The Government will spend more than $308 million for the construction of new integrated accommodation, office and storage facilities at Lathbury Barracks, Up Park Camp. Details of the project are outlined in the 2015/16 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. Anticipated targets for the 2015/16 fiscal year include: the complete construction of the first three-storey building; continued...

The Government will be providing 2,850 housing solutions for sugar workers in the parish of Westmoreland, with 861 to be completed this year. Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, made the announcement at a special press briefing held on February 5, at the Western Offices of the Prime Minister in Montego Bay. He informed that of...

A Bill to empower the Administrator General to transfer properties to secondary beneficiaries as long as they are able to prove their relationship to the deceased owner is now before the Houses of Parliament. This will also help to clear the backlog of estate matters at the Administrator General’s Department (AGD). Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Transport, Works...

The Government will be embarking on a programme to distribute 45,000 land titles over the next three years, under its land titling programme. Minister with responsibility for Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy made the comment at the handing over of 48 certificates of title at a ceremony in Flanker, St. James on January 30. The presentation of the titles brought...

The National Housing Trust (NHT) has its sights on retaining the Best Customer Service Entity trophy in the 2014/15 Public Sector Customer Service Competition. The agency copped the top title at the last two competitions held in 2010/2011 and 2012/2013, walking away with the Prime Minister’s Trophy and attractive prizes. In 2010/2011, the agency dominated the individual awards categories, with...

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 from the Draft National Housing Policy. “The Ministry will be looking to develop a squatter policy outside of the National...

The Government is moving to distribute over 45,000 certificates of title which are ready for delivery to property holders, islandwide. Minister without Portfolio, Ministry of Transport, Works, and Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy, says the certificates, to be distributed under the administration’s National Titling Programme, have been prepared by several Ministries and state agencies. These, he informs, include: the Ministries...