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Land titles were distributed to these residents of Norwood in St. James, on August 11. With them are Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (sixth left, back row), and Minister of National Security and Member of Parliament for the area, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (sixth left, second row).

Residents of Norwood Receive Land Titles

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on August 11 distributed 70 land titles to residents of Norwood, St. James, a continuation of the Administration’s push to formalise land ownership and give families lasting security of tenure. Dr. Holness...

Assistant General Manager, Corporate Communications and Public Affairs, National Housing Trust (NHT), Dwayne Berbick.

NHT Reminds Persons With Disabilities of Opportunity to Own a Home

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness delivers the keynote address during a Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) ceremony to handover titles in Naseberry Villa, St. Catherine on Tuesday (August 5).

Naseberry Villa Residents Get Land Title

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), breaks ground for the $109 million Serenity Grove Housing Development Project in Gregory Park, St. Catherine, on Tuesday (August 5). Dr. Holness is joined by (from left): Chair of the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) Oversight Committee, Judith Robb Walters; Senior Director in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Richard Cargill; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Arlene Williams; and State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, and Member of Parliament for the area, Alando Terrelonge. The Project will comprise 10 units under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP), housing approximately 38 people who lost their homes in an arson attack in 2023.

PM Breaks Ground for $109-million Housing Development in Gregory Park

Assistant General Manager of the National Housing Trust’s Human Capital Management Department, Donnetta Russell.

Deadline for NHT Construction Scholarships is August 10

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), speaks during the handover ceremony for a furnished one-bedroom unit to Indigent Housing Programme beneficiary, Denise Chito, in Albion Meadows, St. Thomas, on Friday (July 25). The unit supplements a one-bedroom home Ms. Chito previously received under the New Social Housing Programme.

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PHOTOS: Indigent Housing Programme Handover in Albion Meadows, St. Thomas

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), speaks during the handover ceremony for a furnished one-bedroom unit to Indigent Housing Programme beneficiary, Denise Chito, in Albion Meadows, St. Thomas, on Friday (July 25). The unit supplements a one-bedroom home Ms. Chito previously received under the New Social Housing Programme.

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre, backrow), shares a moment with new land title holders from Westmoreland as well as other stakeholders. Occasion was a recent land title handover ceremony hosted by the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) at Hotel Comingle in Savanna-la- Mar, Westmoreland.

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Investing in Infrastructure Opens Up Land for Development

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government’s investment in major infrastructure projects will open up land for housing and facilitate development. “When you see we build a brand new highway going east, going around to Portland, when you see we are building the highway going around Montego Bay and coming into Westmoreland through Long Hill, what...

Administrative Manager at the National Housing Trust, Shara Luke Cooper.

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NHT Expands Cash Refunds to Private-Sector Workers and Self-Employed Persons with Mortgages

All eligible National Housing Trust (NHT) contributors, whether public-sector employees, private-sector workers, or self-employed individuals, can now receive their contribution refunds in cash. Speaking with JIS News recently, Administrative Manager at the NHT, Shara Luke Cooper, said the policy change took effect on July 1. Previously, this cash refund option was exclusively available to public-sector workers, while contributions for other...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the ceremony to break ground for the National Housing Trust (NHT) Chantilly Gardens housing development in Westmoreland, on Friday (July 18).

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NHT Surpasses Target In Delivering Housing Solutions

The National Housing Trust (NHT) has surpassed its mandated target of building 43,000 housing solutions, delivering more than 50,000 homes since April 2021, a significant milestone in Jamaica’s efforts to tackle the housing deficit. Addressing the ceremony to break ground for the agency’s Chantilly Gardens housing development in Westmoreland, on Friday (July 18), Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre, back row), shares a moment with Westmoreland residents who received Smart Energy Grants from the National Housing Trust (NHT). Ocassion was the groundbreaking ceremony for the Trust

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Westmoreland Residents Receive Smart Energy Grants from NHT

Nine eligible residents from Westmoreland on Friday (July 18) received smart energy grants from the National Housing Trust (NHT), during a groundbreaking ceremony for the Chantilly Gardens housing development in the parish. The Smart Energy Grant was launched in 2024 and offers up to $1.5 million to eligible pensioners for installing solar water heaters, photovoltaic systems, and other renewable energy...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Holness (left) addresses a land title ceremony hosted by the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) at the Hotel Comingle in Savanna-la- Mar, Westmoreland on Friday ( July 18).

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Amnesty Announced For Persons Owing Less Than $150,000 On Their Land

The Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) is to implement an amnesty for persons with outstanding balances under $150,000, giving them the opportunity to receive their land titles. Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness made the announcement during a land titling ceremony held on Friday (July 18) at the Hotel Comingle in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland. “I have said to the...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left) presents White House, Westmoreland resident Wayne Parry (second right) with his land title, during a ceremony hosted by the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ), at the Hotel Comingle in Savanna-la- Mar on Friday ( July 18) . Looking on (from left) are Managing Director of the HAJ, Doreen Prendergast and HAJ Chairman, Norman Scott.

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Persons In Westmoreland Receive Land Titles

Some 86 residents from several communities in Westmoreland on Friday (July 18), received their land titles from the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ), during a ceremony held at the Hotel Comingle in Savanna-la-Mar. The beneficiaries are from communities such as White House, Whitehall, Llandilo, Seaton Crescent, Galloway, and Hermitage in Bethel Town. In his remarks at the ceremony, Prime Minister,...