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Acting Chief Operating Officer of the Real Estate Board, Cresfroid Brown.
Acting Chief Operating Officer of the Real Estate Board, Cresfroid Brown.

Real Estate Salespersons and Dealers to Get Free Access to the Learning Material

Real estate salespersons and dealers will soon have free access to learning material for the Real Estate Training Institute (RETI) pre-licensing courses, following the organisation’s decision to go paperless. “They will now be able to read these documents on their...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right) and Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left) cheer on Norma ‘Peaches’ Folkes, as she displays the keys to her new two-bedroom house in Port Maria, St. Mary, on January 13. Member of Parliament for St. Mary Western, Robert Montague (second left); and Councillor for the Port Maria Division, Germaine Smiley (second right), also share in the moment.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right) and Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left) cheer on Norma ‘Peaches’ Folkes, as she displays the keys to her new two-bedroom house in Port Maria, St. Mary, on January 13. Member of Parliament for St. Mary Western, Robert Montague (second left); and Councillor for the Port Maria Division, Germaine Smiley (second right), also share in the moment.

A Home for Peaches – St. Mary Flood Victim Gets 2-Bedroom Unit
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), engages with beneficiary under the Government’s New Social Housing Programme (NSHP), Marsha Brown (left), during a recent handover ceremony in Stony Hill, St. Andrew. Sharing the moment is Member of Parliament for St. Andrew West Rural, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (second right).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), engages with beneficiary under the Government’s New Social Housing Programme (NSHP), Marsha Brown (left), during a recent handover ceremony in Stony Hill, St. Andrew. Sharing the moment is Member of Parliament for St. Andrew West Rural, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (second right).

Social Housing Programme Beneficiaries Urged to Become Model Citizens
Sisters, Jacinth (left) and Carla Johnson (right) show off the keys to their new homes in Seville Heights, St Ann, that were officially handed over to them by Prime Minister, the Most Hon Andrew Holness, on Monday (December 19), under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP).
Sisters, Jacinth (left) and Carla Johnson (right) show off the keys to their new homes in Seville Heights, St Ann, that were officially handed over to them by Prime Minister, the Most Hon Andrew Holness, on Monday (December 19), under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP).

Sisters in St. Ann Receive Houses to Make Way for Garvey’s Museum
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right) helps 69-year-old Tesselyn Roach to enter her new three-bedroom home, which was handed over in the Freetown district of Manchester on Friday, (December 16). Holding the door open is Member of Parliament, Manchester North Western, Mikael Phillips (left). Looking on is Councillor and Deputy Mayor for Mandeville, Rohan Kennedy.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right) helps 69-year-old Tesselyn Roach to enter her new three-bedroom home, which was handed over in the Freetown district of Manchester on Friday, (December 16). Holding the door open is Member of Parliament, Manchester North Western, Mikael Phillips (left). Looking on is Councillor and Deputy Mayor for Mandeville, Rohan Kennedy.

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), shares a light moment with Yvonne and Telford Mitchell (left), as he hands over the key to the couple’s new home in Lancaster, Manchester on Friday (Dec. 16). The one-bedroom unit was built under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP). Partially hidden at right is Member of Parliament for Manchester Southern, Robert Chin.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentHousingParliament

Five Manchester Families Get New Homes for Christmas

Five deserving families in Manchester, who lived in substandard conditions, have received brand new homes just in time for Christmas. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Friday (December 16), officially handed over keys to the units, which were built under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP). The beneficiaries are 69-year-old Tesselyn Roach from the Freetown district in the...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left) and Member of Parliament, Manchester North Western, Mikael Phillips, assist beneficiary of the Government’s New Social Housing Programme (NSHP), 69-year-old Tesselyn Roach, to cut the ribbon to her new three-bedroom home in Free Town district on Friday (Dec. 16). Ms. Roach lost her house to fire, which also claimed the life of her two-year-old granddaughter, four years ago. She stayed with her cousin, who also lives in the community, prior to receiving her new home.
HousingTourism

PHOTOS: 69-year Old Manchester Fire Victim Gets 3-bedroom House

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left) and Member of Parliament, Manchester North Western, Mikael Phillips, assist beneficiary of the Government’s New Social Housing Programme (NSHP), 69-year-old Tesselyn Roach, to cut the ribbon to her new three-bedroom home in Free Town district on Friday (Dec. 16). Ms. Roach lost her house to fire, which also claimed the life of...
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New homeowner and beneficiary under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP), Sidonie Eldemire (left), welcomes Managing Director of Arc Properties Limited, Ashley-Ann Foster Horne into her newly built two-bedroom home. The house, donated by Arc Properties Limited, was officially handed over to Ms. Eldemire on Wednesday (December 14), at Off Olympic Way in St. Andrew West Central .
HousingPrime Minister

PM Urges Private-Sector Partnership on New Social Housing Programme

Private-sector entities and individuals are being urged to support the Government’s effort to provide sustainable housing for society’s most vulnerable, under the New Social Housing Programme. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the appeal, during the handover of a house donated by Arc Properties Limited to Sidonie Eldemire and her 14-year-old son, Rohan Clarke, off Olympic Way in...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), hands over the key to a new one bedroom house to new home owner, Rayon Moore (left) in Rock Hall, St. Andrew on Tuesday (Dec.13). Sharing the moment is Member of Parliament for St. Andrew West Rural, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (right); and Chairperson for the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP), Judith Robb Walters (partially hidden, second right). Mr. Moore is one of the latest beneficiaries under the NSHP, conceptualised by the Prime Minister, which aims to improve the housing condition of the country
Housing

PHOTOS: PM Holness Hands Over New House in Rock Hall

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), hands over the key to a new one bedroom house to new home owner, Rayon Moore (left) in Rock Hall, St. Andrew on Tuesday (Dec.13). Sharing the moment is Member of Parliament for St. Andrew West Rural, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (right); and Chairperson for the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP), Judith...
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Recipient, Flazel Jackson, poses in front of his new home in Norwood, St. James, that was provided under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP). Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, presented him with the keys on Friday (November 25).
HousingOffice of the Prime Minister

Prime Minister Holness Hands Over Social Housing Units to Families in St. James

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Friday (November 25), handed over five units, built under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP), to families in several communities across St. James. Keys were presented to beneficiaries in Norwood, Salt Spring, Lottery, and Canaan. The houses comprised three 3-bedroom units, a two-bedroom unit, and a one-bedroom unit. Friday’s presentations marked the...
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Housing

Six Housing Units Handed Over in Clarendon And St. Catherine Under NSHP

Six new homes were handed over to residents in sections of Clarendon and St. Catherine on Thursday (November 10) under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP). Located in Kellits, Clarendon and Cotton Piece, Forte Street, Gordon Pen and Brunswick Avenue, St. Catherine, the units bring the number of houses now delivered under the programme to 110. During a ceremony for...
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