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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (2nd right), cuts the ribbon to officially open the Berkshire Court housing development in Spanish Town, St. Catherine on Friday (September 29). Others (from left) are: Managing Director of the National Housing Trust (NHT), Martin Miller; Mayor of Spanish Town, Councillor Norman Scott; Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, who is also the Member of Parliament for Central St. Catherine; and Chairman of the NHT, Ambassador Dr. Nigel Clarke.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (2nd right), cuts the ribbon to officially open the Berkshire Court housing development in Spanish Town, St. Catherine on Friday (September 29). Others (from left) are: Managing Director of the National Housing Trust (NHT), Martin Miller; Mayor of Spanish Town, Councillor Norman Scott; Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, who is also the Member of Parliament for Central St. Catherine; and Chairman of the NHT, Ambassador Dr. Nigel Clarke.

Govt Moving Ahead With Gated Community Legislation

The Government is moving ahead with legislation to protect property values in gated communities. “We are now developing the gated community legislation,'' said Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, noting that it will be similar to the Act governing...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), breaks ground for the National Housing Trust’s $4.1-billion Ruthven Towers housing development on Ruthven Road in St. Andrew, on Friday, September 22. Others (from left) are Custos Rotulorum for Kingston, Hon. Steadman Fuller; NHT Managing Director, Martin Miller; Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang; NHT Chairman, Dr. Nigel Clarke; Member of Parliament for South East St. Andrew, where the project is located, Julian Robinson; and Custos Rotulorum for St Andrew, Hon. Patricia Dunwell.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), breaks ground for the National Housing Trust’s $4.1-billion Ruthven Towers housing development on Ruthven Road in St. Andrew, on Friday, September 22. Others (from left) are Custos Rotulorum for Kingston, Hon. Steadman Fuller; NHT Managing Director, Martin Miller; Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang; NHT Chairman, Dr. Nigel Clarke; Member of Parliament for South East St. Andrew, where the project is located, Julian Robinson; and Custos Rotulorum for St Andrew, Hon. Patricia Dunwell.

PM Breaks Ground for Ruthven Towers Apartment Complex
Chief Executive Officer of the Real Estate Board, Sandra Watson-Garrick, conducts a training session at the Real Estate Training Institute
Chief Executive Officer of the Real Estate Board, Sandra Watson-Garrick, conducts a training session at the Real Estate Training Institute

Real Estate Board to Host Public Forum on Continuing Professional Development
Chief Executive Officer of the Real Estate Board/The Commission of Strata Corporations, Sandra Watson Garrick, speaking at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.
Chief Executive Officer of the Real Estate Board/The Commission of Strata Corporations, Sandra Watson Garrick, speaking at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

Law Coming for Gated Communities to be Controlled by REB/CSC
Chief Executive Officer of the Real Estate Board/The Commission of Strata Corporations, Sandra Watson Garrick, speaking at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.
Chief Executive Officer of the Real Estate Board/The Commission of Strata Corporations, Sandra Watson Garrick, speaking at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

Real Estate Practitioners Urged to Keep Current with Training

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Manager of the Inspectorate at the Commission of Strata Corporation, Ainsworth Norton.(Mark Bell)
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Strata Corporations Urged to File Annual Returns

Proprietors of strata corporations are being urged to file their annual returns with the Commission of Strata Corporations (CSC) in order to avoid delinquency. Speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank, the CSC’s Inspectorate Manager, Ainsworth Norton, said that there has been a worrying trend of non-compliance in the filing of the documents. He said that only 23 per cent...
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Chief Executive Officer of the Real Estate Board/The Commission of Strata Corporations, Sandra Watson Garrick, speaking at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.
Housing

Timeshare Buyers and Sellers Should Contact the Real Estate Board

The Real Estate Board/Commission of Strata Corporations is inviting interested developers or purchasers of timeshare to contact them. Timeshare, which was added to the responsibilities of the Real Estate Board in 2016, is a tourism product involving the erection of a building, which is subdivided into weeks and sold to various owners. “It is a vacation experience [in this case],...
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: Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and Leader of Government Business in the Senate, Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses the Upper House.
Housing

NHT Drawdowns Will Only be Done if Necessary – Senator

Leader of Government Business in the Senate, Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, is reassuring that drawdowns to support the budget will only be taken from the National Housing Trust (NHT) if deemed crucial. “It is not intended if it is not necessary, that all four years will be utilized,” Senator Johnson Smith said, while addressing the Senate on July 21. She...
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Housing

Cabinet Approves Contracts For Hellshire Housing Development

Cabinet has approved two contracts totalling $1.34 billion for Surrey Paving and Aggregate Company Limited, and West Indies Home Contractors Limited (WIHCON) to undertake work on the Hellshire housing development in St. Catherine. Speaking at Wednesday’s (July 19) post-Cabinet media briefing at Jamaica House, Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, said Surrey Paving will undertake civil...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, touring Colbeck Castle, in Old Harbour, St. Catherine, on July 14.
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NHT Asked to Restore Colbeck Castle in St. Catherine

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has requested the National Housing Trust (NHT) to restore the historic Colbeck Castle in St. Catherine. Mr. Holness said the castle belongs to the people of the parish, and the NHT, the St. Catherine Municipal Corporation and the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT) must work to reclaim its value. He was addressing the...
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Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (3rd left) breaks ground on July 14, for the development of 595 housing solutions at the Villages of Colbeck Castle Phase one and two development, in Old Harbour, St. Catherine. Joining Mr. Holness (from left) are Director of BCR Industries, Nassiff Deenah; Chairman of the Jamaica National Heritage Trust, Laleta Davis-Mattis; Managing Director of the National Housing Trust (NHT), Martin Miller; NHT Board member, Doran Dixon; and Mayor of Spanish Town, Norman Scott.
Housing

NHT Far Advanced in the Delivery of 8,000 Housing Solutions

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the National Housing Trust (NHT) is far advanced in the delivery of some 8,000 housing solutions in St. Catherine and Clarendon.Mr. Holness said persons should seek to be part of such structured developments, as the NHT has made it easier for small wage earners to access funds for home building.“The NHT is...
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Chairman of the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) Board, Norman Brown (centre), speaks with Norwood resident, Dorothy Headley, during a land title presentation ceremony held at the Norwood Seventh-day Adventist Church in St. James on July 9. At left is Chief Executive Officer of the HAJ, Gary Howell.
Housing

HAJ to Deliver 19,000 Titles

Chairman of the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ), Norman Brown, says the entity has some 19,000 land titles in its possession, which it will be handing over in short order. “In our vault in Kingston, we have about 19,000 titles. Instructions are that we are to embark on a programme to get the titles into the hands of the landowners…a...
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