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Corporate and Public Affairs Manager of the National Housing Trust, Dwayne Berbick.
Corporate and Public Affairs Manager of the National Housing Trust, Dwayne Berbick.

NHT Contributors Encouraged to Use Refund Towards Homeownership

National Housing Trust (NHT) contributors who are looking to own a home are being encouraged to use their refund to offset some of the costs associated with the process. Corporate and Public Affairs Manager, Dwayne Berbick, said persons should consider...
Corporate and Public Affairs Manager of the National Housing Trust, Dwayne Berbick.
Corporate and Public Affairs Manager of the National Housing Trust, Dwayne Berbick.

NHT Refund Applications Can be Submitted Until Year End
National Housing Trust (NHT) Chairman, Lennox Channer (right), presents new Ruthven Towers homeowner, Kirk Frankson, with the keys to his apartment, during the official opening of the complex, situated at 1-3 Ruthven Road in Kingston on August 3. Ruthven Towers was developed by the NHT.
National Housing Trust (NHT) Chairman, Lennox Channer (right), presents new Ruthven Towers homeowner, Kirk Frankson, with the keys to his apartment, during the official opening of the complex, situated at 1-3 Ruthven Road in Kingston on August 3. Ruthven Towers was developed by the NHT.

NHT Working to Deliver 42,000 Housing Solutions
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), presents new Ruthven Towers homeowner, Paula Brown, with the keys to her apartment, during Wednesday’s (August 3) official opening of the complex, situated at 1-3 Ruthven Road, St. Andrew. The complex was developed by the National Housing Trust (NHT).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), presents new Ruthven Towers homeowner, Paula Brown, with the keys to her apartment, during Wednesday’s (August 3) official opening of the complex, situated at 1-3 Ruthven Road, St. Andrew. The complex was developed by the National Housing Trust (NHT).

NHT Targets 7,138 Housing Solutions Under Developers Programme
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third right), officially opens phase one of the Ruthven Towers apartment complex in Kingston, which was developed by the National Housing Trust (NHT), on Wednesday (August 3). Also participating in the ribbon-cutting exercise (from left) are Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams; NHT Chairman, Lennox Channer; Ruthven Towers homeowner, Kirk Frankson; NHT Senior General Manager, Donald Moore; and Member of Parliament for St. Andrew South Eastern, where Ruthven Towers is located, Julian Robinson.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third right), officially opens phase one of the Ruthven Towers apartment complex in Kingston, which was developed by the National Housing Trust (NHT), on Wednesday (August 3). Also participating in the ribbon-cutting exercise (from left) are Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams; NHT Chairman, Lennox Channer; Ruthven Towers homeowner, Kirk Frankson; NHT Senior General Manager, Donald Moore; and Member of Parliament for St. Andrew South Eastern, where Ruthven Towers is located, Julian Robinson.

PM Hands Over Keys for NHT’s Ruthven Complex

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), presents 63-year-old Meakrose Robinson of Berlin District, St. Elizabeth with the keys to her new home, which was built under Government’s New Social Housing Programme (NSHP). The two-bedroom unit, constructed at a cost of approximately $5.8 million, was handed over on Friday, July 29.
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63- Year- Old Meakrose Robinson Gets New Home

Meakrose Robinson of Berlin District in Southeast St. Elizabeth was overcome with joy when she received the keys to her new home from Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness on Friday, July 29. The 63-year old farmer is the latest beneficiary under Government’s New Social Housing Programme (NSHP). The two-bedroom structure was constructed at a cost of approximately $5.8...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), presents Albert Logan (left), with the keys to his new one-bedroom home during a hand over ceremony at Trout Hall Pass in the Clarendon North Central constituency on Wednesday (July 20). Also participating (from right) are Member of Parliament (MP) for Clarendon North Central and Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan; and Councillor for the Chapelton Division in Clarendon, Hershel Brown. The house was provided under the Government’s New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) which was developed to improve the housing condition of the country’s poor and disadvantaged population by providing quality, affordable and sustainable housing.
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Clarendon North Central Residents Get NSHP Houses

Eighty-seven-year-old Lillian Wynter was a picture of gratitude after being presented with the keys to her new $7-million home by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness during a hand over ceremony at Post Road, Woodhall, Clarendon on Wednesday (July 20). Ms. Wynter was one of two beneficiaries of houses in the Clarendon North Central constituency, provided under the Government’s...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, consoles Brenda Grant who was overcome with emotions after receiving the keys to her new three-bedroom house, constructed under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) in Wakefield Trelawny. Sharing in the moment is Member of Parliament for Trelawny Northern, Tova Hamilton. The unit, constructed at a cost of $6.5 million, was handed over to Ms. Grant during a ceremony held on Friday (June 18)
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Trelawny Northern Gets Its First NSHP Unit

Government says come August, approximately100 dwelling units will be delivered to indigent families across the island under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP). According to Prime Minister, the Most Hon Andrew Holness, with improvements made to the processes of the programme, contractors are now delivering the houses in a shorter time frame, compared to four years ago when the initiative...
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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second right), makes a comment to Social Worker in the Public Assistance Department (PAD), Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Ladane Gardner (left), at a recent ‘homeless wellness day of care’ event at Jarrett Park in Montego Bay, St. James. Others sharing in the discussion (from second left) are National Insurance Scheme (NIS) Inspector, Dorothy Henry; Vernette Williams from the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC); and Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) for St. James, Angela McIntosh-Gayle.
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15 Social Housing Units For St. James’ Homeless

Some 15 social housing units have been earmarked for construction in St. James during the 2022/2023 financial year, to benefit homeless persons. Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, in making the disclosure said that the Ministry will be working closely with the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation in the undertaking. “So… for persons living...
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Manager of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) of the Real Estate Board, Ainsworth Norton, is reminding real estate professionals that the CPD courses are mandatory for licensing.
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Licensing Courses For Real Estate Dealers And Developers Begin June 13

Real estate dealers and developers who have not yet completed the requisite continuing professional development (CPD) courses for licensing can do so, starting June 13. The sessions are the Common Issues in the Real Estate Industry, which will take place on June 13, the Real Estate (Dealer and Developers) Act is scheduled for June 14, while the Terrorism Prevention Act...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), cuts the ribbon to hand over a newly built two-bedroom house to Collington Graham (left) in Seaview Gardens, St. Andrew, recently. Joining them are Chair, New Social Housing Programme (NSHP), Judith Robb-Walters (second right); and Member of Parliament for St. Andrew Western, Anthony Hylton. The house was built under the NSHP.
Housing

Fire Victim Receives New Home

Fifty-nine-year-old Collington Graham, a taxi driver from Seaview Gardens in St. Andrew, is thankful to be the beneficiary of a new home after the house in which he lived for 24 years was razed by fire in 2020. The keys to the two-bedroom unit, which Mr. Graham will occupy with his 15-year-old son, was handed over by Prime Minister, the...
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