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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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
Read moreFeature: 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
Ministry Wins Award for Service Excellence and Innovation
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Development is pleased to announce that it recently 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
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Ministry Launches Formal Investigation Into Allegations of Improper Distribution of Home
The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Development has launched a formal investigation into allegations that a member of staff fraudulently offered a family a housing unit in Greenvale Park, La Horquetta. The Permanent Secretary wishes to underscore that the Ministry has always been transparent and will continue to be transparent when it
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EIGHTY (80) DESERVING FAMILIES RECEIVE CERTIFICATES OF COMFORT
Eighty eligible squatters received Certificates of Comfort (CoCs), at a recently held distribution ceremony hosted by the Land Settlement Agency (LSA), an agency of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development. The ceremony was held at the Diego Martin Central Community Centre, Wendy Fitzwilliam Boulevard, Diego Martin. A Certificate of Comfort issued by the
Read moreThe Hon. Major General (Ret’d) Edmund Dillon- Feature Address- HDC Housing Distribution Ceremony- Nepuyo Court, Malabar
Ladies and Gentlemen, A pleasant Good Morning. It is indeed a pleasure for me to be here this morning and be part of a defining moment in the lives of the beneficiaries of the Government’s Housing Programme. This development has been a long time in coming. This project started in 2007 and was meant
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