The National Housing Trust (NHT) is looking to partner with owners of small parcels of land under the Small Development Partnership Programme, as part of efforts to resuscitate communities that are suffering from urban blight. Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the disclosure during his contribution to the 2025/26 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on...

For National Housing Trust (NHT) contributors earning less than $30,000 weekly, the deposit requirement on open market loans will be reduced to two per cent, if the housing solution being acquired is priced at or below $14 million. The initiative will commence on July 1, 2025. Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the announcement while outlining a...

Effective July 1, 2025, the National Housing Trust (NHT) will raise the loan limit for individual borrowers to $9 million, up from $7.5 million. For two co-applicants, the combined maximum loan limit will be increased from $15 million to $17 million, and for three co-applicants, it will move to $23 million from $21 million. Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon....

Newly appointed Senators, Hon. Ambassador Audrey Marks and Hon. Delano Seiveright were on Monday (March 17) officially appointed Minister and State Minister, respectively. They took the Oath of Office and the Oath of Allegiance during a swearing in ceremony held at King’s House, which was presided over by Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen. Prime Minister, Dr....

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Honourable Andrew Holness is pleased to announce the appointment of Ambassador Audrey Marks to the Senate. Ambassador Marks, Jamaica’s former Ambassador to the United States of America and Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS), brings a wealth of experience in diplomacy, business, and public service to her new role. Ambassador Marks has...

The Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund, since its inception in 2003, has awarded 4,909 scholarships, valued at $829 million, to more than 2,000 early-childhood-education practitioners and leaders pursuing undergraduate and graduate degree programmes. Focus areas include early-childhood education, special education, literacy and numeracy, curriculum development, educational leadership and educational administration, at tertiary institutions locally and overseas. Minister...

Jamaicans are being encouraged to take control of their personal data and defend their digital rights as the country navigates an increasingly data-driven landscape. Information Commissioner, Celia Barclay, made the appeal while addressing the recently concluded Data Privacy Conference in Kingston. The event was hosted by the Office of the Information Commissioner (OIC) under the theme ‘Data is Power: Defend...