NASSAU, Bahamas — Some 18 families will receive keys to their new homes by the end of this month – just ahead of the Christmas holidays, Housing and Transport Minister JoBeth Coleby- Davis announced in the House of Assembly yesterday, The Tribune reported on Friday, November 4, in an article written by Leandra Rolle.
Her comments came while delivering her contribution on a resolution to increase the national minimum wage from $210 to $260 a week.
While expressing support for the resolution, Mrs Coleby-Davis said she expects the increase in the country’s minimum wage will positively impact hundreds of mortgage applications.
“The country has already seen that this Davis-led administration is committed to expanding the path to homeownership and this decision will allow many Bahamians to obtain homes,” she said.
“We will not make promises of home ownership. We will not produce sketches for public relations stunts. We intend to actually put families in their own homes and by the end of November 2022, we will be putting at least 18 more families in homes.
“Eighteen more families will be able to place their Christmas wreaths on their own doors to their homes. We are serious about our commitment. It is indeed a new day.”
The Davis administration has launched several housing development projects designed to provide homes for Bahamians seeking affordable options.
In May, the government officially opened the Pinecrest subdivision and handed keys to a number of Bahamians to their new homes in the area.
Last month, Mrs Coleby- Davis announced her ministry’s latest project – a rent-to-own housing initiative called “A Place to Call Home.” See complete article in The Tribune at http://www.tribune242.com/news/2022/nov/04/18-families-receive-keys-new-homes-month-end/
