HDC formalizes Mt Hope PPP contract with NH International
Today, the Housing Development Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago (HDC) executed a contract with NH International (Caribbean) Limited (NH International) for the construction of one hundred and twenty (120) three (3) bedroom apartments and forty (40) two (2) bedroom apartments at Mt. Hope, Trinidad. The contract is a form of public-private partnership whereby NH
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East Port of Spain Residents Graduate with New Skills
Today, several communities of East Port of Spain rejoiced as seventy (70) students graduated from the ‘2017 Education to Production and Creating the Beats Programme’ facilitated by the East Port of Spain Development Company Limited (EPOS), an agency of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development. The ceremony, which took place at the UTT Academy Read more
Housing Distribution Ceremony- March 17, 2018
Saturday, March 17, 2018, will forever be remembered by several families as the date they received their very own home from the Housing Development Corporation. The ceremony which was hosted at Vieux Fort, St James saw Minister of Housing the Honourable Randall Mitchell and Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Keith Rowley distributing units for many Read more
Distribution of Keys to Cedros Residents Affected by Coastal Erosion
Today (March 7, 2018), persons who were victims of last week's coastal erosion incident in Bamboo Village, Cedros, were presented with keys to their new accommodation by the Honourable Randall Mitchell, Minister of Housing and Urban Development. Eight families were offered temporary accommodation at Lake View housing community in Point Fortin. Read more
Opening of the Carenage Homework Centre
On Saturday February 24, 2018, the Honourable Randall Mitchell, line Minister for Urban Development Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago Limited joined his colleague, Dr.the Hon. Nyan Gadsby-Dolly, Minister of Community Development, Culture and the Arts and the Honourable Prime Minister, Dr. the Hon. Keith Rowley to formally open the Carenage Homework Centre and Police Youth Read more
Ag Minister: New Curepe Housing Community will redound to the benefit of all stakeholders
As Acting Minister of Housing and Urban Development, I have noted the many inaccurate and sensational statements which have appeared in the media over the last few days regarding the proposed North Grove housing community in Curepe and wish to place the following information in the public domain. The site is a seven-hectare parcel The
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Sod Turning Ceremony for Swimming Facility at the Laventille Sogren Trace Sports Centre
Students and residents of the Laventille, Morvant, Belmont and Port of Spain communities will soon benefit from the construction of a Swimming Facility at the Laventille Sogren Trace Sports Centre. On February 2, 2018, the Honourable Randall Mitchell, Minister of Housing and Urban Development joined Sport and Youth Affairs Minister, Darryl Smith, members of parliament for Read more
Re-commissioning of Three Community Impact Centres
Three communities in East Port of Spain can now benefit from access to Community Impact Centres which have been refurbished to cater to the specific and unique needs of the communities. The refurbishment of these centres was completed by the East Port of Spain Development Company Limited, an agency of the Ministry of Housing and Read more
Response from Housing Minister to MP Dr. Fuad Khan’s social media post
Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to comment on a video featuring Opposition Member of Parliament, Dr. Fuad Khan, which is being circulated via Facebook. In this video, Dr. Khan irresponsibly advises the population that, …. “it is better to make plenty children, sleep under a step or go on a river bank and
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Thousands apply for an opportunity to purchase subsidised land
Thousands of citizens flocked to the Couva Village Plaza on Friday January 12, in an effort to submit an application for the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development’s Aided Self-Help Housing Programme. Some arrived to the venue from as early as 5:00 am for an opportunity to receive one of the one thousand available lots
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