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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), cuts a ribbon to officially open the new Spanish Ridge housing development in St. Catherine on Friday (July 26). He is joined by (from left) Board Chairman, National Housing Trust (NHT), Lennox Channer; Managing Director, NHT, Martin Miller; Minister of Health and Wellness and Member of Parliament for West Central St. Catherine, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton; and new home owner, Kayla-Jó Allen.

PM Hands Over 37 Housing Solutions at Spanish Ridge

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Friday (July 26), handed over 37 new housing solutions to beneficiaries of the Spanish Ridge housing scheme in St. Catherine. Spanish Ridge is a National Housing Trust (NHT) development located in the...

Chief Executive Officer of the Real Estate Board (REB), Sandra Garrick, speaking during a recent JIS interview at the entity's office in Kingtson.

Regulations For Timeshare Act Being Developed

Real Estate Dealers Urged to Submit Reports Using goAML

Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, addresses today’s (July 24) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.

Cabinet Approves Contract for Twickenham Park Housing Development

Chief Executive Officer of the Real Estate Board/Commission of Strata Corporations, Sandra Garrick, speaks to JIS News in a recent interview.

Real Estate Board Clamping Down on Illegal Developers

Member of Parliament for West Central St. Catherine, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), presents Connors resident Julie White, with the keys to her new home. The dwelling, built by the community, was handed over on June 26.

7 years ago Housing

St. Catherine Community Builds New Home for Mother of Five

Residents of Connors in St. Catherine have come together to build a house for community member and mother of five children, Julie White. The project was spearheaded by West Central Hope, which is a registered charity initiated by Member of Parliament for the area, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. Work on the house commenced on Labour Day, May 23 and...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz (left), in discussion with Chairman, Green Expo, Robert Stephens, during the opening ceremony for the exposition at the National Arena in St. Andrew, on June 6. Green Expo is an environmental exposition aimed at increasing the awareness, knowledge and implementation of environmentally sustainable practices by the Jamaican public. It will run from Friday, June 7 to Sunday, June 9, at the National Arena.

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Revised Rainwater Harvesting Policy Guideline Has Provisions for Housing Developments

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, says the revised rainwater harvesting planning policy guideline will have provisions to facilitate water harvesting for housing and commercial developments. The Minister was speaking at the opening ceremony for the launch of Green Expo 2019, at the National Arena in St. Andrew, on June 6....

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), greets Commanding Officer for the Clarendon Police Division, Senior Superintendent Vendolyn Cameron-Powell, at the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of 406 housing solutions in phase two of the National Housing Trust’s (NHT) Hummingbird Meadows development in Birds Hill, Clarendon, on Friday (May 31). Looking on is Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Rudyard Spencer.

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Ground Broken for Hummingbird Meadows Phase 2 Housing Development

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Friday (May 31), broke ground for the construction of 406 housing solutions in phase two of the National Housing Trust’s (NHT) Hummingbird Meadows development in Birds Hill, Clarendon. The project will comprise of 100 one-bedroom and 236 two-bedroom houses, and 70 serviced lots. The solutions will be developed on 117 hectares (289...

Corporate and Public Affairs Manager of the National Housing Trust, Dwayne Berbick.

7 years ago Housing

NHT Invites Applications For 2011 Contribution Refund

The National Housing Trust (NHT) is inviting contributors to apply for 2011 contribution refunds, which are now being processed. Manager for Corporate and Public Affairs at the NHT, Dwayne Berbick, explained to JIS News that contributions made over seven years are refunded with interest in the eighth year of payment. Thus, Jamaicans, locally and overseas, who have made payments since...

7 years ago Housing

NHT Explores Employer Assisted Housing Programme

The National Housing Trust (NHT) says it is currently exploring the implementation of an ‘Employer Assisted Housing Programme’, to support the Government’s thrust for 23,000 housing solutions by 2021. “This is where an entity may want to get in an arrangement with the NHT and provide housing for its staff,” Corporate and Public Affairs Manager at the NHT, Dwayne Berbick,...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), in discussion with Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) Managing Director, Gary Howell, during a tour of HAJ projects in St. James on May 22.

7 years ago Housing

Senator Charles Tours Housing Agency Projects in St. James

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation (MEGJC), Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., says several housing and infrastructure developments now under way in St. James are aimed at improving the lives of residents and safeguarding their welfare. The projects are being spearheaded by the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) in the communities of Flower...

7 years ago Housing

OVER 10,000 Jamaicans Living Abroad Contribute to the NHT

Manager of Corporate and Public Affairs at the National Housing Trust (NHT), Dwayne Berbick, says over 10,000 Jamaicans living and working abroad, make voluntarily contributions to the NHT. “With the current migration pattern, more persons are going abroad for work, but they are in fact interested in coming back home to Jamaica, so a number of them are making their...