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National Housing Trust (NHT) Assistant General Manager for Corporate Communications and Public Affairs, Dwayne Berbick, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on Tuesday (June 24).

NHT Encourages Contributors to Take Advantage of Newly Implemented Housing Benefits

National Housing Trust (NHT) contributors are being encouraged to take full advantage of newly implemented policy changes – rolled out two weeks ahead of schedule – to better address the shelter needs of Jamaicans. These include a reduction in service...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), along with (from left) Managing Director, Gore Developments Limited, Christopher Gore; Board Chairman, National Housing Trust (NHT), Linval Freeman; Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.; General Manager, Gore Developments Limited, Ruthven Ottey; and NHT Managing Director, Martin Miller, break ground for the Longville Meadows housing development in Longville Park, Clarendon, on Friday (June 20).

Prime Minister Breaks Ground for Multi-Billion-Dollar Longville Meadows Housing Project

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), hands New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) beneficiary, Elaine Bennett (second left), the social contract and keys to her new house in Lloyd’s District in St. Thomas recently. Sharing the moment (from left) are Member of Parliament for St. Thomas Western, James Robertson; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Arlene Williams; and Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie.

300 Houses Delivered Under NSHP

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), cuts the ribbon, marking the official handover of a two-bedroom unit under the Government’s New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) to beneficiary, Patrick Sawyers (second left), during a ceremony on Friday (June 13) at 51 Whitehall Avenue, St. Andrew North Central. Joining them are Member of Parliament, Karl Samuda, and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Arlene Williams.

New Social Housing Programme to Provide Shelter for Tourism Workers

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), breaks ground on Friday (June 13) for the $49 million ‘Village at Tower Hill’ housing development in St. Andrew West Central, for which he is the Member of Parliament. The project will comprise six units built at Lot 99-100 Tower Avenue under the Government’s New Social Housing Programme (NSHP). Dr. Holness is joined by (from left) Chair, NSHP Oversight Committee, Judith Robb Walters; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Arlene Williams; Mar-Osh Innovative Construction Company Director, Marcell Walker; Senior Director in the Ministry, Richard Cargill, and Mar-Osh Innovative Construction Company Director, Oshane Walker.

$49-M ‘Village at Tower Hill’ Project to Deliver New Housing for 13 Residents in St. Andrew West Central

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right) presents New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) beneficiary, Sharon Hughes, with a social contract and the keys to her new home. Occasion was the handover ceremony for Ms. Hughes

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PHOTOS: PM Hands Over Housing Units in Trelawny

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right) presents New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) beneficiary, Sharon Hughes, with a social contract and the keys to her new home. Occasion was the handover ceremony for Ms. Hughes' new one bedroom unit in St. Vincent District, Trelawny on Friday (June 6). Sharing in the moment are (from left) Member of...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left) looks on as New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) beneficiary, Patrica Rowe (right) embraces her granddaughter, Asantiwa Gordon. Occasion was the handover ceremony for Ms. Rowe

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Patricia Rowe Receives One-bedroom Unit

New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) beneficiary Patricia Rowe is now breathing a sigh of relief, as her days of falling through the floorboards of her old home ended on Friday (June 6) when she received a new house. The unit was handed over by Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon Andrew Holness in Cotton Tree, Trelawny. Ms. Rowe, who received...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left) officially cuts the ribbon to hand over a New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) unit to beneficiary, Precious Eason (right) in Freeman

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Freeman’s Hall Resident Receives Housing Unit

Precious Eason of Freeman’s Hall, Trelawny, no longer has to place a basin to catch water or wipe water from the floor of her house when it rains. She is the recipient of a two-bedroom unit under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP). Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, handed over the keys to the grateful homeowner during...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre) cuts the ribbon to officially hand over a new three-bedroom unit to New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) beneficiary, Ivylin Thompson (right). The occasion was the handover ceremony for the unit in Brampton District, Trelawny on Friday (June 6). Sharing in the moment are Chairperson of the NSHP Oversight Committee, Judith Robb Walters (partially hidden, left) and Member of Parliament for Trelawny Southern, Marisa Dalrymple Philibert.

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Prime Minister Holness Presents Six Additional Housing Units to Needy Jamaicans Under NSHP

Six deserving beneficiaries in Southern Trelawny are now the proud recipients of housing units provided under the Government’s New Social Housing Programme (NSHP). The recipients received the keys to their new homes from Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness on Friday (June 6). Speaking at the handover ceremony for a three-bedroom unit to Ivylin Thompson, in Brampton District,...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), joins Harold and Befra Corriders (centre and second right) in cutting the ribbon to their new home in Colonels Ridge, Clarendon on Friday (May 30) under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP). Sharing the moment are Member of Parliament for Clarendon Northern, Dwight Sibblies (left) and Chairperson of the NSHP Oversight Committee, Judith Robb Walters.

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PHOTOS: PM Hands Over Houses To Two Families in Clarendon

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), joins Harold and Befra Corriders (centre and second right) in cutting the ribbon to their new home in Colonels Ridge, Clarendon on Friday (May 30) under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP). Sharing the moment are Member of Parliament for Clarendon Northern, Dwight Sibblies (left) and Chairperson of the NSHP Oversight...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, and New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) recipient, Dorothy Allen (centre), cut the ribbon to her new two-bedroom home in Sterling Castle in Ewarton, St. Catherine on Friday (May 30). They are joined by Chairperson of the NSHP Oversight Committee, Judith Robb Walters.

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With New House, NSHP Beneficiary Looks To Restart Poultry Business

With the keys to a new two-bedroom house provided under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) Dorothy Allen is looking forward to a much brighter future. The mother of four from Sterling Castle in Ewarton, St. Catherine, explained that with the new property she will be able to restart her poultry farming business with the possibility of expanding to pigs...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), looks on as Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, cuts the ribbon to mark the official handover of a new home to St. Thomas resident, Carline Williams (second left). She was among the beneficiaries in the parish who received keys to homes under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) from Prime Minister Holness on May 15. Also sharing the moment are (from left) Member of Parliament for St. Thomas Eastern, Dr. Michelle Charles, and Principal Finance Officer in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Judith Robb Walters.

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St. Thomas Poised for Housing Boom – PM Holness

Significant developments in St. Thomas are expected to fuel a housing boom across the parish, according to Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. He gave this assurance while addressing citizens of Highbury Crescent in Morant Bay on May 15, during a handover ceremony for a unit awarded to New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) beneficiary, Carline Williams. “This parish...