‘We are grateful’ But some social housing beneficiaries question need for Holness plaques

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Ashanti LawsonJournalist at Jamaica Star

August 24, 2026

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‘We are grateful’ But some social housing beneficiaries question need for Holness plaques

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Two of the three plaques plastered across a woman’s government-built home have already dropped off, and she has declared her intention to toss the other in the bin.

The woman, who says she is deeply grateful for the house that changed her family’s life, told THE STAR that her decision has nothing to do with rejecting the home — she is grateful for it. Her problem is being publicly identified as a recipient of government assistance.

“It was three of them they put on the wall, but two drop off and one left and me ago take off the last one,” she said.

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