A young housing developer is seeking to use skills gained from the Jamaica Combined Cadet Force and service clubs to impact youth by providing manual work on his firm’s construction sites. Managing Director of Alfran Development Limited, Ricardo Foster, said during the development of the company’s first housing project, Genesis 28, on Waterloo Road in St. Andrew, over 60 inner-city...

The Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) says the major regularisation and infrastructural project being undertaken in the Grange Pen community in Lilliput, St. James, is progressing well. Senior Manager for Project Development and Design at the HAJ, Rudolf McKenzie, points out that several key components of the project are now in place. The update was given during a recent community...

The opening of the $140 million Desmond McKenzie Transitional Centre for the Homeless, marks the fulfilment of a longstanding dream of the man in whose honour the facility is named. The state-of-the-art centre which is the country’s first adult transitional facility for persons living on the nation’s streets, was officially opened by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness during...

The Government will provide approximately 131 housing solutions for Jamaica’s most vulnerable during the year. Making his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives recently, Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, said that at least 11 new concrete structures will be built for indigent persons in St. Mary, Hanover, and Westmoreland. Additionally,...

If you are thinking of purchasing a house or a parcel of land, there are several steps to follow and many things to consider. Although the National Land Agency (NLA) is present at the start and end of the process of transferring a land title, they share important information that potential home buyers and sellers will find valuable beforehand. Manager...

Mary Gentles prayed diligently to God to provide her with a sturdy house that would offer her peace of mind and security. Despite Ms. Gentles’ faith being tested, as it took some time before her prayers were finally answered, it was never broken. The 82-year-old resident of Mike Town in Manchester North Western is now the recipient of a brand...

Unity and hope permeated the air as Claremont, St. Ann, residents cheered for the birthday girl, Andria Riley, whose smile was rivalled only by the sun, as Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, handed her the keys to her brand-new home on Friday (March 18). Ms. Riley’s new home was constructed under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP), which...

The face mask could not hide the broad smile on the face of Henry Dwyer, as he received the key to his new home at 8 Donmair Close in St. Andrew from Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness recently. After decades of living in a dilapidated board structure, the elderly man and his son, Milton, were happy to finally...

Aggie Reynolds, a 73-year-old resident of Flagaman in St. Elizabeth, is a happy and proud landowner today, having received a certificate of title for her property under the National Land Agency’s (NLA) Systematic Land Registration (SLR) titling programme. She is among 35 residents who were recently presented with their titles during a ceremony at Newell High School in St. Elizabeth...