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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. (FILE)
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. (FILE)

Gov’t Moving to Improve Management and Governance of NHT

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is taking steps to improve the management and governance structure of the National Housing Trust (NHT). This, he said, is in order for the entity to “run more like a...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), breaks ground for phase two development of serviced lots at Masemure in Little London Westmoreland, on Friday, March 10. The project is being undertaken by the National Housing Trust (NHT) at a cost of $182.3 million. Also breaking ground, from left, are: NHT Managing Director, Martin Miller; Member of Parliament for western Westmoreland, where Masemure is located, Dr. Wykeham McNeill; NHT Chairman, Ambassador Dr. Nigel Clarke; and Savanna-la-Mar Mayor, Councillor Bertel Moore.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), breaks ground for phase two development of serviced lots at Masemure in Little London Westmoreland, on Friday, March 10. The project is being undertaken by the National Housing Trust (NHT) at a cost of $182.3 million. Also breaking ground, from left, are: NHT Managing Director, Martin Miller; Member of Parliament for western Westmoreland, where Masemure is located, Dr. Wykeham McNeill; NHT Chairman, Ambassador Dr. Nigel Clarke; and Savanna-la-Mar Mayor, Councillor Bertel Moore.

NHT Undertaking $182.3m Masemure Phase II Housing Development
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), breaks ground on Friday, March 10, for the development of 32 services lots in Darliston, eastern Westmoreland. The project is being undertaken by the National Housing Trust (NHT) at a cost of $95.4-million. Joining Mr. Holness are NHT Chairman, Ambassador Dr. Nigel Clarke (3rd left); eastern Westmoreland Member of Parliament, Luther Buchanan (4th right), as well as other government and agency representatives.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), breaks ground on Friday, March 10, for the development of 32 services lots in Darliston, eastern Westmoreland. The project is being undertaken by the National Housing Trust (NHT) at a cost of $95.4-million. Joining Mr. Holness are NHT Chairman, Ambassador Dr. Nigel Clarke (3rd left); eastern Westmoreland Member of Parliament, Luther Buchanan (4th right), as well as other government and agency representatives.

Prime Minister Breaks Ground for Darliston Serviced Lots
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness delivering the keynote address during the ground breaking ceremony for the construction of 1, 500 housing units at The Estuary in Friendship, St. James on Friday (February 24).
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness delivering the keynote address during the ground breaking ceremony for the construction of 1, 500 housing units at The Estuary in Friendship, St. James on Friday (February 24).

Ground Broken for $7 Billion Housing Project
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz (second left), in conversation with CEO of AVS Builders Limited, Arthur Von Strolley (left); and President and CEO of Victoria Mutual Building Society (VMBS), Courtney Campbell (right), during the launch of 20 South, a high-rise real-estate development on South Avenue in St. Andrew, at the Terra Nova All Suite Hotel on February 23. Looking on are CEO of VMBS Wealth Management, Devon Barrett (second right, background) and Managing Director, ATL Retail, Danville Walker (right, background). The 20 South development, being done by AVS Builders, will be completed in March 2018.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz (second left), in conversation with CEO of AVS Builders Limited, Arthur Von Strolley (left); and President and CEO of Victoria Mutual Building Society (VMBS), Courtney Campbell (right), during the launch of 20 South, a high-rise real-estate development on South Avenue in St. Andrew, at the Terra Nova All Suite Hotel on February 23. Looking on are CEO of VMBS Wealth Management, Devon Barrett (second right, background) and Managing Director, ATL Retail, Danville Walker (right, background). The 20 South development, being done by AVS Builders, will be completed in March 2018.

Vaz Hails Environmentally Friendly Housing Development

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Housing Agency to Hand Over 2,000 Titles to Norwood Residents

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HAJ Undertakes Housing Projects

Acting Managing Director of the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ), Gary Howell, says a number of ‘brown field’ and ‘green field’ housing projects are set to kick into high gear in St. Ann, St. James, Westmoreland and St. James, as the agency moves to fulfil its mandate of providing housing solutions for Jamaicans ‘Brown field’ developments refer to spaces which...
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Home constructed under the National Housing Trust’s (NHT) Sandhill Vista housing development programme in Hellshire, St. Catherine, which were handed over to beneficiaries in 2015 (FILE)
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Final Report on NHT Strategic Review to be Completed in March

The final report on the strategic review of the National Housing Trust (NHT) is expected to be completed by March this year. This was announced by Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, when he delivered the 2017-18 Throne Speech in Parliament on February 9. “This will form part of the strategic National Housing Policy and Implementation Plan...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), listens to a comment from Chairman of the Victoria Mutual Building Society, Michael McMorris, at the Realtors Association of Jamaica
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Gov’t Looking at Measures to Make Home Ownership Easier

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is looking at a raft of measures to improve the real estate market and make home ownership easier for Jamaicans. These include introducing more liquidity into the market to further reduce credit rates, and growing the secondary and reverse mortgage markets. Mr. Holness, who was addressing a Realtors Association of...
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Chairman of the National Housing Trust (NHT), Ambassador Dr. Nigel Clarke, addresses member of the Jamaican Diaspora in New York at the Jamaica Performing Arts Center in Jamaica, Queens, on September 22. Listening (from left) are: Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness; Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States (US), Audrey Marks; and Acting Consul General to New York, Derron McCreath.
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Jamaicans in the Diaspora May Soon Benefit from NHT Homes

Jamaicans living overseas will soon have an opportunity to purchase homes through the National Housing Trust (NHT). Chairman of the NHT, Ambassador Dr. Nigel Clarke, said members of the Jamaican diaspora have been inquiring as to how they could access a home through the Trust. “The NHT is now working on a programme, which will give members of the diaspora...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), exchanges pleasantries with Director of Production of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Enthrose Campbell (left), before the start of the National Housing Trust’s (NHT) 40th anniversary church service at the Church of the Open Bible on Washington Boulevard, St. Andrew on July 10. Sharing the moment are Pastor of the church, Rev. Dr. Alston Henry; and his wife Mrs. Eneth Henry.
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PM Announces Strategic Review of NHT

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, announced on July 10 that the Government intends to undertake a strategic review of the National Housing Trust (NHT). He said instructions have been given to the entity’s Chairman, Ambassador Dr. Nigel Clarke, for the review to begin in short order. He informed that the objective is to improve the operations of the...
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