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National Housing Trust (NHT) Administrative Manager, Shara Luke Cooper.
National Housing Trust (NHT) Administrative Manager, Shara Luke Cooper.

NHT Reduces Service Charge for New Mortgagors

New mortgagors accessing their National Housing Trust (NHT) benefit will be afforded a reduced service charge. The NHT’s Administrative Manager, Shara Luke Cooper, said the adjustment forms part of the Trust’s broader efforts to make homeownership more affordable for contributors....
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses Friday’s (July 4) groundbreaking ceremony for the US$425 million (J$67.5 billion)Western Resilience Water Project in Davis Pen, Trelawny.
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses Friday’s (July 4) groundbreaking ceremony for the US$425 million (J$67.5 billion)Western Resilience Water Project in Davis Pen, Trelawny.

Responsible Governance Key to Safeguarding Jamaica’s Future – PM Holness
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Efficiency, Innovation, and Digital Transformation, Senator the Hon. Ambassador Audrey Marks (left), is greeted by Privacy and Legal Management Consultants (PLMC) Lead Compliance and Software Engineer, William Henlin (right), during PLMC’s Prioritising Privacy: Protect, Comply, Thrive conference, held at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters in St. Andrew, on Tuesday (July 1). Sharing the moment is PLMC Managing Director, M. Georgia Gibson Henlin.
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Efficiency, Innovation, and Digital Transformation, Senator the Hon. Ambassador Audrey Marks (left), is greeted by Privacy and Legal Management Consultants (PLMC) Lead Compliance and Software Engineer, William Henlin (right), during PLMC’s Prioritising Privacy: Protect, Comply, Thrive conference, held at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters in St. Andrew, on Tuesday (July 1). Sharing the moment is PLMC Managing Director, M. Georgia Gibson Henlin.

Modern Digital Society Must Be Built on Trust – Minister
Assistant General Manager for Advertising, Marketing, and After Sales, National Housing Trust (NHT), Sabrena MacDonald Radcliffe, addresses a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank.
Assistant General Manager for Advertising, Marketing, and After Sales, National Housing Trust (NHT), Sabrena MacDonald Radcliffe, addresses a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank.

NHT to Host ‘Home It’ Expo at Emancipation Park July 5
Manager, Public Relations and Communications, Electoral Office of Jamaica, Daynia Harper.
Manager, Public Relations and Communications, Electoral Office of Jamaica, Daynia Harper.

EOJ Urges Electors to Collect Renewed Voter ID Cards

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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Efficiency, Innovation and Digital Transformation, Senator the Hon. Ambassador Audrey Marks (second left), is greeted by President of the Small Business Association, Garnett Reid (right), at the Realign Business & Investment Conference, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on June 25. Observing are Chairman of Entrepreneurial Partners Limited, Garfield Daley (second right), and Chief Executive Officer of Blue Mahoe Capital, David Mullings. Ambassador Marks delivered the main address.
CARICOMForeign AffairsOffice of the Prime Minister

Minister Proposes Establishment of CARICOM-Africa Investment Council

The establishment of a CARICOM-Africa Investment Council to boost trade between Caribbean and African countries has been proposed by Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator the Hon. Ambassador Audrey Marks. Minister Marks, who has responsibility for Efficiency, Innovation and Digital Transformation, explained that the Council would identify, vet and co-finance projects that build shared prosperity...
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Assistant General Manager for Corporate Communications and Public Affairs at the National Housing Trust (NHT), Dwayne Berbick.
HousingOffice of the Prime Minister

More Low-Income NHT Contributors to Access Grant

Effective July 1, low-income contributors to the National Housing Trust (NHT) will have a greater opportunity to access financial assistance, through the organisation’s expanded Home Grant facility. The Grant, which provides up to $3.5 million, was previously limited to contributors earning less than $18,000 weekly. However, Assistant General Manager for Corporate Communications and Public Affairs, Dwayne Berbick, said the income...
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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).
HousingOffice of the Prime Minister

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 charges, increased loan limits for single and co-applicants, and enhancements to the Smart Energy Loan facility. NHT Assistant General Manager...
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Office of the Prime Minister

Prime Minister Outlines the Evolving Role of HEART NSTA in Building a Workforce for Jamaica’s Future

“HEART is transitioning from being primarily a skills development and training institution to being the facilitator of preparing a workforce that is aligned to industry needs.” - Prime Minister Holness. Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has outlined the transformation of the HEART/NSTA Trust into a key driver of workforce development and economic alignment in Jamaica. Speaking on Friday (June 20,...
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Office of the Prime Minister

Prime Minister Holness Breaks Ground for More Than Two Thousand Houses to be Built on Landmark Longville Meadows Housing Development in Clarendon

“Every home we build takes a family out of uncertainty and into stability. Every home we build moves a family from poverty to prosperity,” Prime Minster Holness Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness, who also serves as Minister of Housing, continues to advance low-income housing development with the groundbreaking of the Longville Meadows Housing Development in Clarendon. It marks the start...
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left) shares in conversation with (from left) Chief of Defence Staff, Vice Admiral Antonette Wemyss Gorman (left); Managing Director of the HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton; and Acting President of the Caribbean Military Academy, Lieutenant Colonel Nadine Notice. Occasion was the closing out ceremony for the first group of participants in the Jamaica National Service Corps (JNSC) Skills Track for Workforce Development at the JDF Headquarters, Up Park Camp, Kingston, on Friday (June 20).
Office of the Prime Minister

First Cohort of Young People Trained Under JNSC Skills Track

Forty-eight young people have been equipped with the technical skills and professional discipline to enhance their employability, having successfully completed the Jamaica National Service Corps’ (JNSC) Skills Track for Workforce Development.  They are the first cohort to be trained under the programme, which was launched by the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) and the HEART/NSTA Trust on February 24, 2025.  The...
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