More contributors of the National Housing Trust (NHT) are to benefit from measures by the Government to increase access to homeownership. This was disclosed by Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, while delivering the Throne Speech to open the new session of Parliament in Gordon House on Thursday (February 14) under the theme ‘In Partnership towards the...

Senior Public Relations and Marketing Manager at the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ), Richard Jones, says the agency will begin construction of the Bernard Lodge housing development in St Catherine, in 2019. In an interview with JIS News, Mr. Jones said the development will include 1,600 studio and single bedrooms, detached and semi-detached units. Assistant Environmental Planner at the HAJ,...

The Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) is advising young professionals to start planning early for homeownership. Speaking to JIS News recently, Assistant Environmental Planner at the entity, Zanetta Scott, said that having adequate funds for a house deposit continues to be a major deterrent to becoming a homeowner. As such, the entity is encouraging young people to explore financial products...

The Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) is urging youth and young professionals to start planning for homeownership. The housing agency shared with JIS News that having adequate funds for a house deposit continues to be a major deterrent for youth and young professionals becoming homeowners. The Agency is encouraging youth and young professionals to explore financial products that will enable...

The National Housing Trust (NHT) is funding a $54-million bamboo research project, which will facilitate research on bamboo as a possible housing material. The project, which is a collaborative endeavour with the Bamboo Industry Association of Jamaica (BIAJ), Bureau of Standards Jamaica, and the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), is scheduled to start mid-2019. Senior General Manager of Construction and...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced that the Government is exploring the possibility of introducing an intergenerational or sixty-year mortgage programme, through the National Housing Trust (NHT). The Prime Minister was speaking on Wednesday (October 24) at the NHT Groundbreaking Ceremony for Friendship Oaks in Goshen St. Elizabeth. According to Prime Minister Holness, the proposed intergenerational mortgage programme would allow...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says that the National Housing Trust (NHT) has been fine-tuned, with operations at the entity now tantamount to what exists in a well-run financial institution. The governance structure, he pointed out, is equivalent to a financial Board with the expertise necessary to act responsibly. “We tend to ignore the importance of governance in...