The second draft of the National Squatter Management Policy is to be submitted to Cabinet by the end of January 2022, along with the implementation plan and budget. This follows the conclusion of stakeholder consultations on the first draft of the policy on December 14. This is according to data provided by a Ministry of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says that the Government is looking to boost the financial ability of the National Housing Trust (NHT) to bring more housing solutions to the market each year. He noted that over the last five years, “the NHT has increased its output by as much as four times what they were producing before. That,...

Prime Minster, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Wednesday (Dec. 15), handed over keys to new homeowners in the Perth Estate Phase 1A in Mandeville, Manchester. A total of 112 housing solutions, comprising 30 two-bedroom units and 82 serviced lots have been developed by the National Housing Trust (NHT) during this phase of the project. The houses, which are 840...

The National Housing Trust (NHT) is slated to spend a record $57.7 billion on the provision of housing solutions this year. NHT Board Member, Nesta-Claire Hunter, said that the sum is the largest programmed expenditure in the entity’s 45-year history. “This means construction of quality and affordable housing solutions at an even faster pace, with the possibility of even more...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has welcomed the diverse cross-section of Jamaicans who will be residing in the National Housing Trust’s (NHT) newly constructed Twickenham Glades development in St. Catherine. Speaking during Wednesday’s (December 1) handover ceremony for the 110 two-bedroom, single-storey duplex houses, Mr. Holness noted that the composition of beneficiaries includes public-sector workers for whom the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says nearly 22,000 new housing solutions are guaranteed to be provided over the next two to three years by the National Housing Trust (NHT). He noted that the entity currently has 12,019 units under construction, costing upwards of $100 billon. Additionally, the Prime Minister said the NHT has another 9,641 units in the...

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., says the Ministry has completed surveys of informal settlements in eight parishes. He made the disclosure during the sitting of the House of Representatives on November 30. The comprehensive national exercise is aimed at accurately ascertaining the extent of squatting in the country. The data obtained will...