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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.
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.

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...
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.
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.

Clarendon North Central Residents Get NSHP Houses
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), speaks with Developer, Willard Banton (left), during a tour of a unit in the Forest Gate housing development in Red Hills, St. Andrew, on Thursday (July 7). Looking on is General Manager for the Jamaica Mortgage Bank (JMB), Courtney Wynter.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), speaks with Developer, Willard Banton (left), during a tour of a unit in the Forest Gate housing development in Red Hills, St. Andrew, on Thursday (July 7). Looking on is General Manager for the Jamaica Mortgage Bank (JMB), Courtney Wynter.

PHOTOS : PM Opens Forest Gate Housing Development
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)
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)

Trelawny Northern Gets Its First NSHP Unit
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.
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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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.
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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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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), presents the keys for a three-bedroom house to Ewarton St. Catherine, resident, Ivy Smith (second left). Others (from left) are Chairperson, Oversight Committee, New Social Housing Programme (NSHP), Judith Robb Walters, and Member of Parliament for St. Catherine North West, Hugh Graham.
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Number of New Social Housing Programme Units Delivered Being Increased

The Government is looking to increase the number of units built annually under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP), from just over 300 to 1,000. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says building contractors are now delivering the houses at a faster pace, compared to when the programme commenced in 2018. “We are improving the systems… contractors are moving...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (front row, sixth right), shares a moment with new landowners in St. Catherine who have received certificates of title under the National Land Agency (NLA) Systematic Land Registration (SLR) Programme. The handover ceremony was held on Wednesday (June 1) at the Old Harbour New Testament Church of God in Rhoden
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128 St. Catherine Residents Get Land Titles

One hundred and twenty-eight residents of St. Catherine are now proud landowners, having received certificates of title for property that they have occupied for several years. The residents are from the communities of Old Harbour, Church Pen, Sharper’s Lane, Thompson Pen, Bushy Park and Old Harbour Bay. The titles, provided under the National Land Agency’s (NLA) Systematic Land Registration (SLR)...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth right), and Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth North Eastern, Delroy Slowley (left), share a moment with Courtney (fourth left) and Topal Williams (second right) and their children, at the handover of a new three-bedroom unit to the family at Schoolfield in Santa Cruz, St. Elizabeth, recently. The house was provided under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP).
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NHT Focused On Affordable And Low-Income Solutions – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the National Housing Trust (NHT) has been restructured to focus on providing increased access to affordable and low-income housing solutions. Mr. Holness, who was addressing the handover of a three-bedroom unit under the New Social Housing Programme, at Schoolfield District in Santa Cruz St. Elizabeth recently, said that the restructuring has enabled...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (at lectern), addresses congregants at the City Mission Pentecostal Church in Denham Town, Kingston Western, on Sunday (May 29), during a Thanksgiving Church Service held in honour of late former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga
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New Housing Developments Slated for Kingston Western

Ground will shortly be broken to construct 35 housing units in Denham Town, Kingston.   The new development, dubbed ‘Victoria Villa”, will be sited adjacent to St. Alban’s Primary School.  This was disclosed by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, who informed that ground will be also broken “in short order” for a similar development in another Kingston Western community,...
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