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No escaping heat
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No escaping heat
Strengthening El Niño to keep Jamaica sweltering into next year
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
July 12 12:20 AM
No escaping heat
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Brilliant Bellingham!
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Brilliant Bellingham!
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Brilliant Bellingham!
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Cabbies caught red-handed
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Cabbies caught red-handed
Hundreds of operators’ vehicles seized for overcharging, operating contrary to licence
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
July 12 12:18 AM
Cabbies caught red-handed
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Is Jamaica shaking more?
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Is Jamaica shaking more?
Experts say Jamaica’s 15 felt earthquakes reflect more reporting
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
July 12 12:14 AM
Is Jamaica shaking more?
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Phasing Purposeful Design
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No more dry pipes
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No more dry pipes
Samuda signals next-year end to Corporate Area drought woes; cross-country water resilience in works
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
July 12 12:09 AM
No more dry pipes
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Future-proofing Jamaica is more than just a slogan
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Future-proofing Jamaica is more than just a slogan
BY THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY COUNCIL OF JAMAICA 
July 12 12:07 AM
Future-proofing Jamaica is more than just a slogan
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Small hands, big heart
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Small hands, big heart
Teen sisters help with financial obstacles for PEP students through family charity
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
July 12 12:07 AM
Small hands, big heart
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Refunds no impact on NHT loan portfolio, cash flow says  Berbick
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Refunds no impact on NHT loan portfolio, cash flow says Berbick
February 16, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Housing Trust’s (NHT’s) policy allowing cash refunds to mortgagors with direct NHT loans will have no adverse impact ...
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Annual withdrawals of $11.4 billion from NHT to continue – Williams
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Annual withdrawals of $11.4 billion from NHT to continue – Williams
February 12, 2026
Government will continue the annual withdrawal of $11.4 billion from the National Housing Trust (NHT) for budgetary support which has been made more c...
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‘Stop the $11.4 billion annual extraction’
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‘Stop the $11.4 billion annual extraction’
Return the NHT to its affordable housing mandate, urges Morris
Lynford Simpson | Observer Writer 
February 7, 2026
Opposition Spokesman on Housing and Sustainable Living, Senator Professor Floyd Morris wants the Parliament to take steps to ensure that the National ...
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Upgraded Little London Police Station a symbol of resilience – NHT
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Upgraded Little London Police Station a symbol of resilience – NHT
December 2, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Assistant General Manager for Engineering and Contract Monitoring at the National Housing Trust (NHT), Alex Bernard, says the open...
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‘Have some conscience’: Holness tells developers to not hike prices after loan limit increase
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‘Have some conscience’: Holness tells developers to not hike prices after loan limit increase
March 25, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness on Tuesday made an appeal to home developers to keep the price of housing within an affordable range...
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#BudgetDebate2025: Golding says NHT depositors under 35 would receive $500k towards house under PNP Gov’t
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#BudgetDebate2025: Golding says NHT depositors under 35 would receive $500k towards house under PNP Gov’t
March 18, 2025
Young people under the age of 35 who are buying a National Housing Trust (NHT) house would be assisted with a $500,000 deposit if the People’s Nationa...
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Portia Initiative to target infrastructure renewal across the country- Golding
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Portia Initiative to target infrastructure renewal across the country- Golding
September 15, 2024
President of the People’s National Party (PNP), Mark Golding says a future PNP Government would unveil the ‘Portia Initiative’ in celebration of Jamai...
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Holness says vulnerable NHT contributors to benefit from special grant for home repair
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Holness says vulnerable NHT contributors to benefit from special grant for home repair
July 17, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — You don’t have to be a home owner to benefit from a Government grant if the house you live in suffered damage as a result of Hurri...
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Gov’t to consider providing lands as part of plans to reduce cost of housing
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Gov’t to consider providing lands as part of plans to reduce cost of housing
June 20, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness has said that the government will be examining the possibility of providing lands for housing develo...
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NHT offering amnesty to MSMEs, charities, on outstanding contributions – Holness
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NHT offering amnesty to MSMEs, charities, on outstanding contributions – Holness
March 23, 2024
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced a National Housing Trust (NHT) contributions amnesty for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs)...
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NHT policy change to benefit contributors under 35, says Holness
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NHT policy change to benefit contributors under 35, says Holness
March 21, 2024
The National Housing Trust (NHT) will be reserving up to 10 per cent of the housing solutions in the current housing plan for contributors under 35-ye...
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Strengthening El Niño to keep Jamaica sweltering into next year
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Brilliant Bellingham!
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Cabbies caught red-handed
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