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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,...
Secretary for Settlements, Public Utilities and Rural Development in the Tobago House of Assembly, Ian Pollard, looks at a ‘before and after’ display showing the transformation of the living conditions of a recipient under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP). Occasion was the handover of the two-bedroom unit in Kellits, Clarendon, on Thursday (November 10). Mr. Pollard leads a team from Trinidad, which is observing the programme with a view to adopting the initiative.
Secretary for Settlements, Public Utilities and Rural Development in the Tobago House of Assembly, Ian Pollard, looks at a ‘before and after’ display showing the transformation of the living conditions of a recipient under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP). Occasion was the handover of the two-bedroom unit in Kellits, Clarendon, on Thursday (November 10). Mr. Pollard leads a team from Trinidad, which is observing the programme with a view to adopting the initiative.

Tobago Looking to Adopt New Social Housing Programme
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), breaks ground for The Howard Apartments that will be constructed at 10-16 Howard Avenue, St. Andrew South West, today (November 9). Under the project, 248 studio apartments will be constructed. Also participating are (from left) Managing Director, National Housing Trust (NHT), Martin Miller; Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Jamaica, His Excellency Daojiang Chen; Chairman, NHT, Lennox Channer; Member of Parliament for St. Andrew South Western, Dr. Angela Brown-Burke and Managing Director, Centauri Real Estate Company Limited, Julian Zhu.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), breaks ground for The Howard Apartments that will be constructed at 10-16 Howard Avenue, St. Andrew South West, today (November 9). Under the project, 248 studio apartments will be constructed. Also participating are (from left) Managing Director, National Housing Trust (NHT), Martin Miller; Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Jamaica, His Excellency Daojiang Chen; Chairman, NHT, Lennox Channer; Member of Parliament for St. Andrew South Western, Dr. Angela Brown-Burke and Managing Director, Centauri Real Estate Company Limited, Julian Zhu.

Ground Broken for Major Housing Development in St. Andrew South West

Contract Feature Added to New Social Housing Programme
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), presents the keys to a social housing unit to Duckenfield resident, Keith James, in St. Thomas Eastern, on Wednesday (October 26). At left is Member of Parliament for the constituency, Dr. Michelle Charles.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), presents the keys to a social housing unit to Duckenfield resident, Keith James, in St. Thomas Eastern, on Wednesday (October 26). At left is Member of Parliament for the constituency, Dr. Michelle Charles.

Social Housing Units Presented to Residents in St. Thomas

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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, addresses Wednesday’s (October 26) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.
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Government Commits to Improve Operations of HAJ

The Government is committed to improving the operations of the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) Limited, which operates as a land and housing development company that provides shelter solutions for Jamaicans islandwide. Its core services include providing shelter solutions on the open market and upgrading and regularising informal settlements. Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, with...
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(FILE PHOTO) Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre, front row), with landowners in St. Elizabeth, who were presented with certificates of title under the National Land Agency (NLA) Systematic Land Registration (SLR) Programme in February.
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NLA Hands Over 440 Land Titles In St. Elizabeth

A total of 440 land titles have been delivered to first-time landowners in St. Elizabeth by the National Land Agency (NLA) under the Government’s Systematic Land Registration (SLR) programme. Market Research and Public Relations Officer at the NLA, Rasheeda Campbell, said that 1,300 titles have been prepared for residents of the parish. An initial 35 titles were handed over in...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), enters the new home of Constable Owen Graham (in wheelchair), who is being assisted by Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Raymond Wilson. The event was the handover of 30 new units at the Roseneath Park development, Old Harbourt, St. Catherine on Wednesday (October 12).
HousingPrime Minister

Constable Graham Gets New Home to Meet His Special Needs

Constable Owen Graham of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is the proud recipient of a new two-bedroom home in the Roseneath Park development in Old Harbour, St. Catherine. He is one of 30 persons who were presented with keys to units in Phase one of the project, during a handover ceremony on Wednesday (October 12). Constable Graham, who is confined...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), engages with Patrick Watson (centre) of Cudjoe’s Hill, St. Catherine, who is the beneficiary of a new home under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP). Member of Parliament for St. Catherine West Central, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), shares the moment. Occasion was Wednesday’s (October 12) ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially hand over a new three-bedroom unit to Mr. Watson, marking the delivery of the 100th housing unit under the NSHP. The programme, conceptualised by Prime Minister Holness and implemented in 2018, is designed to improve the housing condition of the country’s poor and disadvantaged population by providing quality affordable and sustainable housing.
Housing

PHOTOS: PM Hands Over 100th Unit Under NSHP In Cudjoe’s Hill

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), engages with Patrick Watson (centre) of Cudjoe’s Hill, St. Catherine, who is the beneficiary of a new home under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP). Member of Parliament for St. Catherine West Central, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), shares the moment. Occasion was Wednesday’s (October 12) ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially hand...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), addresses residents of Pusey, St. Catherine, prior to the handover of a three-bed home, constructed under the Government’s New Social Housing Programme (NSHP), to Alwyn Lawrence (left), on Wednesday (October 13).
Housing

100 Units Delivered Under New Social Housing Programme

A total of 100 units have, so far, been built and delivered under the Government’s New Social Housing Programme (NSHP). Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says this demonstrates that the society’s neediest persons were being rapidly reached under the initiative. The NSHP, which was conceptualised by the Prime Minister and implemented in 2018, targets the relocation of vulnerable...
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