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In an effort to ramp up the construction of new houses, newly-minted Housing Minister David Lee has promised that the Government will make funds available to the Housing Development Corporation (HDC) to pay contractors.
After touring HDC construction sites on Monday, Lee said HDC had been doing good work but projects had slowed down under the previous administration because contractors were not getting payments on time.
Lee said, “I’ve seen good developments taking place and good work, but as I said, it could be ramped up if payments or the process of payment flow can be made much faster. I know the constraints of HDC. I know the constraints of the country. So, one of my biggest responsibilities would be to see how best HDC and the Ministry of Housing can get funded to ramp up the housing stock market for the Ministry of Housing and by extension, HDC, and by extension, the people of Trinidad and Tobago, because there’s a high demand for housing throughout Trinidad presently, that we really have to fast-track the construction of houses.”
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