Trinidad: Arima man killed in police shoot out
under this administration the NHT will deliver more housing solutions in any administrative term in its history. The HAJ has never before delivered so many housing solutions in its history which it will at the end of this fiscal year, will deliver 3027 housing solutions,” said Holness.
In the meantime, the Prime Minister underscored that the HAJ has been instructed to focus on providing affordable housing solutions for Jamaicans.
“We are doing all of this to transform Jamaica’s housing sector to be able to provide housing that is first and foremost affordable. There is no question, the Government has used the NHT and the HAJ to bridge the gap for affordable housing solutions,” said Holness.
Catherine Estates will be developed on 263 acres of land in the vicinity of Lime Tree Grove and Quarry Hill and sits north of Highway 2000. The projected selling prices are $5.5 million for studios and $6.6 million for one-bedroom units. (Trinidad Guardian) An Arima man was killed during a shoot-out with police officers on Monday evening.
At around 5 pm, police received a report of a shooting at Maturita Extension. Officers from the Northern Division Task Force East and Crime Suppression Unit responded and were reportedly greeted by gunfire from the suspect.
The officers returned fire, hitting the suspect several times. The man, who was later identified as Stephan Plaza, was taken to the Arima District Health Facility for treatment but was pronounced dead on arrival.
Police sources said Plaza was well known to them and was a suspect in several recent shootings in the district, the most recent of which occurred last Friday.