Time has run out for squatters who have ignored a notice to vacate houses at Bourkesfield Meadows in Old Harbour Bay, St. Catherine.
The Housing Agency of Jamaica, formerly the NHDC, says the squatters will be forcibly removed with immediate effect.
<span style="font-weight: bold">The houses, which were built by the Venezuelan Government for victims of Hurricane Ivan in 2004, were never officially handed over to the intended beneficiaries after completion and were captured.</span>
Many of the 75 units have been vandalised and several have been occupied by squatters for the past four years.
In a release, the Housing Agency said the squatters' complete disregard for notices to leave the premises by June 8, has forced its hand in removing them from the site.
The agency has announced plans to retake possession of the units as part of plans to repair and hand them over to the hurricane victims.
It says infrastructure works, which include the completion of roads, drains as well as sewerage are nearing completion.
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