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Tarodale Hills gets its wish: a new community centre

The community of Tarodale Hills, San Fernando will receive a new community centre. This was confirmed yesterday as Member of Parliament for the area and Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Randall Mitchell and his colleague, Dr. Nyan Gadbsy-Dolly, Minister of Community Development, Culture and the Arts, officially turned the sod for the new facility.

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Letter to the Editor- Dr. Moonilal is misleading the public

Dear Editor, Dr. Moonilal is misleading the public Reference is made to an article titled “Moonilal queries delay in providing army report on AG’s children” which appeared on Page 11 of the Wednesday July 12 edition of your newspaper. In the article, it is reported that “Moonilal said two officials linked to the probe are

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Steps to purchasing a home on the private market

Know Your Budget  After living expenses, how much is left for saving towards a home of your own is there enough left over after living expenses to service a mortgage? If you are thinking of approaching a financial lending agency, how much do you think you will you be able to qualify for based on Read more

Keys to Home Ownership of Government-Subsidised Housing

Once you meet the qualifying criteria* you can submit an application to the T&T Housing Development Corporation (HDC) for consideration of possible allocation primarily through a random selection draw process; Once the HDC identifies a housing development or units within a development that are ready for distribution, the HDC would then request approval of selling Read more

Steps Involved in the Allocation of Public Housing

Steps Involved in the Allocation of Government-Subsidised HousingHousing Application Complete and submit a housing application online at www.housing.gov.tt ; www.hdc.gov.tt or via hard copy at the Ministry or the HDC’s offices Reference NumberReceive a housing reference number from the Ministry or the Trinidad & Tobago Housing Development Corporation (HDC). Modified Random Selection DrawOnce a housing Read more

Prize Distribution: LSA’s Letter Writing Competition- Letter to the Future Generation on the Negatives of Squatting

Congratulations to the winner of the LSA Letter Writing Competition, Seema Kadir! Seema Kadir's submission received the highest number of likes and favorable emoji’s. On July 5, 2017, Seema Kadir received her brand new phone courtesy bmobile for her winning letter at the TSTT Hospitality Suite, Queen’s Park Oval. Congratulations Seema! If you missed it, here is Seema’s letter: Read more

Opening Ceremony for the Maracas St. Joseph Police Station

On June 30, 207 the Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago officially opened the Maracas St. Joseph Police Station. The Honourable Randall Mitchell, line Minister for Urban Development Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago Limited - Udecott, MP for the area, Dr. the Honourable Nyan Gadsby-Dolly, Commissioner of Police (Ag), Mr. Stephen Williams and Major Read more

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Correction to an article in Saturday’s edition of the Trinidad Express

Dear Editor, I wish to thank you for publishing my response to a question posed by Oropouche East Member of Parliament, Dr. Roodal Moonilal in Friday’s sitting of the House of Representatives. However, the article, which appeared in Saturday’s Express, titled “HDC tenants, owners can apply for aid”, contained some inaccuracies which must be highlighted

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Clean-up Efforts at Oropune Gardens After Tropical Storm Bret

Following extensive flooding in Oropune Gardens, Piarco brought on by Tropical Storm Bret, the Housing Development Corporation (HDC) dispatched several of its employees and clean-up teams to bring the community back to a level of normalcy. Read more