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The government says it will distribute keys to new homeowners at Dredge Bay, from 5.p.m today.<\/p>

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Forty-eight homes have been completed under the 500 homes in 500 days project but it is not certain how many of those homes will be handed over today.<\/p>\n

But the opposition has criticized the government for not delivering the homes in the promised timeline of 500 days.<\/p>

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Chief of Staff Lionel Hurst says when the 48 houses are sold, the monies realized from the sale will go towards building more new homes.<\/p>

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He said already, 149 foundations are being laid in Paynters for that number of houses; and 125 new homes are to be constructed at Denfields.<\/p>\n

More than 200 additional houses will be built on land recently acquired at Royalls and at Marble Hill according to Hurst.<\/p>

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