More than 523 Jamaicans across 48 constituencies have, so far, benefited under the Government’s New Social Housing Programme (NSHP). A total of 137 housing units, or 331 rooms, have been completed under the initiative, as of April 21, 2023. Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Everald Warmington, made the disclosure during his 2023/24...

Director of the Commission of Strata Corporations (CSC), Tricia Harris says proprietors of strata corporations are still able file their annual returns with the Commission. Ms. Harris explained that while fees are due and payable on April 1 each year, corporations have up to 120 days from March 31, to file their returns. “This is really a provision in law...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), presents Barbara Osbourne (second left) with the keys to her new two-bedroom house in Sligoville, St. Catherine, recently. The unit was built under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP). Looking on (from left) are Member of Parliament for St. Catherine North Central, Natalie Neita-Garvey and Councillor for the Sligoville Division, Dwight Burke.

Contributors can now obtain an eligibility letter in real time from the National Housing Trust (NHT), using the organisation’s upgraded online portal. Applicants can also share their eligibility letter digitally, whether with another mortgage institution, a realtor, or others. It outlines the benefits for which an NHT contributor qualifies and provides information such as loan amount, loan tenure and interest...

Real estate salesmen have up to May 31 to submit applications for the pre-licensing course at the Real Estate Training Institute (RETI) as the entity prepares to reopen on July 3. The longstanding programme will be administered virtually with RETI’s introduction of a self-paced learning modality, eliminating the need for students to be in the same place at the same...

The Real Estate Training Institute (RETI) is set to roll out additional continuing professional development (CPD) courses in July, giving local professionals more opportunities to level up with their international counterparts. Among the new options is hotel valuation, which RETI Principal, Dr. Tina Beale, said will reduce the need for hoteliers to seek the assistance of overseas experts. “[The training]...

One thousand certificates of title are to be issued for land along the route of the National Irrigation Commission's (NIC’s) pipeline in St. Elizabeth, over a one-year period. This is the result of an agreement between the National Land Agency (NLA) and the NIC. The project aims to register all parcels of land falling along the route for the new...