Public bodies’ capital expenditure for fiscal year 2022/23 is projected to be $69.57 billion. The $37.58-billion National Housing Trust (NHT) budget and the $8.85 billion for National Water Commission (NWC) are expected to account for the lion’s share – $46.43 billion or 67 per cent – of the planned expenditure. Details of these and other entities’ spend are outlined in...

The Government will be tackling housing and land settlement issues plaguing Westmoreland, says Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. He was addressing the ceremony to break ground for the new Little London Police Station in the parish, recently. “The history of Westmoreland as a sugar parish is such that, unfortunately, the issue of land settlement was not settled. It...

The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development will be providing housing and other assistance for a family living in the Mint Road area of Grange Hill in Westmoreland. The family of six currently resides in a small board structure, which they started to improve but have been unable to continue due to financial challenges. Several members are suffering from...

Michelle Campbell of Bessie Baker in Mount Peto, Hanover, now has a comfortable place to call home, after becoming the latest recipient of a dwelling under the Government’s New Social Housing Programme (NSHP). The three-bedroom unit, built at a cost of approximately $5.8 million, was handed over to Ms. Campbell by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, at a...

The Government’s New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) is one of several initiatives being executed to tackle social issues that contribute to criminality. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, who made the assertion while speaking at the handover of a three-bedroom unit in Shot Over, Port Antonio, Portland, recently, said the programme is assisting the very poor in the society,...

As the dwellings of persons across the island improve, learning is expected to advance and more young people will resist anti-social behaviours. This, according to Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. The Prime Minister who was delivering the keynote address at the handing over of a three-bedroom unit under the Government New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) in Orange Bay,...

Real estate salesmen and dealers are being encouraged to renew their professional licenses as stipulated, to avoid a 50 per cent penalty fee. The license fees for dealers and salesmen remain at $44,000 and $22,000, respectively. All licenses expire on March 31, the end of the financial year, but Chief Executive Officer of the Real Estate Board (REB)/Commission of Strata...