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...

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness handed over a housing unit in Rural Retreat, Claremont in St. Ann, on Friday (March 18).  The house was constructed under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP), which falls under the umbrella of the broader Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) Programme being spearheaded by the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation. ...

The Government has programmed the construction of 43,172 houses over the next four years. This is part of the 70,000 they have committed to build, Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has said. Mr. Holness added that this is based on current developments completed, under construction, in negotiations, budgeted, or in planning and design stages. He was speaking during...

The National Housing Trust (NHT) is projected to spend $50.4 billion on developments and achieve 3,259 housing completions during the 2021/22 fiscal year. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says this is an increase on the $44 billion spent during the previous year. Making his 2022/23 Budget Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on March 17, he pointed...

A Special Integrated Committee has been appointed to examine lands being held by State agencies on behalf of the Government, to determine those considered suitable for housing development. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says this forms part of the Government’s efforts to provide more affordable housing for a significant number of Jamaicans whose incomes would make owning a...

Effective July 1, 2022, the National Housing Trust (NHT) will revise its policy on subsidies for homeownership Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, said the revision will see income being the sole determinant in the application of a subsidy. He said that this will ensure that subsidies “are applied to those [persons] who are most in need”. The Prime...