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From geopolitical tensions and energy prices to global shipping routes and climate risk, Jamaica’s property market is being shaped by forces well beyond the island’s borders. Understanding them is no longer optional for buyers, sellers or developers.
A proposed reconstruction authority would coordinate billions of dollars in recovery work, accelerate major developments and override stalled approvals. Its powers…
The Kingston Harbour Walk could reshape the capital’s waterfront, but its success will depend on who benefits from the transformation. Kingston,…
A National Water Commission representative is still working to reassure communities that have been without reliable piped water supply for nine months following Hurricane Melissa — a situation that has direct and serious consequences for the habitability, hygiene, and property values of affected areas.
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Encouraging offshore signals have revived talk of a Jamaican oil future. The honest answer is that the island is a long way from any such thing, and its land should be watched regardless.
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JAMAICA Diaspora
American homebuilder confidence fell again in July, dropping two points to 34 on the NAHB/Wells…
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See MoreFrom geopolitical tensions and energy prices to global shipping routes and climate risk, Jamaica’s property market is being shaped by forces well beyond the island’s borders. Understanding them is no longer optional for buyers, sellers or developers.
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Kingston, Jamaica — Jamaica’s property market has moved into a new and more complicated chapter,…
Two US-backed residential developments associated with TAJ are reported to be entering vertical construction in Guyana, with a combined stated value exceeding US$500 million. The projects signal a maturing private real estate market driven by oil wealth.
Proposed data centres requiring up to 300 megawatts of power in Trinidad and Tobago have sparked debate over electricity capacity, water demand, and whether national infrastructure can absorb investment at that scale.
Guyana is planning thousands of social homes to address a backlog of up to 78,000 housing applications, with significant implications for the Caribbean’s construction and mortgage markets.
Drought conditions in Puerto Rico have triggered water rationing that is affecting residential communities, construction sites, and the hospitality sector. The emergency raises wider questions about water security as a real estate risk across the Caribbean.
Road rehabilitation works under Jamaica’s SPARK programme have been completed along Seacrest Drive, delivering resurfaced carriageway and improved drainage to a residential corridor. The project reflects the direct link between public infrastructure investment and property market confidence.
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A growing legal battle over access to some of Jamaica’s most well-known beaches is drawing…
