It is something I advocated for a long time and now the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) has come up with this excellent plan to assist youths in owning their own homes. This plan is open to young people up to age 35 years and encourages compulsory savings for five years and with compound interest they would be free to place this money towards a home or a lot of land. In addition, a home construction grant would be applicable to those who have legal title to land.
This is indeed a great initiative introduced by the THA and our Minister of Housing must take note, instead of following the plans of the previous administration. In addition, a land policy must be introduced both for agriculture and housing, and the destruction of farmers' crops must stop immediately. There must be respect for food and all concerned should hang their head in shame and apologise or the voters will have the final say.
Jehan Singh
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