Gov't to provide 100 houses for the indigent

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Gov't to provide 100 houses for the indigent

MINISTER of Local Government and Community Development Desmond McKenzie says the Government will be delivering 100 houses in 12 months for people in need across the island.He said that over the last year 32 houses have been built and handed over to beneficiaries, with another 12 to be constructed by the end of the financial year.

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