Dear Editor,
I strongly believe that the middle class young professionals in Jamaica are in the middle of a deep dark sea, where we are waving for help but no one is hearing our pleas and cries.
This dire situation is evident in the prime minister's announcement of the Inner-city Renewal Programme which is expected to provide modern-day housing complexes to persons who, in most cases, don't contribute to the National Housing Trust (NHT). On the other hand, several middle class young professionals, who contribute monthly to NHT will not qualify to obtain benefits through these inner-city renewal projects.
Additionally, there are also other housing development been undertaken by NHT and other private developers which the middle class young professionals cannot afford. A look at the NHT's website reveals housing scheme properties being priced as high as $36 million, with the Trust only providing a minuscule $4.5 million in loan. This would again mean that these housing developments would be out of the reach of the middle class young professions, all this while the Government has decided to raid the coffers of the NHT of $45.6 billion.
As a middle class young professional who has served our country and decided to stay in the homeland, no matter the economic or social pressures, I am asking that the current Administration show us some love too!
Dwight Maitland
St Catherine
onlydwight@gmail.com
Who loves the middle class young professionals?
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I strongly believe that the middle class young professionals in Jamaica are in the middle of a deep dark sea, where we are waving for help but no one is hearing our pleas and cries.
This dire situation is evident in the prime minister's announcement of the Inner-city Renewal Programme which is expected to provide modern-day housing complexes to persons who, in most cases, don't contribute to the National Housing Trust (NHT). On the other hand, several middle class young professionals, who contribute monthly to NHT will not qualify to obtain benefits through these inner-city renewal projects.
Additionally, there are also other housing development been undertaken by NHT and other private developers which the middle class young professionals cannot afford. A look at the NHT's website reveals housing scheme properties being priced as high as $36 million, with the Trust only providing a minuscule $4.5 million in loan. This would again mean that these housing developments would be out of the reach of the middle class young professions, all this while the Government has decided to raid the coffers of the NHT of $45.6 billion.
As a middle class young professional who has served our country and decided to stay in the homeland, no matter the economic or social pressures, I am asking that the current Administration show us some love too!
Dwight Maitland
St Catherine
onlydwight@gmail.com
Who loves the middle class young professionals?
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