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Assistant General Manager for Corporate Communications and Public Affairs of the National Housing Trust, Dwayne Berbick, addresses a Special Press Briefing on Hurricane Melissa Recovery, at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingston, on November 26.

NHT to Procure First 2,500 Semi-Permanent Housing Units

The National Housing Trust (NHT) is in the process of procuring the first 2,500 semi-permanent housing units under the rapid deployment housing initiative. Assistant General Manager for Corporate Communications and Public Affairs at the NHT, Dwayne Berbick, made the announcement...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses a press briefing at Jamaica House on November 26.

Ministry to Instal Prefabricated Housing Units to Accommodate Displaced Persons

Manager for Customer Relations Management, Shara Luke Cooper, and Assistant General Manager for Corporate Communications and Public Affairs, Dwayne Berbick, both of the National Housing Trust (NHT), participate in a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, on November 25.

NHT Offering Support to Mortgagors Impacted by Hurricane

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

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.

3 months ago HousingParliamentPrime Minister

Building Support Programme and Six-Month Moratorium on NHT Mortgage Payments

The Government has announced a building support programme and set of relief measures by the National Housing Trust (NHT), including a six-month moratorium on mortgage payments to help families rebuild in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. “Across the island, our first priority has been to deliver food, water and medical support to every affected community, but we know that beyond...

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.

3 months ago HousingLocal Government

Indigent Housing Unit Handed Over to St. Mary Resident

A brand new, fully furnished home was officially handed over to St. Mary resident, Ronald Reddie, marking the fifth unit completed in the parish under the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development’s Indigent Housing Programme. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, presented the keys to Mr. Reddie, affectionately called “Psychie”, during a handover ceremony held on Thursday, October 16, at...

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.

4 months ago Housing

Mother of Six Gets Housing Unit

A mother of six children from the deep rural community of Long Bough in Clarendon, has been gifted a studio house, built at a cost of over $3 million, by the We Blossom Foundation Inc. The unit was presented to Joy Nettleford on Saturday (October 11), where the Foundation also staged a community event, and distributed over 150 educational packages...

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.

4 months ago CommunityHousingPrime Minister

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...

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).

4 months ago Finance & Public ServiceHousing

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...

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).

4 months ago HousingParliamentPrime MinisterSenate

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...

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’.

5 months ago 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...