McKenzie promises more houses for poor Jamaicans

Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie says the Government will be delivering more housing solutions to poor Jamaicans over the next 12 months.

McKenzie, speaking at the handover of a house to an indigent family in Long Road, Portland, on July 10, said that 32 houses have been built and handed over to beneficiaries last year. He said that another 12 are to be constructed by the end of the financial year.

McKenzie said that the beneficiaries on the Indigent Housing Programme have served the country in various areas, such as health and security, and while they have fallen on hard times, the best care must be given to them.

"I took a conscious decision that if we are going to provide for these people who have served their country, we should provide the best possible solution so that they can be comfortable living out the last days of their lives," McKenzie said.