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Sixty residents of Flankers and Norwood in St. James are now proud recipients of land titles from the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ). The residents, some of whom have been waiting for their land titles for over 30 years, received the instruments on Friday, January 25, at a ceremony held at the Flankers Multi-Purpose Centre. The handing over was part...

Some 486 residents of sugar barracks in Golden Grove and its environs in St. Thomas are to benefit from 225 housing solutions at Hampton Court and Stokes Hall, in the parish. The initiative, which is expected to cost $305.8 million, is being undertaken through the Government’s Sugar Estates Barracks Relocation Programme. Contracts for the construction project were signed during a...

The Government of Jamaica is looking at instituting a deposit financing scheme to provide short-term loans for homebuyers who are unable to come up with the down payment required to purchase a home. Making the disclosure at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Morais Guy, explained that the proposal...

Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Morais Guy, says the Government is committed to the implementation of policies and projects that will further develop the housing sector and alleviate the current shortage of housing solutions in Jamaica. He said that recent surveys have indicated that Jamaica is facing a deficit of approximately...

There are certain basic essentials that every person needs to exist comfortably, and one of them is a place to live. Some people have been able to achieve this without much difficulty, but there are many persons in society who, because of their income, are unable to purchase a home. This was recognised by the Government in the 1970s, so...

The Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, has launched a titling programme, aimed at further empowering a large segment of the Jamaican population who reside in Operation PRIDE schemes all across Jamaica. "Over 10,000 Operation PRIDE beneficiaries will now be afforded the opportunity of having their individual splinter titles transferred to them, thereby providing security of tenure for lands which...

The Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, has taken steps to formulate a National Housing Policy and Implementation Plan, to give strategic direction to the housing sector and to enable the Government to meet its vision/target of providing access to adequate and secure shelter for all Jamaicans by 2030. "This policy and implementation plan are intended to address the perennial...

Chairman of the National Housing Trust (NHT), Howard Mitchell,  says there should  be greater collaboration between public and private sector housing industry stakeholders  in the development of  more affordable  housing solutions, particularly low income options, to meet the country's needs. Speaking at an NHT Roundtable Discussion at the agency's New Kingston offices on September  14, Mr. Mitchell noted that since...

In recognition of the media's role in simulating debate on issues of national importance, the National Housing Trust (NHT) has established a special Journalism Award for Excellence in reporting on Sustainable Development and Affordable Housing. Making the announcement during a Roundtable Discussion held at the NHT's New Kingston offices on Wednesday (Sept. 14), the company's Managing Director, Cecile Watson, said...

Speaking to construction professionals earlier this year, Minister of Water and Housing, Dr. Horace Chang, reiterated that the construction sector will play a key role in the implementation of the Housing Policy. "We are finally on the verge of putting in place a National Housing Policy, to bring order and cohesiveness to the sector. The Ministry is in possession of...

The National Housing Policy produced for the Ministry of Water and Housing by a consortium from the University of the West Indies (UWI) and the University of Technology (UTech), recommends a national emergency housing programme as one aspect of creating and maintaining shelter for all Jamaicans. This policy supports the need for precautionary and mitigation measures to help persons to...

Minister of Water and Housing, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, has announced that the National Housing Policy document will be completed by the end of June. Making his contribution to the Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, today (May 18), the Minister informed that, "we are now in the final stages of consultation." He noted that although there have been...