SAVANNA-LA-MAR, Jamaica – Prime Minister Andrew Holness has commended the National Housing Trust (NHT) for its historic performance in expanding housing access across Jamaica, citing that over the last nine years, the NHT has invested $343 billion in housing, the largest in Jamaica’s history.
The prime minister was speaking on Friday, July 18, 2025, at the official groundbreaking ceremony for Chantilly Gardens, a new 120-unit development located just outside Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland. The development is being delivered by the NHT in partnership with Grange Solutions Limited under the Guaranteed Purchase Programme, GPP.
Prime Minister Holness in delivering the keynote address said the agency’s broader strategy to increase the supply of affordable and sustainable housing solutions across Jamaica is bearing fruit.
“Since 2016, the NHT has written more than 67,000 mortgages, and completed over 21,000 homes with investments totalling $343 billion, the largest housing expenditure in Jamaica’s history,” said the prime minister.
He noted that the NHT is on track to surpass its commitment to 43,000 housing solutions and commended the agency for strategically pairing financial empowerment through increased loan limits and grants with an increase in construction.
“There are more than 10,360 units currently being constructed, over 10,320 in the planning stage, 6,750 in the contract phase, 12,515 in procurement combined with the NHT’s other building initiative means there are 41,738 houses currently under construction.
