March 06, 2025
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says the Authorities shall be helping residents in downtown Kingston who had been displaced by current fires that destroyed their houses.
Nevertheless, the prime minister stated the intervention “is just not one thing that may occur in a single day”.
“We’re going to help these individuals… [and] we’re going to attempt to do it as shortly as doable,” Holness stated.
The prime minister toured areas resembling Love Lane in Fletcher’s Land, Kingston Western, and Fleet Road and Ladd Lane in Kingston Central. A number of households have been displaced in current months after hearth razed their houses. The newest incident came about at Fleet Road and Ladd Lane, and resulted in additional than 10 households being left homeless.
Holness stated that for individuals to get constructing help, a number of processes should be adopted. He emphasised that the Authorities can’t construct on any property with out understanding who owns it.
“We’ve to find out the possession of the land… after which we have now to do some social investigation into the circumstances of the individuals to find out the extent to which we may help,” Holness defined.
“We’ve to ascertain possession. As soon as possession is established, then we are able to decide what we are able to do, whether or not it’s to exchange a constructing or to provide a grant,” Holness acknowledged.
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