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Director of Housing in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Paula Parks, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on Wednesday, January 21.

Housing Ministry Looking to Draft Squatter Policy

The Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, is looking to draft a squatter policy, which will guide the development of informal communities across the country. Director of Housing Policy in the Ministry, Paula Parks, said the policy will incorporate recommendations...

Minister Without Portfolio, Ministry of Transport, Works, and Housing, Hon. Dr Morais Guy (right), addressing residents of Paradise, one of 12 informal settlements in Central Westmoreland which he visited last week. Also pictured is Central Westmoreland Member of Parliament, Dwayne Vaz (centre), who accompanied Dr. Guy, and a resident of the community.

Over 45,000 Land Titles Ready for Delivery

Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr Morais Guy (2nd right), getting acquainted with a map of the Hatfield area, during his tour of informal settlements in Central Westmoreland on January 15 and 16. Others (from left) are: Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing Regional Manager in Savanna-la-mar, Sherene Newman; Member of Parliament for Central Westmoreland, Dwayne Vaz; Director of Lands in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Vincent Haldane; and Sales Collection Officer, Everton Lynch.

Informal Settlements in Westmoreland to be Regularised

Heavy Rains in Northern Region

National Housing Trust (NHT) Chairman, Easton Douglas (centre), addressing journalists on the entity’s acquisition of the Orange Grove property in Trelawny, during a media briefing at the entity’s New Kingston corporate offices, on Monday (November 24). Flanking him are Board members, Norman Horne (left), and Percival LaTouche.

NHT Chairman Maintains Purchase of Orange Grove Property Is In Line With Mandate

Leader of the Opposition, The Most Honourable
Portia Simpson Miller, O.N., M.P.

11 years ago HousingOffice of the Prime MinisterPrime Minister

PM to Make Announcement on NHT Board Following Cabinet Meeting on Monday

Following the weekly meeting of the Cabinet on Monday, November 24, Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller will make an announcement related to the composition and future of the Board of Directors of the National Housing Trust. Prime Minister Simpson Miller acknowledges that the current public debate surrounding a recent property acquisition by the NHT Board has resulted in the resignation...

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Hundreds Benefit From HEART Trust/NTA’s Career Fair

Hundreds of students across the parish of Clarendon turned out for the HEART Trust/NTA’s career fair held at the St. James Methodist Church in May Pen on November 19. The community intervention was held as part of efforts to expose students aged 17 and older to the diverse training options provided by the institution; job seeking skills; professionalism in the...

11 years ago HousingInformationOffice of the Prime Minister

Mandatory eFiling of All Employers Annual Return (S02) to be implemented next year

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) wishes to advise ALL employers that effective January 1, 2015, they will be required to electronically file their Employers Annual Return (S02) online via the Tax Portal www.jamaicatax.gov.jm. This means that all S02 returns filed as of the New Year are to be e-filed, as such returns filed manually will not be accepted. This new requirement...

11 years ago Housing

House Passes Bill to Make Home Ownership Easier

The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, November 11, passed amendments to the Mortgage Insurance Act, aimed at making mortgages more accessible for persons seeking to acquire a home. The Bill seeks to increase from 90 per cent to 97 per cent, the percentage of the appraised value of the property on which mortgage indemnity insurance is granted; and to vary...

National Housing Trust (NHT) Chairman, Easton Douglas (right), conversing with National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) Chief Executive Officer, Peter Knight, during a public lecture and exhibition held as part of a series of activities in observance of World Town Planning Day, being observed today (November 8), at the NHT’s New Kingston offices, on Friday (November 7).

11 years ago Housing

NHT Commits $173m to Complete Spatial Plan and Development Order for Jamaica

The National Housing Trust (NHT) has committed $173 million towards the completion of a spatial plan and development order for Jamaica. Chairman, Easton Douglas, made the announcement on Friday (November 7), during a public lecture and exhibition at the agency’s New Kingston corporate office, which was held as part of activities commemorating World Town Planning Day, being observed today (November...

Secretary General of the Caribbean Association of Housing Finance Institutions (CASHFI), Joseph Bailey, addresses a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on the CASHFI Conference which takes place from October 6 to 7 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, in Kingston.

11 years ago Housing

Regional Conference on Housing Oct. 6-7

Representatives from 12-member countries of the Caribbean Association of Housing Finance Institutions (CASHFI) are expected in the island to participate in the 2014 staging of the association’s regional conference from October 6-7. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on October 3, Secretary General of CASHFI, Joseph Bailey, expressed confidence that the conference will assist regional governments to shape policies that...

Company Secretary and Legal Counsel for Jamaica Mortgage Bank (JMB), Donna Samuels-Stone, oversees the signing of a syndicated loan agreement between financiers Jamaica Mortgage Bank (JMB) and National Commercial Bank (NCB); and 138 Student Living Jamaica Ltd. Under the agreement, the two financial entities will provide $1.35 billion for the construction of phase one of a student housing project at the University of the West Indies (UWI). The signatories (from left) are: Assistant General Manager Corporate Banking at NCB, Raymond Donaldson; General Manager, Corporate Banking NCB, Brian Boothe and JMB Board Chairman, Howard Mollison.

11 years ago Finance & Public ServiceHousing

Jamaica Mortgage Bank Lead Financier of UWI Student Housing Project

The Jamaica Mortgage Bank (JMB) is the lead financier for the first phase of a major housing project on the Mona campus of the University of the West Indies, which will provide accommodation for 1, 584 students over the next three years. Ground was broken on Thursday (September 18) for the development, which is being undertaken at a cost of...