Mother of nine wins semi-furnished home at New Prospect Housing Scheme

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An elated Ayasia May LaFleur (centre) holds up the winning lottery ticket while Minister within the Ministry of Communities with responsibility for Housing, Valarie Adams Yearwood (left) and staffers look on. (DPI photo)
An elated Ayasia May LaFleur (centre) holds up the winning lottery ticket while Minister within the Ministry of Communities with responsibility for Housing, Valarie Adams Yearwood (left) and staffers look on. (DPI photo)

Ayasia May LaFleur is the proud owner of a new, semi-furnished home at the New Prospect Housing Scheme, the Department of Public Information (DPI) reported yesterday.

The resident of GuyHoc Park Squatting Area and mother of nine was squatting since the age of 23, DPI said. She said that she applied 12 years ago for a house lot and hoped that her fortune would change under the Coalition Government since she got “nowhere” under the previous administration.

DPI said that LaFleur decided to visit the Central Housing and Planning Authority’s (CH&PA) Open House Exhibition on Sunday, March 31. Like hundreds of others, she filled out a coupon for a chance to win a free house courtesy of the CH&PA. The 41-year-old was in the Giftland Mall shopping when she got the call.