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Smart Technologies Transforming the Way We Live

Ms. Simone Thorne Mora Quinones, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development accompanied by Ms. Marie Hinds, Deputy Permanent Secretary of Planning and Development just returned home from attending the 2018 Korea-LAC Future Cooperation Forum, held in Conrad, Seoul. The forum which was held from June 28-29, 2018 had as its theme,

Housing Ministry says “Hello Neighbour”

Many citizens have entered into questionable property arrangements which oftentimes, have left them without any property and any opportunity for recouping their losses. Some citizens have even paid sums of money in an effort to advance their HDC application while some citizens have begun building their dream homes without adhering to the mandatory processes

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

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

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

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

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

Financial discrepancies discovered at East Port of Spain Development Company Limited and consequential action taken

The Ministry of Housing and Urban Development (MHUD) continues its commitment to its stance on open and transparent government and in that light, wishes to report to the citizens of Trinidad and Tobago that in and around the end of October 2017, financial discrepancies were discovered at the East Port of Spain Company Limited (EPOS),

Positive response to new housing initiative

On November 20, the application venue for the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development’s Aided Self-Help Housing Programme formally opened. Over three hundred people flocked to the Couva Village Plaza, Lisas Gardens, Couva to submit applications for this new housing solution. Of those who attended, two hundred and fifty (250) completed applications were submitted; with

Housing Minister: These lands are not earmarked for former Caroni workers

The lands which were developed for the recently-launched Government’s Aided Self Help-Housing Programme are not the lots which have been and are currently being developed for the former Caroni (1975) Limited workers as laid out in the Caroni (1975) Limited and Orange Grove National Company Limited (Divestment) Act 25 of 2005. The Government’s Aided