SERVICE LOTS, ONE- AND TWO-BEDROOM UNITS
GALINA, St Mary; April 27, 2026
Prime Minister, Dr.. Andrew Holness broke ground for 360 housing solutions at Galina in St Mary on Friday, April 24.
The solutions include service lots to be sold at $3.8 million and one- and two-bedroom detached units to be sold at between $8 million and $14 million.
. (Prime Minister, Dr Andrew Holness, delivers the keynote address during the groundbreaking ceremony for the Galina Housing Development in St. Mary, on Friday, April 24.)
The Galina Housing Development, a partnership between the National Housing Trust (NHT) and Henan Fifth Construction Group Jamaica Limited, is to cost just under $2 billion and is spread across 72 acres of land at Galina, between Oracabessa and Port Maria.
(Chairman of the National Housing Trust (NHT), Linval Freeman, brings remarks during the groundbreaking ceremony for the Galina Housing Development in St. Mary on Friday, April 24).
Prime Minister Holness said the 360 solutions represent “real families, young professionals, working parents, and aspiring homeowners who will move from uncertainty into security, from informality into ownership and from vulnerability into stability.”
Dr. Holness said that the solutions being provided will offer both quality and affordability. They will include modern fixtures, durable construction, and essential infrastructure for dignified living and functional communities.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Infrastructure Development with responsibility for Land Titling and Settlements, and Member of Parliament for St. Mary Western, Robert Montague, said that the project represents an investment in the parish.
“We have dreamed, in this area, for this housing development for a mighty long time. The dream is over, it is implementation time,” said Mr. Montague.
NHT Chairman, Linval Freeman, in his remarks, said that the project is an important addition to the entity’s ongoing work to expand housing access across Jamaica, especially as it celebrates its 50th anniversary.
Prime Minister, Dr. Andrew Holness, third left, and Member of Parliament for St. Mary Western, Robert Montague, third right, lead the symbolic groundbreaking for the Galina Housing Development in the parish on Friday, April 24. They are joined by, from left, Vice General Manager, Henan Fifth Construction Group, Zitao Wang; Chairman, National Housing Trust, Linval Freeman; Chinese Ambassador, Wang Jinfeng; and Managing Director, NHT, Martin Miller.
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