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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, making his 2022/23 Budget Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on Thursday (March 17).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, making his 2022/23 Budget Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on Thursday (March 17).

NHT Doubles Disability Grant To $300,000

Effective July 1, 2022, the National Housing Trust (NHT) will double the disability grant benefit, allocating up to $300,000 per individual. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, announced that this will be applicable up to a maximum of two...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), hands over the keys to a new one-bedroom house, built under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP), to beneficiary Mary Gentles, during a ceremony held in Mike Town, North Western Manchester on Friday (March 11). Sharing the moment is Member of Parliament for the area, Mikael Phillips.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), hands over the keys to a new one-bedroom house, built under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP), to beneficiary Mary Gentles, during a ceremony held in Mike Town, North Western Manchester on Friday (March 11). Sharing the moment is Member of Parliament for the area, Mikael Phillips.

315 More Units To Be Built Under Social Housing Programme
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, opens the 2022/23 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, March 8.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, opens the 2022/23 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, March 8.

15th Population And Housing Census To Begin September 12
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third from right), cuts the ribbon during the official handing over ceremony of a housing unit in the Rose Hall, St. Elizabeth community on Wednesday (February 23). Sharing in the moment are Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Robert Montague (second from right); Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth Southeastern, Hon. Franklyn Witter (second from left) Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Audrey Sewell (right); Councillor of the Malvern Division, Donald Simpson (left) and recipient of the housing unit, Kaycia Powell ( third from left).
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third from right), cuts the ribbon during the official handing over ceremony of a housing unit in the Rose Hall, St. Elizabeth community on Wednesday (February 23). Sharing in the moment are Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Robert Montague (second from right); Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth Southeastern, Hon. Franklyn Witter (second from left) Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Audrey Sewell (right); Councillor of the Malvern Division, Donald Simpson (left) and recipient of the housing unit, Kaycia Powell ( third from left).

St Bess Resident is Latest NSHP Beneficiary
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon Floyd Green (left), engages with land title beneficiaries (from second left) Debbie Steadman, Andrea Austin, and Keron Steadman-Clackin, all of Berlin District, St. Elizabeth, and Chief Executive Officer/Commissioner of Lands at the National Land Agency (NLA) Cheriese Walcott, following a ceremony to hand over certificate of titles under the Systematic Land Registration programme on February 23 at Newell High.
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon Floyd Green (left), engages with land title beneficiaries (from second left) Debbie Steadman, Andrea Austin, and Keron Steadman-Clackin, all of Berlin District, St. Elizabeth, and Chief Executive Officer/Commissioner of Lands at the National Land Agency (NLA) Cheriese Walcott, following a ceremony to hand over certificate of titles under the Systematic Land Registration programme on February 23 at Newell High.

NLA Making Land Ownership Easier

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth left), cuts the ribbon to officially hand over a social housing unit in Flagaman, St. Elizabeth, after a ceremony held on Wednesday (February 23). Sharing the occasion are (from left) Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister and Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth Southwestern, Hon. Floyd Green; Councillor for the Pedro Plains Division, Jeremy Palmer; recipient of the housing unit , Shelly-Ann Russell, and Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Robert Montague.
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Two Social Housing Units Handed Over To Residents In St. Elizabeth

Two housing units, built under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP), were handed over in the Barbary Hall and Flagaman communities in St. Elizabeth, on Wednesday (February 23), by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. The three-bedroom units were handed over to Doreen Simms in Barbary Hall and Shelly-Ann Russell in Flagaman. In his address, the Prime Minister emphasised...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon Andrew Holness, addressing a ceremony to hand over certificates of title to 35 residents of St. Elizabeth under the National Land Agency (NLA) Systematic Land Registration (SLR) programme. The presentation took place on Wednesday (February 23) at Newell High School in the parish.
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35 St. Elizabeth Residents Receive Land Titles

Thirty-five residents of St. Elizabeth became proud landowners today (February 23) when they were presented with certificates of title for property that they have occupied for several years. The titles, provided under the National Land Agency (NLA) inaugural Systematic Land Registration (SLR) programme, were handed over by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, during a ceremony held at the...
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Housing

Electronic Land Titling Project Allocated $900 Million

A sum of $900 million will be spent in the new fiscal year to continue implementation of the Electronic Land Titling Project. The project, which commenced in April 2021, aims to improve the efficiency of the land-registration process from the point of application through to the issuing of a legally binding proof of title. The money to carry out further...
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On-Lending To Developers By JMB To Increase Supply Of Housing Solutions

For the 2022/23 financial year, the Jamaica Mortgage Bank (JMB) will continue to mobilise financial resources for on-lending to developers, so as to contribute to the overall increase in the supply of housing solutions. This is outlined in the Public Bodies Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the year ending March 2023. Accordingly, securing funding at competitive rates for on-lending...
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HousingWorks / Construction

HAJ To Place 1,269 Housing Solutions On Market In 2022/23

The Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) is expecting 1,269 affordable housing solutions to be brought to the market during the 2022/23 financial year, from three joint-venture arrangements. The joint-venture projects are with China Harbour Engineering Company, Henan Fifth Construction Group and RiteSolutions Developers Limited. Details are provided in the Public Bodies Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the year ending...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, stresses a point while fielding questions from journalists during Wednesday’s (February 9) virtual post-Cabinet press briefing.
HousingOffice of the Prime Minister

HAJ Spending $1.9B On Housing In St Elizabeth

The Housing Agency of Jamaica Limited (HAJ) will be spending $1.9 billion on the construction of additional houses and to provide serviced lots at the Luana Gardens 4, Phase 3 housing development in St. Elizabeth. This follows Cabinet’s approval for the award of a contract by the HAJ to Marshall Construction Company Limited, to construct 200 two-bedroom and one-bedroom detached...
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