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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the ceremony for the opening of the new Parliament and swearing in of members of the Senate and the House of Representatives at Gordon House on Thursday (September 18).
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the ceremony for the opening of the new Parliament and swearing in of members of the Senate and the House of Representatives at Gordon House on Thursday (September 18).

Job Descriptions to Be Advanced This Parliamentary Term – PM

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government will advance the process to formally institute job descriptions for Parliamentarians. “If this House is to be part of the engine of growth, then its members must operate with...
Senior General Manager, Customer Relations, at the National Housing Trust (NHT), Dr. Lanie-Marie Oakley Williams, makes a point while speaking at a Jamaica Information Service ‘Think Thank’.
Senior General Manager, Customer Relations, at the National Housing Trust (NHT), Dr. Lanie-Marie Oakley Williams, makes a point while speaking at a Jamaica Information Service ‘Think Thank’.

Special Assistance Available to NHT Mortgagees Experiencing Financial Challenges
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness

Housing Development Coming For Innswood St. Catherine
Land titles were distributed to these residents of Norwood in St. James, on August 11. With them are Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (sixth left, back row), and Minister of National Security and Member of Parliament for the area, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (sixth left, second row).
Land titles were distributed to these residents of Norwood in St. James, on August 11. With them are Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (sixth left, back row), and Minister of National Security and Member of Parliament for the area, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (sixth left, second row).

Residents of Norwood Receive Land Titles
Assistant General Manager, Corporate Communications and Public Affairs, National Housing Trust (NHT), Dwayne Berbick.
Assistant General Manager, Corporate Communications and Public Affairs, National Housing Trust (NHT), Dwayne Berbick.

NHT Reminds Persons With Disabilities of Opportunity to Own a Home

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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness delivers the keynote address during a Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) ceremony to handover titles in Naseberry Villa, St. Catherine on Tuesday (August 5).
Housing

Naseberry Villa Residents Get Land Title

Residents of Naseberry Villa in St. Catherine are now proud landowners, having received certificates of title for property that they have occupied for several years, from the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ). Speaking at the handover ceremony held recently, Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, said the titling effort carries social and economic weight. “Today we gather to...
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Assistant General Manager of the National Housing Trust’s Human Capital Management Department, Donnetta Russell.
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Deadline for NHT Construction Scholarships is August 10

The National Housing Trust (NHT) is reminding eligible students that the deadline to apply for the 2025/2026 Construction Scholarship is Sunday, August 10, 2025. The scholarship will provide up to $1 million in funding to 25 undergraduate students pursuing degrees in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, Urban Planning, and other construction-related disciplines at accredited local universities. As part of the...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), speaks during the handover ceremony for a furnished one-bedroom unit to Indigent Housing Programme beneficiary, Denise Chito, in Albion Meadows, St. Thomas, on Friday (July 25). The unit supplements a one-bedroom home Ms. Chito previously received under the New Social Housing Programme.
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PHOTOS: Indigent Housing Programme Handover in Albion Meadows, St. Thomas

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), speaks during the handover ceremony for a furnished one-bedroom unit to Indigent Housing Programme beneficiary, Denise Chito, in Albion Meadows, St. Thomas, on Friday (July 25). The unit supplements a one-bedroom home Ms. Chito previously received under the New Social Housing Programme.
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre, backrow), shares a moment with new land title holders from Westmoreland as well as other stakeholders. Occasion was a recent land title handover ceremony hosted by the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) at Hotel Comingle in Savanna-la- Mar, Westmoreland.
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Investing in Infrastructure Opens Up Land for Development

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government’s investment in major infrastructure projects will open up land for housing and facilitate development. “When you see we build a brand new highway going east, going around to Portland, when  you see we are building the highway going around Montego Bay and coming into Westmoreland through Long Hill, what...
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Administrative Manager at the National Housing Trust, Shara Luke Cooper.
Housing

NHT Expands Cash Refunds to Private-Sector Workers and Self-Employed Persons with Mortgages

All eligible National Housing Trust (NHT) contributors, whether public-sector employees, private-sector workers, or self-employed individuals, can now receive their contribution refunds in cash. Speaking with JIS News recently, Administrative Manager at the NHT, Shara Luke Cooper, said the policy change took effect on July 1. Previously, this cash refund option was exclusively available to public-sector workers, while contributions for other...
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the ceremony to break ground for the National Housing Trust (NHT) Chantilly Gardens housing development in Westmoreland, on Friday (July 18).
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NHT Surpasses Target In Delivering Housing Solutions

The National Housing Trust (NHT) has surpassed its mandated target of building 43,000 housing solutions, delivering more than 50,000 homes since April 2021, a significant milestone in Jamaica’s efforts to tackle the housing deficit. Addressing the ceremony to break ground for the agency’s Chantilly Gardens housing development in Westmoreland, on Friday (July 18), Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew...
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