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Assistant General Manager for Corporate Communications and Public Affairs at the National Housing Trust (NHT), Dwayne Berbick.

NHT Warns Contributors of Phishing Attacks

National Housing Trust (NHT) contributors are being urged to be extra vigilant of phishing attacks, following reports of fraudulent emails claiming to be coming from the entity. The fictitious communication instructs recipients to verify their information by clicking on a...

Assistant General Manager for Compliance Management, National Housing Trust (NHT), Dameon McNally, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank in Kingston, on January 4.

Self-Employed NHT Contributors Urged to Provide Accurate Information

Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister (western Region), Hon. Homer Davis, brings greetings during a recent Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) title ceremony, which was held at the Hillview Baptist Church in St. James.

Persons in St. James, Westmoreland and Hanover Receive Land Titles

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), embraces Shaniel Francis (left), after presenting her with the keys to her new three-bedroom house under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) at Casabanna in Clifton, St. Catherine, on December 19 . Sharing the moment are Member of Parliament St. Catherine East Central, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (right); and Member of Parliament, St. Catherine South Eastern, Robert Miller.

PM Fulfils Promise to Land Scam Victim

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), participates in Tuesday’s (December 19) ground-breaking exercise for Sherbourne Limited’s $2.1-billion Kingston Two Apartments (K2) development in Bournemouth Gardens, Kingston. He is joined by (from left) Chief Executive Officer of BYD Construction, Richard Xin; Principal Director, Aerocon Construction/Island Homes, Richard Lake; Member of Parliament, Kingston East and Port Royal, Phillip Paulwell; Director, Sherbourne Limited, Michael Lake; and Chief Executive Officer, Lake Group, Lisa Lake, Kingston.

Ground Broken for $2.1-Billion Housing Development in Kingston

Close up of couple showing keys to their new home.

2 years ago Housing

NHT Increases Microfinance Loan Ceiling

Qualifying National Housing Trust (NHT) contributors can now access up to $1.95 million under the improved Housing Microfinance Loan programme. Assistant General Manager for Treasury Management, Lloy Palmer, made the disclosure while addressing the NHT’s housing webinar on December 17. Mrs. Palmer said the initiative aims to provide more financing options for low-income earners. Under the programme, only a maximum...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), cuts the ribbon to mark the handover of a two-bedroom house, built under the New Social Housing Programme (NHSP), to Bridget Brown (second right) in Morgan’s Forrest, Clarendon on Friday (December 15). Looking on (from left) are Chairperson for the Oversight Committee of the NSHP, Judith Robb Walters; and Member of Parliament for Clarendon Northern, Dwight Sibblies.

2 years ago HousingPrime Minister

PHOTOS: PM Hands Over Housing Units in North Clarendon

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), cuts the ribbon to mark the handover of a two-bedroom house, built under the New Social Housing Programme (NHSP), to Bridget Brown (second right) in Morgan’s Forrest, Clarendon on Friday (December 15). Looking on (from left) are Chairperson for the Oversight Committee of the NSHP, Judith Robb Walters; and Member of Parliament...

2 years ago HousingPrime Minister

PHOTOS: PM Hands Over House in North Clarendon

Prime Minister the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness (right) cuts the ribbon to mark the handover of a two-bedroom house, built under the New Social Housing Programme (NHSP), to Rhoel Clarke (centre), in James Hill, Clarendon on Friday (December 15). Looking on is Chairperson for the Oversight Committee of the NSHP, Judith Robb Walters (left).

2 years ago HousingPrime Minister

PHOTOS: PM Hands Over House in Manchester

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), cuts the ribbon to mark the handover of a two-bedroom house, built under the New Social Housing Programme (NHSP), to Merlin Smart, (second right) in Greenvale, Manchester on Friday (December 15). Others (from left) are the beneficiary’s daughter, Charmaine Smart; great grandson, Uzair Brown; and Member of Parliament for Manchester North Western,...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, cuts the ribbon symbolising the formal handover of a two-bedroom house in Kendal, Manchester, to recipient, Nadine Lawrence (centre). The presentation was made on Friday (December 1). Applauding is Manchester Central Member of Parliament, Rhoda Moy Crawford. The unit was facilitated under the Local Government Ministry’s Indigent Housing Programme and is in keeping with the Administration’s thrust to provide homes for more Jamaicans.

2 years ago HousingLocal Government

Gov’t Consistently Responding to Citizens’ Housing Needs – Minister Mckenzie

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says the Administration has been consistent in its response to the housing needs of Jamaicans. Speaking in Manchester on Friday (December 1), where houses were handed over to indigent beneficiaries in Kendal and Coley Mountain, Mr. McKenzie said the Government takes its responsibility of fulfilling the housing needs of all...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), breaks ground for the $2.8-billion Royal Estates Housing Development project that will be constructed in Tivoli Gardens, Kingston Western, on November 24. Also participating are (from left) Director, M&M Jamaica Limited, Richard Mullings; Managing Director, National Housing Trust (NHT), Martin Miller; Minister of Local Government and Community Development, and Member of Parliament for Kingston Western, Hon. Desmond McKenzie; Chairman of the NHT, Linval Freeman; and Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams.

2 years ago Housing

144 Housing Units to Be Constructed in Tivoli Gardens

A total of 144 housing units will be constructed in Tivoli Gardens, Western Kingston, at a cost of $2.8 billion, under the National Housing Trust (NHT) Community Renewal Project. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness; Minister of Local Government and Community Development, and Member of Parliament for Kingston Western, Hon. Desmond McKenzie; Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams;...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasises a point while addressing the National Land Agency’s land title ceremony at the New Life Church of God in Bog Walk, St. Catherine, on Tuesday (November 21). A total of 130 certificates of title were delivered under the Systematic Land Registration Programme (SLRP).

2 years ago HousingPrime Minister

Additional $1 Billion for Land Titling in 2024/25

The Government will be allocating an additional $1 billion for land titling during the 2024/2025 financial year. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the announcement while delivering the keynote address at a land-titling ceremony for 130 beneficiaries under the National Land Agency (NLA) Systematic Land Registration Programme (SLRP), at the New Life Church of God in Bog Walk,...