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The house constructed under the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development’s Indigent Housing Programme in Martha Brae, Trelawny. Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, handed over the house to Vernice and Lloyd Dell, at a ceremony in the community, on Wednesday (January 29)

Local Government Minister Hands Over Two Indigent Houses

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, handed over two houses to persons in Trelawny on January 29, under the Government’s Indigent Housing Programme. Beverly Barnett of Penn Road in Stettin, and Vernice and Lloyd Dell of...

Developers, Matthew Donaldson (second left) and his wife, Danielle (third left), at the construction site of their $600-million housing project in Ironshore, St. James. Others (from left) are Financiers, Sygnus Group Co-founder, Ike Johnson, and head of Sygnus Group Real Estate, David Cummings.

$600-Million Housing Project Under Way In Ironshore

Chief Executive Officer of the Commission of Strata Corporations (CSC), Sandra Garrick, speaks with JIS News.

Real Estate Board Introduces New Course

Director of Special Projects at the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Gladstone Rose (at podium), addresses a recent bamboo seminar held at the agency’s Winchester Road offices in St. Andrew. At left is researcher, Veronica Gayle-Ramsey.

BSJ Gets Money From NHT To Develop Bamboo Houses

Lt. Col. Oscar Derby of the Vernamfield Development Project, in Clarendon, addresses residents about the project at a community meeting in Gimme-me-Bit, on January 15.

Residents Of Vernamfield Given Update On Development

Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness (right), presents a certificate of title to new home owner, Medlyn Dixon (left), during a ceremony at the Greater Portmore Open Bible Church, on Wednesday (December 18). She was among 30 persons who were provided with titles at the event. Also pictured (from second right) are: Member of Parliament for South St. Catherine, Fitz Jackson; Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.; and joint title holder with Ms. Dixon, Michael Cole.

6 years ago HousingPrime Minister

PM Hands Over Titles To 30 Families In Greater Portmore

Another 30 Jamaican families now have security of tenure after being presented with certificates of title to their own homes by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. The new homeowners, who hail from Greater Portmore, received their documents during a ceremony at the Greater Portmore Open Bible Church in St. Catherine on Wednesday (Dec. 18). Prime Minister Holness told...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., addresses day one of the Realtors Association of Jamaica (RAJ) International Conference and Expo 2019, at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in Montego Bay, St. James, on December 5.

6 years ago Housing

Government Commits To Addressing Potential Threats To Housing Sector

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., says the Government is committed to addressing potential threats to the housing sector. Addressing the Realtors Association of Jamaica (RAJ) International Conference and Expo 2019, which was held at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in Montego Bay, St. James, on...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), in discussion with Minister of Local Government and Community Development, and Member of Parliament for West Kingston, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (to his left), at the construction site of a four-unit housing solution being constructed on Elgin Street in Denham Town, Kingston, for fire victims, on November 30.

6 years ago Housing

Four-Unit Housing Solution Being Built In Denham Town For Fire Victims

A new four-unit housing solution is being constructed on a burnt out site on Elgin Street in Denham Town, West Kingston, for the persons affected. The Government is also looking at the building becoming a model unit for poor families in dire need of housing solutions. The project consists of three one-bedroom apartments and a two-bedroom apartment, and is being...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), is surrounded by new homeowners of the Darliston Grove and Shrewsbury communities in Westmoreland, at the National Housing Trust (NHT) handover ceremony, on Wednesday, December 4.

6 years ago Housing

Prime Minister Hands Over 52 Housing Solutions In Westmoreland

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, today (December 4), handed over 52 housing solutions in Darliston Grove and Shrewsbury, in Westmoreland. Mr. Holness presented keys to families for 29 detached units in Darliston Grove and 23 detached units in Shrewsbury. They are the first set of beneficiaries in the island to receive housing units under the National Housing Trust...

Member of Parliament for East Portland, Ann-Marie Vaz, makes her contribution to the 2019/20 Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives, on Tuesday (December 3). At left is her husband and Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz.

6 years ago Housing

Hundreds Of Housing Solutions For East Portland

An estimated sum of $3.84 billion is to be spent for the development of housing solutions in the constituency of East Portland. Member of Parliament for the area, Ann-Marie Vaz, made the announcement during her contribution to the 2019/20 Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (December 3). Mrs. Vaz informed that based on discussions with the National...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.

6 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentHousing

Senator Charles Emphasizes the Importance of Home Ownership

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., is encouraging Jamaicans who do not own a home, to take advantage of the opportunities initiated by the Government to make home acquisition easier. Among these, he says, are the reduction in National Housing Trust (NHT) rates and increase in loan capacity,...

: Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr (left) emphasises a point during a lecture on the housing sector at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus on November 6.

6 years ago Housing

Housing A Priority For Government

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., says the Government continues to prioritise the provision of housing in order to meet the growing demand. He said research has shown that Jamaica will require approximately 15,000 new units annually. “In the last three years, we have had the most housing...