Housing

The government’s promise to deliver 10 000 affordable homes in five years ignited debate in Parliament, with senior ministers questioning the project’s cost, design efficiency and the role of small contractors …

Barbados’ housing crisis came under sharp scrutiny in Parliament on Tuesday, as government MPs questioned whether the Ministry of Housing, Lands and Maintenance is equipped to meet the growing demand …

Ninety-five per cent of homes damaged during Hurricane Elsa five years ago have been repaired, but the Ministry of Housing sought additional funding from Parliament to finish the remaining five …

The government is preparing to reclaim and repurpose derelict and abandoned properties across the island to create new housing opportunities, while also fast-tracking plans to transfer title deeds to long-standing …

Thousands of working Barbadians are to be targeted to move from tenants to homeowners under a new “social mortgage” plan designed to bridge the affordability gap in the housing market, …

The controversial Home Ownership Providing Energy (HOPE) programme is to be completely overhauled, the housing minister, Christopher Gibbs, told Parliament on Wednesday, in a plan to speed up housing delivery, …

More than 100 families in Six Men’s, St Peter, are set to receive title deeds for the lands they have occupied for decades under the Six Men’s Life Improvement Project. …

Opposition Senator Ryan Walters has accused the Government of mismanaging its flagship housing initiative, claiming that a damning Auditor General’s report on HOPE Inc has “cast a grey cloud” over …

Hundreds of residents in Six Men’s, St Peter, are a step closer to legally owning the land they have occupied for generations, following fresh moves by the government to transfer …