024. The competition, which was organised by the Jamaica Productivity Centre (JPC), through the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, was geared towards encouraging public bodies to implement innovative strategies to improve productivity and...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the recent opening of the multibillion-dollar New Brunswick Village in Spanish Town, St. Catherine.

2 years ago DevelopmentHousingOffice of the Prime MinisterPrime Minister

Gov’t Looking at Providing Lands for Housing Development

Government is looking at a programme to make lands available for housing development as part of measures to drive down housing costs for Jamaicans. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, in making the disclosure at the recent opening of Sagicor Group’s New Brunswick Village in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, said the objective is to make construction of houses more...

Compliance Manager for the National Housing Trust (NHT), Garth Evans, speaks at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, today (June 26).

2 years ago HousingOffice of the Prime Minister

NHT Accepting Applications for Contribution Amnesty Programme

Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and registered charitable institutions facing financial hardships are being urged to submit applications under the National Housing Trust (NHT) Contribution Amnesty Programme. The initiative aims to facilitate their recovery and offer relief from interest and penalties on outstanding contributions for eligible entities and will run through to March 2025. Eligible organisations include those that...

Administrative Support Manager at the National Housing Trust (NHT), Shara Luke, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on June 26.

2 years ago Housing

Improved Offerings to NHT Contributors July 1

National Housing Trust (NHT) contributors will be able to take advantage of the previously announced policy changes that are to take effect on July 1. This means that all NHT mortgagors will become eligible for a home improvement loan of up to $3.5 million after 10 years of their initial mortgage, which marks a significant reduction from the previous 15-year...

Diaspora members visit the National Housing Trust (NHT) booth during the Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James. The NHT is part of the Government-at-Your-Service (GOVAYS)/Marketplace feature of the conference.

2 years ago HousingJamaican Diaspora

NHT Urges Diasporans to ‘Come Build With Us’

The National Housing Trust (NHT) is inviting diasporans to contribute to and invest in Jamaica’s housing sector under its 'Come Build With Us' initiative. Assistant General Manager for Corporate Communications and Public Affairs at the NHT, Dwayne Berbick, provided details during the 10th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on Monday (June 17)....

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), converses with National Housing Trust (NHT) Chairman, Linval Freeman, during the official handover of titles for residential service lots under phase one of the NHT’s Friendship Oaks development in Goshen, St. Elizabeth, on Friday (May 17).

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Prime Minister Holness Hands Over 106 Titles To Beneficiaries Of Serviced Lots In Friendship Oaks Phase One

MONTEGO BAY, May 18 (JIS): Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Friday (May 17), handed over 106 titles for residential serviced lots to beneficiaries under phase one of the National Housing Trust’s (NHT) new Friendship Oaks development in Goshen, St. Elizabeth. This marks a significant milestone in the NHT’s ongoing efforts to provide achievable and affordable housing solutions...