THE GLEANER MINUTE: Homes to be built in Westmoreland Eastern | Mount Pleasant wins Concacaf
Dec 3rd, 2025 | Category: The Gleaner Minute | 2:17#JamaicaGleaner DECEMBER 3, 2025: The Government says most of the homes under a joint Hurricane Melissa rebuilding programme involving the Jamaica Defence Force and engineers from Guyana will be constructed in Westmoreland Eastern… Three of Jamaica’s leading construction and engineering groups are urging the Government to prioritise permanent, hurricane-resilient housing over temporary container units as the country rebuilds… Almost 2,000 Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB) loans beneficiaries attending schools in Westmoreland, St James, Hanover, St Elizabeth and Trelawny will each receive a $60,000 grant under a post-Hurricane Melissa support programme… IN OTHER NEWS…People’s National Party Councillor Ralston Wilson is to face charges for three breaches of the Integrity Commission Act after allegedly failing to submit income and assets declarations for 2019, 2020,
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