Opposition Spokesperson on Housing and Sustainable Living Calls for Justice for Homeowners of Montego West Village
Kingston, Jamaica. May 7, 2025: The Opposition Spokesperson on Housing and Sustainable Living, Professor Senator Floyd Morris is calling for the Prime Minister and Government of Jamaica to ensure justice to the homeowners of Montego West Village in Montego Bay who are in the pathway of the Montego Bay Perimeter Project.
According to Professor Senator Floyd Morris: “16 homeowners are said to be in the pathway of the Montego Bay Perimeter Project and are likely to lose their homes or see significant encroachment on their properties.”
“The homeowners received communication from the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, which falls under the responsibility of the Prime Minister, indicating that their properties are likely to be affected. These individuals have subsequently seen surveys done that will result in substantial reductions of the size of their properties that were built by Gore Development Ltd and paid for by mortgages from the National Housing Trust. The loss of value that these homeowners will suffer is significant”, said Senator Morris.
According to Professor Morris the residents have been making strenuous efforts to seek justice for their properties, but this has been futile. “The Prime Minister, who is the Minister with direct responsibility for this situation, has not seen it fit to respond to the plight of these homeowners. This is a reprehensible and unacceptable failure on his part. I am demanding that the Prime Minister immediately initiate a plan for justice to be done for these residents.”
The Opposition is calling on the Prime Minister to intervene and engage with the homeowners to hear their concerns and implement appropriate and just compensatory measures for them. Government must not abuse its power and authority over the people that they govern. Government’s solemn responsibility is to do everything to ensure justice is done for its citizens.
The people of Montego West Village deserve justice and fairness in this matter.
