Blake buys Government house for $52 million
BY HOWARD WALKER Sunday Observer senior reporter walkerh@jamaicaobserver.com
Sunday, September 21, 2014
Different angles of the newly-acquired house, bought by Yohan Blake from the Jamaica Government recently. (PHOTOS: KENYON HEMANS)
ATHLETICS star Yohan Blake has paid the Jamaica Government $52 million for a property at 11 Jack's Hill Road in St Andrew.
But Blake will need to spend heavily on fixing the property, as its condition has deteriorated badly in recent years and is said to require "major repairs", by one official close to the transaction.
BY HOWARD WALKER Sunday Observer senior reporter walkerh@jamaicaobserver.com
Sunday, September 21, 2014
Different angles of the newly-acquired house, bought by Yohan Blake from the Jamaica Government recently. (PHOTOS: KENYON HEMANS)
ATHLETICS star Yohan Blake has paid the Jamaica Government $52 million for a property at 11 Jack's Hill Road in St Andrew.
But Blake will need to spend heavily on fixing the property, as its condition has deteriorated badly in recent years and is said to require "major repairs", by one official close to the transaction.
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