Minister Beckles hands over housing units under the Housing and Village Improvement Programme
The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, the Honourable Penelope Beckles, today (Wednesday), presented keys to nineteen (19) deserving recipients under the Ministry's Housing and Village Improvement Programme (HVIP). At a distribution ceremony held at the Mt. Hope/Mt. Lambert Community Centre, recipients from various areas of northern Trinidad proudly collected keys to their new homes Read more
Honourable Pennelope Beckles receives a Courtesy Call from Japanese Ambassador to T&T
His Excellency Tatsuo Hirayama, Ambassador of Japan to the Republic Trinidad and Tobago paid a courtesy call on the Honourable Pennelope Beckles, Minister of Housing and Urban Development, today at the Ministry’s South Quay office. During this inaugural meeting, His Excellency Tatsuo Hirayama and the Honourable Minister discussed general bilateral relations between Japan and Read more
Government Aided Self-Help Programme Deed of Lease Distribution
The Honourable Minister of Housing and Urban Development Pennelope Beckles, and the Honourable Minister in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development Adrian Leonce presented Deeds of Lease to beneficiaries of the Ministry’s Aided Self-Help Housing Programme on September 25, 2020 to start construction of their very own home. In an intimate distribution ceremony Read more
New Housing Minister, Pennelope Beckles officially cuts ribbon to open Brownfield Site, Bois Bande Settlement
On Wednesday September 16, the Honourable Pennelope Beckles, newly appointed Minister of Housing and Urban Development cut the ribbon to officially signal the opening of Brownfield Site, Bois Bande, Sangre Grande. This milestone event highlighted the upgraded works that will benefit some 150 households in Settlement B of the Brownfield Site. Residents can now Read more
New Housing Minister, Pennelope Beckles officially cuts ribbon to open Brownfield Site, Bois Bande Settlement
On Wednesday September 16, the Honourable Pennelope Beckles, newly appointed Minister of Housing and Urban Development cut the ribbon to officially signal the opening of Brownfield Site, Bois Bande, Sangre Grande. This milestone event highlighted the upgraded works that will benefit some 150 households in Settlement B of the Brownfield Site. Residents can now Read more
Minister Beckles attends Launch of HDC’s Decentralized Services at Mon Repos, San Fernando
The Minister of Housing and Urban Development the Honourable Pennelope Beckles was pleased today to see the implementation of her recommendation to the Housing Development Corporation (HDC) that their service offerings be decentralized and be offered at the HDC San Fernando office. This initiative which was launched today, will bring untold benefits to existing and Read more
Minister Dillon Officially Opens Two New Play Parks in East Port of Spain and Promises More Across the Country
Residents of two Housing Development Corporation (HDC) communities in East Port of Spain were on hand to witness the official opening of two recreational spaces within their communities on Wednesday, March 13. These two recently opened play parks are located at Awai Lands, Belmont and Harpe Place, Observatory Street, Port of Spain and are seen
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Minister Dillon presents Members of the Joint Protective Services Housing Committee with their Letters of Appointment
On February 27, 2019 the Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Major General (Ret.) Honourable Edmund Dillon presented Letters of Appointment to the members of the Joint Protective Services Housing Committee at the Ministry’s head office on South Quay. In welcoming Deputy Permanent Secretary Florette Clarke, Ministry of National Security as the new Chairperson of
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Thirty Families of Samuel Cooper Road, Moruga get Keys to their New Homes
On February 18, 2019, thirty (30) families received keys to their new homes at a key distribution ceremony at Samuel Cooper Village, Moruga through the Housing and Village Improvement Programme. Under this new award-winning programme, thirty (30) homes were constructed to replace dilapidated structures that residents were residing in, while repairs were also undertaken on Read more
New City Mall and East Side Plaza gets new Board of Management
The Honourable Major General (Retired) Edmund Dillon, Minister of Housing and Urban Development presented Letters of Appointment to Members of the newly installed Board of Management for New City Mall and East Side Plaza at a ceremony held today at the Ministry’s Conference Room, South Quay, Port of Spain. Mr. Olsen Oliver has been appointed
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