March 2017 | Business View Caribbean

116 117 T he Housing & Land Development Corporation (HLDC) of St. Vincent and the Grenadines was established by an Act of Parliament in 1976. Its mandate is to facili- tate the Government’s policy in providing affordable housing opportunities for the people of the country, especially those of lower incomes. The HLDC is a state-owned enterprise, reporting to the Ministry of Housing, and governed by a Chairman and a Board of Directors. The agency employs about 32 permanent staff members. According to Kenyatta Alleyne, HLDC’s General Manager, “the HLDC is funded through the various housing projects and programs that are implemented by the Government,” he explains. “So, you may have housing devel- opments that are fully-funded by the Government where we function The Housing & Land Development Corporation affordable home solutions The Housing & Land Development Corporation staff The Corporation housing & Land Development