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Posted On 22 May 2013
By : Admin
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First draw: An employee of Ernst & Young helps Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar make the first draw from 500 applicants to receive lots of land at Southern Academy for the Performing Arts, San Fernando yesterday. Author: ANIL RAMPERSAD

First draw: An employee of Ernst & Young helps Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar make the first draw from 500 applicants to receive lots of land at Southern Academy for the Performing Arts, San Fernando yesterday.
Author: ANIL RAMPERSAD

Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has described the first drawing of 500 residential lots under the LSA’s land for the landless programme at the Southern Academy for the Performing Arts, (SAPA), as one of her administration’s “signature and creative endeavors” to address the housing problem facing Trinidad and Tobago.

“Several months ago when the draft land for the landless programme was brought to the Cabinet, there was not a single dissenting view to this very excellent idea,” Persad-Bissessar said, and noted that out of the 41,000 persons who had applied for housing, approximately 10,000 citizens had been short listed.

She said out of this group, 500 applicants would be selected by random lottery draw and successful beneficiaries would begin construction in approximately two months and noted that the beneficiaries include persons with disabilities, government employees and members of the protective services.

Persad-Bissessar said the “economic impact” would be felt throughout the national economy as jobs were created in the construction sector and at the various spinoff businesses.

Also addressing the ceremony was Housing Minister, Dr Roodal Moonilal who noted that while the land distribution was not free, applicants were paying a “highly subsidised’ price for the lands at ‘well below market value”.

Lots would be provided with road access, water, electricity, drainage and provision for sewerage disposals. Households with a monthly income of less than $3,000 would be further provided with a concrete foundation.

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3 Comments

  1. sarah June 4, 2013 at 10:51 am Reply

    i called LSA numerous times to find out about the list of the 500 names selected for the land for the landless only to be told that they will not be publishing a list that you just have to wait on a call if your name is selected. and this government want Transparency utter nonesense.

  2. Lisa B June 12, 2013 at 9:37 am Reply

    If this was a live draw, why the secrecy with the list of selected applicants? When would the list be available to the public

  3. angie June 13, 2013 at 10:03 pm Reply

    this is ridiculous why rare they not publishing a list i have applied and im really anxious about if i was choosen wats the deadline at being contacted if we are not being given a list to work wit

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