Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the National Housing Trust (NHT) is executing plans to build up to 22,000 housing starts for the four-year period to 2020. “This is action that will transform the lives of poor people. These 22,000 housing starts will be spread across Jamaica, and we are innovating to achieve these higher levels of housing...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced that a new town centre is to be built for Falmouth, Trelawny. He advised that the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ) has identified 50 acres of land in close proximity to the town for the development, which will be similar to that planned for Morant Bay, St. Thomas, which was announced...

The Real Estate Board/Commission of Strata Corporations (REB/CSC) begins a series of public consultations on Wednesday (February 21), to broaden consumer knowledge of the legislation on gated communities. The consultation will take place at the Golf View Hotel, 5½ Caledonia Road, Mandeville, Manchester, and is set to begin at 5:00 p.m. The rationale behind hosting the series of consultations is...

The National Housing Trust (NHT) will deliver 11,103 houses to the market for fiscal year 2018/19. The number comprises 6,369 housing starts and 4,734 housing completions. In addition, 8,000 new loans will be created. Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, made the disclosure while delivering the Throne Speech to open the new parliamentary year in Gordon House...

Within days, construction is expected to begin on apartments in Denham Town, downtown Kingston, as part of a redevelopment project for the area. A total of 24 studio units and four two-bedroom units are to be built at Metcalfe Street and Wellington Street in Denham Town, at a cost of $72.1 million. A contract to undertake the works was signed...

Managing Director of the Housing Agency of Jamaica Gary Howell in responding to questions from the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament recently, stated that under the leadership of the current Board of Directors and a new management team, dramatic changes have been made to turn around the Agency’s operations, resulting in a return to profitability last fiscal year. These changes...

The Commission of Strata Corporations (CSC) has devised a new publicity campaign, aimed at addressing the relatively high level of non-compliance and a general lack of knowledge by the public of issues associated with strata living. Two new television and radio commercials have been developed to achieve the Commission’s campaign goal. Manager of the Commission of Strata Corporations Inspectorate, Ainsworth...