Minister with responsibility for Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy, says the Government will be undertaking a “vigorous housing programme” in urban centres as part of a renewed emphasis on urban renewal. Dr. Guy, who was making his contribution to the 2013/2014 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 21, said that much of the infrastructure in several communities...

A total of 1,000 residents of St. Ann, St. Mary and Portland are to receive titles to the properties they occupy. The provision is being made under the Cadastral Mapping and Land Registration project, which involves collaboration between the Government and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA). The first nine residents from communities in the three parishes, were on Friday...

A Bill to facilitate the withdrawal of $11.4 billion annually from the National Housing Trust (NHT), to provide budgetary support for the Government over the next four years, was tabled in the House of Representatives, on Tuesday, February 26. The Bill, entitled the National Housing Trust (Special Provisions) Act 2013, was tabled by Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the...

Chairman of the National Housing Trust (NHT), Easton Douglas, says there are no plans to increase contributions from Pay As You Earn (PAYE) workers in order to fund the $11 billion, which the Government will be seeking from the Trust annually. Mr. Douglas was addressing these concerns on Thursday, February 21, at a Jamaica House press briefing held at the...

Contributors to the National Housing Trust (NHT) are being assured that their funds are safe, and that the usual annual refunds will be readily available whenever persons choose to make claims. Chairman of the NHT, Easton Douglas, gave the assurance today (February 21), at a Jamaica House press briefing, where he noted that the NHT is now in the process...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, says the National Housing Trust (NHT) will continue to honour its commitments, even as it assists the Government by providing funds to help with the country’s debt management over the four-year period of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme. “The NHT will be able to honour all its commitments to its contributors...

Thousands of residents living in the sprawling housing development of Longville Park, Clarendon, are set to benefit from the construction of a 50-man police station in their community. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, said the National Housing Trust (NHT), has provided $50 million for the construction of the station by December 2013.  The station will initially house...

Construction work on a major housing development at Bernard Lodge in St. Catherine is scheduled to begin in April this year. Transport, Works and Housing Minister, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies, informed journalists at a media briefing at the Ministry on Friday (February 15) that the Housing Agency of Jamaica Limited (HAJL) is currently in discussions with United States-based firm,...

Construction of some 88 houses, earmarked for development in Springfield, Clarendon under the European Union (EU)-funded Sugar Barracks Relocation Project, is set to start shortly. A contract for the development, valued at just over $160 million, was signed on Wednesday, February 6, during a ceremony at the project site. Approximately 209 sugar workers residing in that community and its environs,...