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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, speaking at the official launch the first of three model housing units under phase one of the new Edmund Ridge Estate development at Rose Hall, St. James, on February 25.

Edmund Ridge Estate To Include $437 Million In Infrastructure Works

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the new Edmund Ridge Estate housing development at Rose Hall, St. James, will facilitate infrastructure projects valued at approximately $437 million. Speaking at the official launch of the first of three model housing...

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr (centre), cuts the ribbon to launch the first of three model housing units under phase one of the Edmund Ridge Estate in Rose Hall, St. James, on Thursday (February 25). He is joined by (from left) Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Leeroy Williams; Director of Henan Fifth Construction Group Company Limited, Dong Wong; and Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, after whom the development is named.

First Model Units Launched at Edmund Ridge Estate

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr (right), presents Retirement resident, Saskia Gordon-Manderson, with her certificate of title and a plant, at the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) land-titling ceremony, held at the Social Development Commission’s Region 3 office, Albion Road, St. James, on Thursday (February 25).

St. James Residents Receive Land Titles

Chief Executive Officer of the Commission of Strata Corporations, Sandra Garrick.

Strata Corporations Can Now Hold General Meetings Virtually

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the audience at the handover ceremony for a house, under the National Social Housing Programme in Trench Town, St. Andrew, on February 11.

Gov’t Working On “Cookie-Cutter Solution” For National Social Housing Programme

5 years ago Budget 2021/2022Housing

Electronic Land-Titling Project To Begin April

The Electronic Land-Titling Project, which seeks to enhance the land-registration process, is to get under way in April. To commence the initial project activity, a sum of $60 million has been set aside in the 2021/22 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. For the 2021/22 period under the project, it is anticipated that a Project Management Office...

5 years ago HousingThrone Speech 2021

Law Being Developed To Govern Operations Of Non-Strata Shared Residential Developments

The Government is in the process of developing legislation to govern the operations of shared residential and commercial developments that are not strata properties. This was disclosed by Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, who informed that legislation is now being promulgated following extensive research on the matter. “Jamaica has a wide cross section of residential and...

Prime Minister, the Most Honourable
Andrew Michael Holness, ON, PC, MP

5 years ago HousingOffice of the Prime Minister

Government Rapidly Expanding the Process and System of Home Ownership – PM Holness

Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the Government is working assiduously to expand the system and process of land and home ownership in Jamaica. Speaking recently (February 11) at the handing over ceremony of National Housing Trust (NHT) service lots in Hellshire, St. Catherine, the Prime Minister said: “What the Government is doing, is expanding the process, the system of home...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), looks at the ceiling of the new house handed over on Thursday (February 11), under the National Social Housing Programme, in Trench Town, St. Andrew. With the Prime Minister (from left) are contractor, Orrett Wellington; recipient, Vanesia Reid, and Member of Parliament, St. Andrew Southern, Mark Golding.

5 years ago Housing

Scores Of Projects Expected To Come On Stream Under National Social Housing Programme

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says another 114 projects are expected to come on stream under the National Social Housing Programme, with an estimated value of $1.17 billion. The Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation has oversight for the construction of these homes, under the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) Programme. The programme was developed to...

Senior Director, Adjudication Services Division, National Land Agency (NLA), Shalise Porteous.

5 years ago HousingInformation

Trust Systematic Land Registration Process – NLA

The National Land Agency (NLA) is encouraging Jamaicans to trust the process of systematic land registration being undertaken by the agency and allow it to work for their benefit. The process aims to assist persons in obtaining the titles for property they have lived on undisturbed and undisputed for upwards of 12 years. “Systematic land registration is new; it is...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the Post Cabinet Press Briefing held at Jamaica House on Wednesday (February 3).

5 years ago Housing

Housing Solutions To Be Allocated At Hellshire 2 And Twickenham Glades

Cabinet has given approval for the promulgation of a Special Benefit Order, effective November 30, 2020, to facilitate the allocation of housing solutions at both Windcrest Hills Housing Development (Hellshire 2) and Twickenham Glades Housing Development, in St. Catherine. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the announcement during the Post Cabinet Press Briefing held at Jamaica...

5 years ago Housing

Landlords and Tenants Encouraged to use Dispute Resolution Services of RAB

Landlords and tenants are being encouraged to utilise the dispute resolution services of the Rent Assessment Board (RAB) within the Ministry of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change. “The purpose of the RAB is to serve as an unbiased party in settling disputes between tenants and landlords as guided by the Rent Restriction Act. I want to encourage landlords...