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Minister Dillon Delivers Feature Address at the Habitat for Humanity Hunger Banquet

The Honourable Major General (Retired) Edmund Dillon delivered the feature address at the Habitat for Humanity Hunger Banquet on Sunday 17th March, 2019. This is the seventh year that the Banquet was being hosted by the local chapter of Habitat for Humanity – Habitat Trinidad and Tobago.    The gala event helps to raise much

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The Hon. Major General (Ret’d) Edmund Dillon- Feature Address- Hunger Banquet, 2019- Habitat for Humanity

Ladies and Gentlemen, It’s a pleasure to be here this evening at this gala event to lend support to Habitat for Humanity’s Hunger Banquet initiative which contributes much needed funding for the many projects that are carried out by the organization’s local chapter, Habitat Trinidad and Tobago. I also want to take this opportunity to

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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

50 Families Now Have New Homes at Gomez Trace, Moruga

On Monday 18 February, fifty (50) families strengthened their ties to the rural community of Moruga when they received keys to homes in Phase 2 of the HDC’s Gomez Trace housing community. Present to witness this happy moment were Prime Minister, Dr. the Honourable Keith Rowley; Housing and Urban Development Minister, the Hon. Major General Read more

HOUSING MINISTER WELCOMES LIGHTING OF PLAY PARK AT LISAS GARDENS, COUVA

On Thursday (Feb 07, 2019) evening, the Minister of Housing and Urban Development, the Honourable Major General (Retired) Edmund Dillon journeyed to Lisas Gardens, Couva for the official opening of the Lisas Gardens Play Park and the Commissioning of Lights at that venue.   Built in the 1980s, Lisas Gardens is considered to be one

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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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MINISTER DILLON TOURS EASTSIDE PLAZA AND NEW CITY MALL

In keeping with his promise to tour the various agencies that fall under the purview of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, the Honourable  Major General (Ret'd) Edmund Dillon toured the East Side Plaza and New City Mall earlier this week. Accompanied by Ms. Simone Thorne-Mora – Permanent Secretary and other Senior Executives of Read more

Feature: IDB President’s Award for Service Excellence and Innovation in the Public Sector

  The Ministry of Housing and Urban Development is pleased to announce that it won the President’s Award for Service Excellence and Innovation in the Public Sector. The Ministry’s Housing and Village Improvement Programme (HVIP) was the entry that was selected, which according to the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), successfully met all of the judging Read more