Gov’t signs contracts for delivery of semi-permanent homes for hurricane-affected families
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September 3, 2026
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KINGSTON, Jamaica —The Government of Jamaica on Thursday signed contracts valued at $1 billion to support the delivery of approximately 268 semi-permanent housing solutions across Westmoreland and St Elizabeth, for families affected by Hurricane Melissa.
Of the total, 143 housing solutions are earmarked for Westmoreland and 125 for St Elizabeth, two of the parishes worst affected by the October 28 passage of the hurricane.
The housing solutions include units provided through the National Housing Trust (NHT), as well as housing solutions provided by the Government of the People’s Republic of China.
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