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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses a Special Press Briefing on Hurricane Melissa Recovery at Jamaica House on Wednesday (November 19).
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses a Special Press Briefing on Hurricane Melissa Recovery at Jamaica House on Wednesday (November 19).

NHT to Procure 5,000 Container Homes for Hurricane Relief

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...
Custos of Clarendon, Hon. Edith Chin (right), looks on while volunteers from Juici Patties set up a prefabricated house for a mother of six children, in the community of Middle Quarters, St. Elizabeth, on November 13. The donation was done through her Hurricane Melissa Relief Mission.
Custos of Clarendon, Hon. Edith Chin (right), looks on while volunteers from Juici Patties set up a prefabricated house for a mother of six children, in the community of Middle Quarters, St. Elizabeth, on November 13. The donation was done through her Hurricane Melissa Relief Mission.

Custos of Clarendon Hands Over Prefabricated Houses to Two Families In St. Elizabeth
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, delivers a statement in the House of Representatives on November 4 in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa.
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, delivers a statement in the House of Representatives on November 4 in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa.

Building Support Programme and Six-Month Moratorium on NHT Mortgage Payments
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre), converses with Indigent Housing Programme beneficiary, Ronald Reddie (right), while son Omar Reddie looks on.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre), converses with Indigent Housing Programme beneficiary, Ronald Reddie (right), while son Omar Reddie looks on.

Indigent Housing Unit Handed Over to St. Mary Resident
Members of the We Blossom Foundation Inc, hand over a studio house to mother of six, Joy Nettleford (fourth left) on October 11, in the deep rural Clarendon community of Long Bough. Others (from left are) daughter of the beneficiary, Tracey-Ann Morgan, members of the group, Everette Lawrence, Denise Gayle, Gerald Lawrence, Donovan Lawrence, and community member, Robert Johnson.
Members of the We Blossom Foundation Inc, hand over a studio house to mother of six, Joy Nettleford (fourth left) on October 11, in the deep rural Clarendon community of Long Bough. Others (from left are) daughter of the beneficiary, Tracey-Ann Morgan, members of the group, Everette Lawrence, Denise Gayle, Gerald Lawrence, Donovan Lawrence, and community member, Robert Johnson.

Mother of Six Gets Housing Unit

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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right) greets beneficiary Neville Barrett (centre) on arrival at the handover ceremony for a one-bedroom house in St. Dacres, St. Ann on October 10 under the Government’s New Social Housing Programme (NSHP).  Sharing in the moment is Janile Rose, niece of Mr. Barrett.
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304 Houses Delivered Under NSHP

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government’s New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) remains focused on delivering quality and durable houses to the less fortunate. Dr. Holness noted that the NSHP has already achieved tangible results, completing 304 housing units under the programme, translating to 697 rooms and benefiting more than 1,500 Jamaicans. “That is a massive...
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Director of Policy Research in the Planning Institute of Jamaica’s (PIOJ) Social Policy Planning and Research Division, Suzette Johnson, discusses the forthcoming poverty maps to be generated using data from the 2025 Jamaica Survey of Living Conditions (JSLC).
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PIOJ to Generate Poverty Maps Using 2025 Jamaica Survey of Living Conditions Data

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) has announced that data from the 2025 Jamaica Survey of Living Conditions (JSLC) will be used to generate poverty maps. These are intended to provide deeper insights into living standards and socioeconomic vulnerabilities across communities. Director of Policy Research in the PIOJ’s Social Policy Planning and Research Division, Suzette Johnson, told JIS News that...
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the ceremony for the opening of the new Parliament and swearing in of members of the Senate and the House of Representatives at Gordon House on Thursday (September 18).
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Job Descriptions to Be Advanced This Parliamentary Term – PM

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government will advance the process to formally institute job descriptions for Parliamentarians. “If this House is to be part of the engine of growth, then its members must operate with the highest standards of efficiency and productivity and integrity and accountability. That is why during this term, we will advance...
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Senior General Manager, Customer Relations, at the National Housing Trust (NHT), Dr. Lanie-Marie Oakley Williams, makes a point while speaking at a Jamaica Information Service ‘Think Thank’.
Housing

Special Assistance Available to NHT Mortgagees Experiencing Financial Challenges

National Housing Trust (NHT) mortgagees experiencing financial challenges and difficulty meeting their payments may access support under the agency’s Special Assistance Programme. Addressing a recent Jamaica Productivity Centre (JPC) forum at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew, NHT Senior General Manager, Dr. Lanie Marie Oakley Williams, reaffirmed the Trust’s commitment to serving its contributors, especially during times of...
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness
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Housing Development Coming For Innswood St. Catherine

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced major plans for the development of Innswood in St. Catherine. Speaking at the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) certificates of title handover ceremony in Naseberry Villa, St. Catherine recently, Dr. Holness said the area’s location and potential make it “very good for housing development”. “We’re going to, first, look at...
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Land titles were distributed to these residents of Norwood in St. James, on August 11. With them are Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (sixth left, back row), and Minister of National Security and Member of Parliament for the area, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (sixth left, second row).
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Residents of Norwood Receive Land Titles

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on August 11 distributed 70 land titles to residents of Norwood, St. James, a continuation of the Administration’s push to formalise land ownership and give families lasting security of tenure. Dr. Holness stressed that official land titles change lives. “Owning land is more than a title on a file. It is peace...
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Assistant General Manager, Corporate Communications and Public Affairs, National Housing Trust (NHT), Dwayne Berbick.
Housing

NHT Reminds Persons With Disabilities of Opportunity to Own a Home

The National Housing Trust (NHT) is reminding persons with disabilities, who contribute, of the benefits available to them through the entity to acquire a home. Assistant General Manager for Corporate Communications and Public Affairs at the NHT, Dwayne Berbick, said the Trust reserves units in all its developments for persons with disabilities. “One of the tools the NHT has is...
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