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70 Former PETROTRIN Employees to Receive Residential Lots

On Tuesday 07 September, 2021 the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, in collaboration with the Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries hosted a Live Public Draw for prospective recipients of the PETROTRIN Residential Lots Programme. The event was broadcast live on TTT at 10:00am from the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development’s Main Conference Read more

Housing Minister Pennelope Beckles distributes keys for Mailboxes to residents of Demerara Heights Housing Community

On Saturday 28 August, 2021 the Minister of Housing and Urban Development, the Honourable Pennelope Beckles, distributed keys for mailboxes to residents of Demerara Heights Housing Community at the Wallerfield Activity Centre.   The Settlements and Community Relations Department of the Housing Development Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago is spearheading this Mailbox System initiative, which Read more

Housing Minister Pennelope Beckles turns the Sod for Phase I of the Government’s Residential Lots Programme for former employees of PETROTRIN

On Friday 20 August, 2021 the Minister of Housing and Urban Development, the Honourable Pennelope Beckles, turned the sod for Phase I of the PETROTRIN Residential Lots Programme at the Glenroy II site, in Princes Town. This Residential Lots Programme was launched in 2020 for former employees of PETROTRIN who were terminated in November, 2018, Read more

Housing Minister Pennelope Beckles presented keys to new home to the Burke Family who lost their home and loved ones in recent fire

Earlier today, the Minister of Housing and Urban Development Minister, the Honourable Pennelope Beckles, presented keys to a three-bedroom HDC apartment located at Vieux Fort, St. James to Jenille Rodriguez, mother of the children who perished in the fire. Troy Burke and Jenille Rodriguez suffered an unimaginable tragedy on July 28, 2021 when they lost Read more

Minister Pennelope Beckles distributes cheques to deserving applicants under the Home Improvement Grants Programme

On Friday 06 August, 2021 the Minister of Housing and Urban Development, the Honourable Pennelope Beckles presented cheques to ten (10) beneficiaries, under the Ministry’s Home Improvement Grant Programme (HIG), at a distribution ceremony held at the Arima Community Centre, Anglican Street, Arima. The recipients of this grant allocation are from East Trinidad. The Home Read more

Minister Beckles receives Computer Tablets for Distribution to Students of Beetham Excel Primary School

The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, the Honourable Pennelope Beckles attended a handing over ceremony of computer devices, which was held at the office of the East Port of Spain Development Company Limited (EPOSDC). The Minister received thirty (30) computer tablets from private donors Dave Singh and his daughter, Christyana Singh of San Fernando. Read more

Minister Beckles receives Tablets for distribution to students of Beetham Excel Primary School

The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, the Honourable Pennelope Beckles attended a handing over ceremony, held this morning at the office of the East Port of Spain Development Company Limited.   The Minister received thirty (30) tablets from private donors Dave Singh and his daughter, Christyana Singh and made the presentation to the Principal Read more

Minister Beckles presents the Chairman and Members of the Land Settlement Committee with their Letters of Appointment

Minister Beckles presided over a virtual installation ceremony on 30 June 2021 in which the Chairman and members of the Land Settlement Committee were inducted,   The Committee, which has been appointed to serve for the next two (2) years include the following members, Chairman Wayne  Inniss - Mr. Kenneth Deoraj, Ms. Marilyn Duncan, Mr. Read more

Housing Minister Pennelope Beckles presents Home Improvement Grants to deserving recipients at a Cheque Distribution Ceremony in San Fernando

On Monday 19 April, 2021 the Minister of Housing and Urban Development, the Honourable Pennelope Beckles presented cheques to ten (10) applicants, under the Ministry’s Home Improvement Grant Programme (HIG), at a distribution ceremony held at the HDC’s Sub Office in San Fernando. The recipients of this grant allocation are from various communities in South Read more

Housing Minister Pennelope Beckles Distributes Homes to Beneficiaries of the Ministry’s Housing Programme

The Honourable Minister, accompanied by the Honourable Adrian Leonce, Minister in the Ministry and other officials of the Ministry and the Housing Development Corporation, was delighted to officiate and deliver the Feature Address at the Key Distribution Ceremony, held yesterday at Riverside North Housing Development in Corinth, San Fernando, one of the HDC’s newest housing Read more