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The Housing Agency of Jamaica plans 2,134 new housing starts and 674 solutions for market in 2026/27, spanning St. James, St. Catherine, Trelawny, and St. Andrew — alongside 250 land title handovers.
The NHT was actively courting developers and finalising contracts for 750 new homes in St Elizabeth just six weeks before Melissa made landfall. The pre-storm housing push provides a template for the reconstruction effort, but the scale and urgency of post-Melissa need will demand that it be applied at speed and volume never previously attempted.
The NHT plans to spend $46 billion on housing in 2024/25, with 750 units planned for St Elizabeth’s Friendship Oaks Phase 2. The investment signals growing institutional confidence in the parish’s housing market and sets the stage for a structural shift in the south coast’s residential landscape.
Jamaica, a captivating island renowned for its cultural diversity and natural beauty, also holds a profound spiritual essence that intertwines…
