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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Governor-General Sir Patrick Allen has urged Jamaicans to transform the country’s celebrated resilience into collective action as communities…
Jamaica’s bauxite and alumina export earnings are projected to rebound 24 per cent to US$760 million in 2026, despite a steep first-quarter production decline. The recovery in this key industrial sector has direct implications for construction materials supply, rural property investment, and the country’s economic momentum heading into the second half of the year.
Hospitals and health centres are rarely regarded as architectural triumphs. Yet these are the buildings we depend upon at our most…
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.
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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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Nearly 850,000 rental homes have disappeared from Britain’s private rented sector over the past decade.…
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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.
Global foreign direct investment rose 6% to US$1.6 trillion in 2025, but Caribbean small island developing states saw inflows fall by 2% to approximately US$7 billion. Jamaica bucked the regional trend with increased investment — but the findings of the 2026 Sustainable Development Report underscore how much ground the region must cover.
