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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right) cuts the ribbon to officially hand over a new three-bedroom dwelling to Byron Reid (2nd right) and his common-law wife Zelda Jacobs (3rd right) , in Albert Town, Trelawny on Friday (July 2). Sharing in the moment (from left) are Member of Parliament for Southern Trelawny, Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert; Custos of Trelawny, Hugh Gentles; and Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Colin Gager (partially hidden).

Prime Minister Hands Over Housing Units To South Trelawny Families

Three families residing in communities in Southern Trelawny are grateful and happy today as they have been provided with stable, safe, and decent shelter under the Government’s New Social Housing Programme (NSHP). Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, officially...

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), along with Records Officer, Real Estate Board/Commission of Strata Corporations, Demesha Marsh, views files that are to be digitised during a tour of the Agency, in Kingston on June 29.

PHOTOS: Minister Pearnel Charles Jr Tours REB/CSC

Minister of Housing, Urban, Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles (centre), in conversation with Managing Director of the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ), Gary Howell (right), during the opening of model houses in the Catherine Estates Housing Development in St. Catherine, on Friday (June 25). Accompanying them is Councillor for the Horizon Park Division in the parish, Jennifer Hull.

Work on Draft National Housing Policy Being Advanced in 2021/22

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (left), and Member of Parliament for St. Ann North Western, Krystal Lee (right), tour Mt. Edgecombe, in St. Ann, on Friday, June 18.

Housing Minister Calls on Stakeholders in St. Ann to Help Prevent Squatting

Government to Create Housing Revolution

Minister of Tourism and Leader of Government Business in the House of Representatives, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, closing the 2021/22 Sectoral Debate in the Lower House, on Tuesday (June 15). Also pictured in the background (from left) are Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams; and Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.

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Government On Track To Deliver Thousands Of Housing Solutions

The Government is still on track to provide 70,000 affordable housing solutions for Jamaicans within the next five years. This assurance comes from Minister of Tourism and Leader of Government Business in the House of Representatives, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. The Minister, who was closing the 2021/22 Sectoral Debate in the Lower House on Tuesday (June 15), said the Government is also...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), speaks with President and Chief Executive Officer of First Rock Capital Holdings, Ryan Reid (left) and Chairman of the company, Dr. Michael Banbury, at the groundbreaking ceremony for Hambani Estates in St. Andrew on Saturday (June 5).

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PM Calls On Private Developers To Target Affordable And Low-Income Housing Market

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is calling on private developers to provide more solutions for the affordable and low-income segment of the housing market. “We want to invite the private sector to pay more attention to this element of the housing market that is either low-income, affordable income, or young professionals. They are going to need housing solutions...

Director, Environmental Management and Conservation, National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Anthony McKenzie (left), along with Chief Executive Officer, and Government Town Planner, NEPA, Peter Knight, participates in mangrove replanting activities along the Palisadoes strip within the Palisadoes-Port Royal Protected Area (P-PRPA), on June 4.

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Mangrove Replanting (PHOTOS)

Director, Environmental Management and Conservation, National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Anthony McKenzie (left), along with Chief Executive Officer, and Government Town Planner, NEPA, Peter Knight, participates in mangrove replanting activities along the Palisadoes strip within the Palisadoes-Port Royal Protected Area (P-PRPA), on June 4.

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), breaks ground for the construction of a new luxury 14-storey residential complex on property adjacent to the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel on Waterloo Road in Kingston, on Tuesday (June 1). Also participating (from left) are Senior Advisor and Strategist in the Tourism Ministry, Delano Seiveright, who represented Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett; Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz; one of the developers of the property, Andrew Hussey; and Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams.

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Prime Minister Breaks Ground For 14-Storey Residential Complex

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has welcomed the new luxury 14-storey residential complex to be built in Kingston, which will provide 400 jobs during the construction phase, and long-term employment upon completion. The Prime Minister broke ground for the structure on Tuesday (June 1), during a ceremony held at the construction site located on property adjacent to the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), cuts the ribbon at the handover of a three-bedroom dwelling to Julie Ann Sterling (right), under the social housing programme in Salt Spring, St. James Central, on May 21. At centre is Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Yaneke Watson.

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Government To Make 30,000 Low-Income Housing Solutions Available Over Five Years

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is committed to making 30,000 low-income housing solutions available over the next five years, giving all Jamaicans a chance to be in compliance with the law. The Prime Minister, who was speaking at a St. James Central Social Housing handover ceremony in Salt Spring, St. James, on May 21, said...

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., making his contribution to the 2021/22 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 4).

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Housing Minister Hails Construction Industry

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., has hailed the construction industry for being a pillar in Jamaica during the last 12 months. While countries in the world continue to experience downturns with some of their sectors during the COVID-19 pandemic, the construction sector in Jamaica has remained resilient. During his contribution to the...

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Jamaican Architects Encouraged to Submit Designs for Low Cost Housing Competition

The Government is calling on Jamaican architects to submit creative, original, resilient and low-cost housing designs, through the Low Cost Housing Design Competition, which can be used as a model for the nation’s social housing programme. The competition was launched virtually on Friday (May 7) by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. It forms part of the social housing...