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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), cuts the ribbon to officially hand over 50 housing units at Union Acres in Irwin, St. James, on Wednesday (October 23). He he joined by (from left) Chairman of the National Housing Trust (NHT), Linval Freeman; Minister of Tourism and Member of Parliament for East Central St. James, Hon. Edmund Bartlett; Union Acres beneficiary, Racine Brown; First Vice President of the Jamaica Civil Servant Association, Clarence Frater; Union Acres beneficiary, Elaine Edmondson and Managing Director of the NHT, Martin Miller.
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), cuts the ribbon to officially hand over 50 housing units at Union Acres in Irwin, St. James, on Wednesday (October 23). He he joined by (from left) Chairman of the National Housing Trust (NHT), Linval Freeman; Minister of Tourism and Member of Parliament for East Central St. James, Hon. Edmund Bartlett; Union Acres beneficiary, Racine Brown; First Vice President of the Jamaica Civil Servant Association, Clarence Frater; Union Acres beneficiary, Elaine Edmondson and Managing Director of the NHT, Martin Miller.

3,531 Housing Solutions Coming for St. James

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the National Housing Trust (NHT) will be developing some 3,531 housing solutions in St. James over the next few years. He made the disclosure during the official handover of the NHT’s...
Assistant General Manager of Corporate Communications and Public Affairs at the National Housing Trust (NHT), Dwayne Berbick.
Assistant General Manager of Corporate Communications and Public Affairs at the National Housing Trust (NHT), Dwayne Berbick.

NHT Mortgagers Urged to Take Advantage Of 10 Plus Loan
Assistant General Manager of Corporate Communications and Public Affairs at the National Housing Trust, Dwayne Berbick, speaks at a Jamaica Information Service Think Tank.
Assistant General Manager of Corporate Communications and Public Affairs at the National Housing Trust, Dwayne Berbick, speaks at a Jamaica Information Service Think Tank.

NHT Extends Deadline for Disaster Relief Assistance to November 30
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left, front row), cuts the ribbon to officially open the Perth Estate Phase 2 housing development in Manchester on Wednesday (October 9). He is joined by Chairman of the National Housing Trust (NHT), Linval Freeman (left); Member of Parliament for Central Manchester, Rhoda Moy Crawford (centre); Managing Director of the NHT, Martin Miller (right); and new homeowners.
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left, front row), cuts the ribbon to officially open the Perth Estate Phase 2 housing development in Manchester on Wednesday (October 9). He is joined by Chairman of the National Housing Trust (NHT), Linval Freeman (left); Member of Parliament for Central Manchester, Rhoda Moy Crawford (centre); Managing Director of the NHT, Martin Miller (right); and new homeowners.

PM Hands Over 445 Housing Solutions in Manchester
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), presents Judith Watson (second left) with the keys to her new three-bedroom unit in St. Mary Western on September 25. Sharing in the moment are (from left) Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Arlene Williams; Mayor of Port Maria, Fitzroy Wilson; and Member of Parliament for the Constituency, Robert Montague.
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), presents Judith Watson (second left) with the keys to her new three-bedroom unit in St. Mary Western on September 25. Sharing in the moment are (from left) Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Arlene Williams; Mayor of Port Maria, Fitzroy Wilson; and Member of Parliament for the Constituency, Robert Montague.

St. Mary Resident Receives ‘Dream Home’ Through The NSHP

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Additional 24 Indigent Housing Units Being Constructed

Some 24 additional homes are now being constructed under the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development’s ongoing Indigent Housing Programme. This was disclosed by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, who spoke with journalists following a tour of the St. Ann’s Bay market in St. Ann on Tuesday (September 24). “We are now waiting for some more funds so [that]...
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Assistant General Manager for Corporate Communications and Public Affairs at the National Housing Trust, Dwayne Berbick, speaks at a recent JIS Think Tank.
Housing

NHT Urges Homeowners to Prioritise Insurance Coverage

The National Housing Trust (NHT) is urging all homeowners to prioritise insurance coverage to safeguard against natural disasters, including hurricanes and earthquakes. Speaking with JIS News recently, Assistant General Manager for Corporate Communications and Public Affairs, Dwayne Berbick, said the need for insurance transcends the status of homeowners. “I want to impress upon all homeowners, and I am not just...
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, delivers the main address at the contract-signing and ground-breaking ceremony for the Spicy Grove Infrastructure Works Project in Oracabessa, St. Mary, on September 25.
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Government to Spend Billions to Regularise Informal Settlements

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced plans by the Government to spend billions on the regularisation of informal settlements in Jamaica. Dr. Holness made the disclosure on September 25 while breaking ground for the Spicy Grove Infrastructure Works project in St. Mary, which will see the implementation of roadways, water infrastructure, electricity and land titling in...
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Custos Rotulorum for Clarendon, Hon. Edith Chin (second left), presents the keys to a new house (in background) built under her ‘Little But Tallawah Homes’ Initiative, to recipient, Tracy-Ann Thomas (fourth left) of Rocky Point in the parish, during the handover on Friday (September 20). Others participating include: Mayor of May Pen Councillor Joel Williams (third right), and Councillor for the Rocky Point Division, Winston Maragh (second right).
CommunityDevelopmentHousingHurricane Relief & RecoveryLabourLocal GovernmentSocial Security

Clarendon Family Gifted ‘Little But Tallawah’ Home

Custos Rotulorum for Clarendon, Hon. Edith Chin, on Friday (September 20), handed over one of two retrofitted container houses, developed under an initiative she spearheads, to a family residing in Rocky Point in the parish, who lost their possessions during Hurricane Beryl’s passage on July 3. Tracy-Ann Thomas and her two children are the beneficiaries of the new dwelling, which...
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Assistant General Manager of Corporate Communications and Public Affairs at the National Housing Trust, Dwayne Berbick.
HousingOffice of the Prime Minister

NHT Reminds Contributors to Apply for Special Moratorium by Sept. 30

National Housing Trust (NHT) contributors and mortgagors affected by Hurricane Beryl are being reminded to apply for the organisation’s post-hurricane peril moratorium by September 30. Assistant General Manager of Corporate Communications and Public Affairs, Dwayne Berbick, told JIS News that the newly introduced initiative is designed to offer financial relief to those who experience property damage or economic hardship as...
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Assistant General Manager, Corporate Communications and Public Affairs, National Housing Trust (NHT), Dwayne Berbick.
HousingOffice of the Prime Minister

NHT Commits to Enhancing Policies and Initiatives

The National Housing Trust (NHT) has committed to enhancing its policies and initiatives, by drawing on valuable lessons emerging from the recent passage of Hurricane Beryl and seismic events that have affected Jamaica over the past two months. NHT Assistant General Manager for Corporate Communication and Public Affairs, Dwayne Berbick, told JIS News that this will ensure the organisation is...
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