Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says that the interests of all stakeholders in the Greater Bernard Lodge Development in St. Catherine will be safeguarded. He assured that under the project’s master plan, all of the issues raised “will be taken into consideration and the appropriate mitigation done.” These matters include environmental sustainability, municipal matters pertaining to roads and...

Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) Chairman, Norman Brown, says the entity will honour the sales prices offered to initial depositors in the Bernard Lodge housing project in St. Catherine. The deposits have been retained since 2013 when construction was originally slated to start but was put on hold due to the inability of HAJ’s partner at the time to execute...

The Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) is slated to build 1,650 studio and one-bedroom homes in St. Catherine, under a joint venture partnership with China Harbour Engineering Company Limited (CHEC), at a cost of approximately $9.5 billion. The 54-month project, to be called Catherine Estates, is being developed on land in the Bernard Lodge area and is scheduled to commence...

Ninety-five-year-old Nora Johnson, a resident of Mendez District in Point Hill, St. Catherine, is the latest recipient of a new home under the Government’s Indigent Housing Programme, which is expected to significantly improve her standard of living. Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, presented her with the keys to the newly constructed dwelling during a ceremony in...

Director of the Rent Assessment Unit, Shenese Headlam, is encouraging landlords to register with the Rent Assessment Unit, in light of the impending amendments under the Rent Restriction Act. “The Act is currently being amended and some fines that are in the 1983 Act will be increased, so we are encouraging persons who have not registered their properties to do...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr, says that eight housing developers are completing projects in the Corporate Area through loans totalling approximately $1.5 billion from the Jamaica Mortgage Bank (JMB). These developments are Kensington Gates ($642-million loan); Mayfair Manor ($401.48 million); Sherlock Manor ($132.6 million); Portview Manor ($89.53...

Director of the Rent Assessment Board, Shenese Headlam, is encouraging landlords and tenants to exercise diligence when negotiating rental arrangements. “Tenants and landlords should… ensure that a written agreement is [drafted] because sometimes things that were not initially agreed on are brought into play. Both persons should understand what the contract is saying and a formal agreement made before the...