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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan (right), makes a point while addressing members of the Youth Advisory Council, during a meeting at Jamaica House in St. Andrew, on September 27. At second right is Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn.
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan (right), makes a point while addressing members of the Youth Advisory Council, during a meeting at Jamaica House in St. Andrew, on September 27. At second right is Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn.

Youth Advisory Council Members Charged to Engage Young People

Members of the Youth Advisory Council have been charged to play a greater role in engaging young people about the various policies and programmes of the Government, which have been implemented to enhance their lives. The call came from Minister...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, hands over the keys to one of the 12 units of a newly built apartment complex to beneficiary, Lucinda Ratigation, who lost her home to fire in November 2018. The complex is located on Fourth Street, Belrock, in Olympic Gardens, Kingston. The handover ceremony was held on Friday, September 23.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, hands over the keys to one of the 12 units of a newly built apartment complex to beneficiary, Lucinda Ratigation, who lost her home to fire in November 2018. The complex is located on Fourth Street, Belrock, in Olympic Gardens, Kingston. The handover ceremony was held on Friday, September 23.

Fire Victims of Belrock Get New Apartments
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), is shown aspects of the plans for the $71-million Victoria Palms housing development in Denham Town, Kingston Western, Minister of Local Government and Rural Development and Member of Parliament, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second left), following the ground-breaking ceremony on Friday (September 2). Looking on is City Engineer for the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), Zavia Chevannes. The project is being executed under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), is shown aspects of the plans for the $71-million Victoria Palms housing development in Denham Town, Kingston Western, Minister of Local Government and Rural Development and Member of Parliament, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second left), following the ground-breaking ceremony on Friday (September 2). Looking on is City Engineer for the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), Zavia Chevannes. The project is being executed under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP).

Ground Broken For $71M Victoria Palms Housing Development in Denham Town
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaking on the benefits of revising the National Housing Trust (NHT) subsidy policy, during the Sandown Palms Housing Development’s ground-breaking ceremony in Portmore on Friday (August 26).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaking on the benefits of revising the National Housing Trust (NHT) subsidy policy, during the Sandown Palms Housing Development’s ground-breaking ceremony in Portmore on Friday (August 26).

NHT Income-Targeted Subsidies to Benefit Poorest
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, plants a tree on the site of the recently completed Majesty Gardens phase 1A housing development in St. Andrew. Among those looking on is Member of Parliament for St. Andrew South Western, where the development is located, Dr. Angela Brown-Burke (right). Prime Minister Holness handed over the keys to the proud new homeowners during a ceremony on August 24. The development, comprising 32 duplex units, was spearheaded by the National Housing Trust (NHT).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, plants a tree on the site of the recently completed Majesty Gardens phase 1A housing development in St. Andrew. Among those looking on is Member of Parliament for St. Andrew South Western, where the development is located, Dr. Angela Brown-Burke (right). Prime Minister Holness handed over the keys to the proud new homeowners during a ceremony on August 24. The development, comprising 32 duplex units, was spearheaded by the National Housing Trust (NHT).

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), with beneficiaries of the $14.7 billion Catherine Estates housing development in Dunbeholden, St. Catherine, on Friday (August 26).
Housing

Improvement In Housing Agency of Jamaica’s Operations

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) has recorded an improvement in its operations, and is no longer deemed a fiscal risk to the Government. Speaking at the handover of 51 units at the $14.7 billion Catherine Estates housing development in Dunbeholden, St. Catherine, on Friday (August 26), Mr. Holness said the HAJ,...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), hands over keys to a unit of the newly constructed Majesty Gardens Phase 1A, in St. Andrew, to Cedrick Anderson (centre) and his son, Ricardo Anderson, during a ceremony on August 24 on the site of the new housing complex. Thirty-two duplex housing units were handed over to proud new homeowners under the National Housing Trust (NHT) Community Renewal Programme (CRP).
Housing

Low-Income Earners to Benefit More from Interest Rate Subsidy

The National Housing Trust (NHT) decision to target middle- and low-income earners and persons with disabilities to benefit from reduced interest rates, is in keeping with the Government’s mandate to make homeownership possible for every Jamaican. This was stated by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, at the handover ceremony for houses in Majesty Gardens Phase 1A in St....
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), along with (from left) Managing Director, N.F. Barnes Construction and Equipment Company Limited, Keon Hinds, Member of Parliament for St. Catherine Southern, Fitz Jackson, and Vice Chairman, Board of Directors, Housing Agency of Jamaica Limited, Sylvester Tulloch, break ground for the construction of the Sandown Palms housing development in St. Catherine, on Friday (August 26).
Housing

Ground Broken for Sandown Palms Housing Development in St. Catherine

A total of 148 units are slated for construction in the Sandown Palms housing development in south St. Catherine. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Friday (August 26), broke ground for the project which will be undertaken by the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ), in partnership with N.F. Barnes Construction and Equipment Company Limited, at a cost of...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth left), cuts the ribbon to a unit of the newly constructed Majesty Gardens phase 1A, in St. Andrew. Assisting in the exercise are (from left) Managing Director, National Housing Trust (NHT), Martin Miller; new homeowner, Reginald Henclewood; Member of Parliament, St. Andrew South Western, Dr. Angela Brown-Burke; and Board Director, NHT, Corporal Rohan James. Thirty-two duplex housing units were handed over to proud new homeowners under the National Housing Trust (NHT) Community Renewal Programme (CRP). The ceremony was held on Wednesday (August 24) on the site of the new housing complex.
HousingPrime Minister

Low-Income Earners Benefit Under NHT’s CRP

Thirty -two duplex housing units have been handed over to proud new homeowners under the National Housing Trust (NHT) Community Renewal Programme (CRP). Beneficiaries received the keys to their new homes located at Majesty Gardens, Phase 1A, St, Andrew. The units were handed over during a ceremony on Wednesday (August 24) on the site of the new housing development. Of...
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Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth left), and Managing Director, Arc Properties Limited, Ashley-Ann Horne (second left), display the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed on Tuesday (August 23) between the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation and Arc Properties Limited, for the contribution of units to the New Social Housing Programme. Others (from left) are: Managing Director, Kinetic Engineering Services, Keon Hinds; President, Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica, Keith Duncan; Permanent Secretary in both the Office of the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Audrey Sewell; Director of Arc Properties and Deputy Chair of Arc Manufacturing, Charlotte Horne Hayles; Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, and Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda.
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Private Company to Contribute Housing Units to NSHP

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on Tuesday (August 23) between the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation and Arc Properties Limited, for the contribution of units to the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP). This follows an appeal to the private sector to partner with the Government in building more houses for vulnerable Jamaicans. Signatories to the document...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the official handover ceremony for New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) units to two beneficiaries in Cave Valley, St. Ann, on August 19.
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Handling of Economy Results in Low Unemployment – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is crediting the Government’s handling of the economy for the decrease in Jamaica’s unemployment rate. “In these difficult times, what you want is steady management and steady leadership. You want a government that can see beyond the crisis and ensure that we don’t do things in our economy that will destroy it,” he...
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A section of May Pen in Clarendon, taken with the National Land Agency’s WingtraOne Generation II drone.
HousingTechnology

NLA Uses Drone Technology to Improve Services

The National Land Agency (NLA) is utilising drone technology to enhance the services it offers to the public. In 2018, the NLA commenced acquiring unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones, to aid in its photogrammetry activities. Since then, the agency has explored the possibility of expanding the technology’s utilisation in other areas of its operations. The use of UAVs has...
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