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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.

PHOTOS: PM Hands Over Housing Units in St. Catherine

Corporate and Public Affairs Manager of the National Housing Trust, Dwayne Berbick.

NHT Contributors Can Obtain Eligibility Letter Within Seconds

Principal of the Real Estate Training Board, Dr. Tina Beale.

RETI Accepting Applications for Pre-Licensing Course

Principal of the Real Estate Training Institute (RETI), Dr. Tina Beale.

RETI to Introduce New CPD Courses

Senior Director of the National Land Agency’s Adjudication Services Division, Shalise Porteous, says the Division is on target to issue 12,000 certificates of title.

Titles to Be Issued for Land Along Pipeline of NIC in St. Elizabeth

3 years ago Housing

NLA on Target to Issue 12,000 Titles

The National Land Agency (NLA), through the Systematic Land Registration process, is on target to issue 12,000 certificates of title over a three-year period, ending in 2024. This was revealed to JIS News by Senior Director of the agency’s Adjudication Services Division, Shalise Porteous, during an interview. She informed that as of May 2023, a total of 7,824 certificates have...

Manager of the Land Administration and Management Division, Nickoy Young.

3 years ago Housing

Landowners and Lawyers Can Take Advantage of Services Provided By LAMD

Landowners and private Attorneys-at-Law can take advantage of numerous services provided by the National Land Agency (NLA), through the Land Administration Management Division (LAMD). Among the services offered by the Division are waivers on subdivisions, duties, exemption and the registration and updating of land titles. Manager of the LAMD, Nickoy Young, detailed some of the services during an interview with...

3 years ago Housing

Real Estate Training Institute to Offer Self-Paced Learning

Real estate professionals in Jamaica will soon be able to complete Continued Professional Development (CPD) courses at their leisure. The self-paced learning modality is being offered as the Real Estate Training Institute (RETI) prepares to take its courses fully online through a learning management software. “Essentially, students will be able to log in on a portal and access their course...

3 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentHousing

292 New Titles Issued By Land Administration and Management Division in 2022

The Land Administration and Management Division (LAMD) issued 292 new certificates of title and clarified 226 throughout 2022. During an interview with JIS News, Manager of the Division, Nickoy Young, pointed out that these figures do not include those titles that have been certified and returned to independent attorneys for them to process. “We have attorneys whom we sensitise and...

Senior Project Manager at the National Housing Trust (NHT), Jacqueline Johnson, speaking at the Mitchell Town Community Centre in Clarendon, recently.

3 years ago Housing

NHT Completes 40 Projects Under Upgrading Programme

The National Housing Trust (NHT) has completed 40 projects under its upgrading of 100 schemes built between 1976 and 1986, with another 47 at various stages of completion in 14 parishes. This disclosure came from Senior Project Manager at the NHT, Jacqueline Johnson, while speaking in Mitchell Town, Clarendon, recently. She said that the renovation and rehabilitation of older housing...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), presents the key to Roger Mitchell (centre), a recipient of a three-bedroom unit under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP), in Straun Castle, Manchester, recently. Sharing in the occasion are Transport and Mining Minister, and Member of Parliament for Manchester North East, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), and (foreground) family members of the new homeowner, Roger Mitchell Jr. and Brianna Mitchell.

3 years ago HousingPrime Minister

Market Incentives for Affordable Housing Delivery

With the National Housing Trust (NHT) loan financing now up to $8.5 million to a single applicant, the Government has incentivised the housing market to deliver more affordable houses. The assertion was made by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, while delivering the keynote address at the handover of a two-bedroom unit built under the New Social Housing Programme...

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), cuts the ribbon to officially hand over a one-bedroom house to Joyce Booth (second left) at Happy Retreat in Darliston, Westmoreland on Thursday, April 27. Sharing the moment are Chief Executive Officer of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation, Marvalyn Pitter (left), and Member of Parliament for Westmoreland Eastern, Daniel Lawrence. The one-bedroom unit was provided under the Ministry’s indigent housing programme.

3 years ago Housing

Visually Impaired Westmoreland Woman Gets Indigent Housing

Joyce Booth, a visually impaired senior citizen from Happy Retreat in Darliston, Westmoreland, is the latest beneficiary of a new home under the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development’s indigent housing programme. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, handed over the keys to the $6 million one-bedroom unit during a ceremony on Thursday, April 27. The house, which is designed...