Jamaica’s historic denominations, Anglican, Baptist, Catholic, Moravian, have all lost significant land to squatters. Newer churches report almost none, and the reason traces to the size of the land they were given in the first place.

The Ashford branch of the Redeemed Christian Church of God lost its base when historic Apsley House was approved for flats, then saw its bid to move into a business unit refused over the loss of employment space.

Jamaica closed 2017 with its seventh consecutive tourism record, a primary surplus maintained well above programme targets, and a debt-to-GDP ratio that…

Did you know that Dean Jones, the founder of Jamaica Homes, shares a fascinating family connection with the legendary Jamaican musician Gregory…

A prominent real estate attorney with 44 years in practice was struck off after allegedly using forged documents to sell properties she had no right to sell, with entertainer Mavado among those claiming to be defrauded.

Credit rating upgrades, strong tourism and three years of steady growth have made Jamaica’s housing market more confident than it has been in a decade. This review measures the recovery’s depth and asks who it has left behind.

In the world of mortgages and loans, the term “default” often strikes fear into the hearts of borrowers. It refers to a…

In the context of real estate, contributory negligence applies when both the property owner (or manager) and the person who is harmed…

Turkey’s lira collapsed 40 percent. Emerging markets were in crisis. The Fed delivered its seventh hike. In Kingston, the Bank of Jamaica cut its rates — and unemployment fell below 10 percent for the first time in Jamaica’s modern recorded history.

Publication date: 5 October 2018 | Covering: September 2018 Monthly Briefing Fed September 25–26: Third hike of 2018 to 2.00–2.25%; drops “accommodative”;…