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Assistant General Manager, Corporate Communications and Public Affairs, National Housing Trust (NHT), Dwayne Berbick.

NHT Introduces More Flexible Verification Measures for Hurricane Melissa Relief

By: Rocheda Bartley, December 5, 2025

The National Housing Trust (NHT) has expanded the range of documents it will accept to verify identity and property ownership for persons seeking assistance under its Hurricane Melissa relief initiatives....

Assistant General Manager in charge of Engineering and Contract Monitoring at the National Housing Trust (NHT), Alex Bernard, gives remarks during the opening ceremony for the Little London Police Station in Westmoreland on November 28.

Upgraded Little London Police Station a Symbol of Resilience – NHT

By: Serena Grant, December 3, 2025

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, listens attentively as New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) beneficiary, Beverly Barnaby-Moo-Young (second right), shares her journey to home ownership. The occasion was the official handover of her new unit in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, on November 28. Also pictured are (from left) Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Infrastructure Development, Arlene Williams, and Mrs. Barnaby Moo-Young’s daughter, Natasha Moo-Young.

NSHP Handover In Westmoreland Marks Poignant Tribute to Beneficiary’s Late Aunt

By: Serena Grant, December 2, 2025

Office of the Prime Minister 1 week ago Gov’t to Revamp NSHP to Address Evolving Housing Demands
By: Serena Grant, November 29, 2025
Housing 2 weeks ago NHT to Procure First 2,500 Semi-Permanent Housing Units
By: Rocheda Bartley, November 26, 2025
Local Government 2 weeks ago Ministry to Instal Prefabricated Housing Units to Accommodate Displaced Persons
By: Chris Patterson, November 26, 2025

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Manager for Customer Relations Management, Shara Luke Cooper, and Assistant General Manager for Corporate Communications and Public Affairs, Dwayne Berbick, both of the National Housing Trust (NHT), participate in a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, on November 25.

2 weeks ago HousingOffice of the Prime Minister

NHT Offering Support to Mortgagors Impacted by Hurricane

National Housing Trust (NHT) contributors and mortgagors who remain unsure of how to begin their recovery journey after Hurricane Melissa are being encouraged to connect with the Trust for support....

By: Rocheda Bartley, November 26, 2025

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses a Special Press Briefing on Hurricane Melissa Recovery at Jamaica House on Wednesday (November 19).

2 weeks ago HousingHurricane Relief & Recovery

NHT to Procure 5,000 Container Homes for Hurricane Relief

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced that the National Housing Trust (NHT) will procure 5,000 pre‑built container homes for rapid deployment across the island, in order...

By: Donique Weston, November 20, 2025

Custos of Clarendon, Hon. Edith Chin (right), looks on while volunteers from Juici Patties set up a prefabricated house for a mother of six children, in the community of Middle Quarters, St. Elizabeth, on November 13. The donation was done through her Hurricane Melissa Relief Mission.

3 weeks ago HousingHurricane MelissaHurricane Relief & Recovery

Custos of Clarendon Hands Over Prefabricated Houses to Two Families In St. Elizabeth

Two St. Elizabeth families whose homes were destroyed during the passage of Hurricane Melissa on October 28, now have dwellings, courtesy of the Custos of Clarendon, Hon. Edith Chin. Through...

By: Garfield L. Angus, November 14, 2025

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, delivers a statement in the House of Representatives on November 4 in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa.

1 month ago HousingParliamentPrime Minister

Building Support Programme and Six-Month Moratorium on NHT Mortgage Payments

The Government has announced a building support programme and set of relief measures by the National Housing Trust (NHT), including a six-month moratorium on mortgage payments to help families rebuild...

By: Chris Patterson, November 5, 2025

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre), converses with Indigent Housing Programme beneficiary, Ronald Reddie (right), while son Omar Reddie looks on.

2 months ago HousingLocal Government

Indigent Housing Unit Handed Over to St. Mary Resident

A brand new, fully furnished home was officially handed over to St. Mary resident, Ronald Reddie, marking the fifth unit completed in the parish under the Ministry of Local Government...

By: Mickella Anderson-Gordon, October 22, 2025

Members of the We Blossom Foundation Inc, hand over a studio house to mother of six, Joy Nettleford (fourth left) on October 11, in the deep rural Clarendon community of Long Bough. Others (from left are) daughter of the beneficiary, Tracey-Ann Morgan, members of the group, Everette Lawrence, Denise Gayle, Gerald Lawrence, Donovan Lawrence, and community member, Robert Johnson.

2 months ago Housing

Mother of Six Gets Housing Unit

A mother of six children from the deep rural community of Long Bough in Clarendon, has been gifted a studio house, built at a cost of over $3 million, by...

By: Garfield L. Angus, October 13, 2025

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right) greets beneficiary Neville Barrett (centre) on arrival at the handover ceremony for a one-bedroom house in St. Dacres, St. Ann on October 10 under the Government’s New Social Housing Programme (NSHP). Sharing in the moment is Janile Rose, niece of Mr. Barrett.

2 months ago CommunityHousingPrime Minister

304 Houses Delivered Under NSHP

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government’s New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) remains focused on delivering quality and durable houses to the less fortunate. Dr. Holness...

By: GARWIN DAVIS, October 12, 2025

Director of Policy Research in the Planning Institute of Jamaica’s (PIOJ) Social Policy Planning and Research Division, Suzette Johnson, discusses the forthcoming poverty maps to be generated using data from the 2025 Jamaica Survey of Living Conditions (JSLC).

2 months ago Finance & Public ServiceHousing

PIOJ to Generate Poverty Maps Using 2025 Jamaica Survey of Living Conditions Data

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) has announced that data from the 2025 Jamaica Survey of Living Conditions (JSLC) will be used to generate poverty maps. These are intended to...

By: Lisa Rowe, September 28, 2025

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NHT Introduces More Flexible Verification Measures for Hurricane Melissa Relief

Upgraded Little London Police Station a Symbol of Resilience – NHT

NSHP Handover In Westmoreland Marks Poignant Tribute to Beneficiary’s Late Aunt

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NHT Offering Support to Mortgagors Impacted by Hurricane

NHT to Procure 5,000 Container Homes for Hurricane Relief

Custos of Clarendon Hands Over Prefabricated Houses to Two Families In St. Elizabeth

Building Support Programme and Six-Month Moratorium on NHT Mortgage Payments

Indigent Housing Unit Handed Over to St. Mary Resident

Mother of Six Gets Housing Unit

304 Houses Delivered Under NSHP

PIOJ to Generate Poverty Maps Using 2025 Jamaica Survey of Living Conditions Data

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