A letter writer criticised a bishop who, asked on radio how the church could curb crime, proposed government funding for the church and defended churches’ tax contributions, arguing Jamaica waits for “a dollar sign” before acting.

St Peter’s Church in Alley, Clarendon, built in 1671, was moved after the 1692 earthquake, burned in 1722 and rebuilt with English bricks in 1935. It now stands among cane fields with a modest congregation.

Eight Haitian migrant families, 28 people in all, have found shelter in the rectory of Boston’s Bethel AME Church after Massachusetts hit its 7,500-family emergency shelter limit, with more than 350 families on the waiting list.

Construction materials theft is one of the most consistently reported forms of property crime in Jamaica, affecting self-build projects, contractor-managed developments, and building supply yards alike. Cement, steel rebar, lumber, roofing materials, plumbing fittings, and electrical wiring are all targets, and the financial impact on individual homebuilders can be severe enough to halt construction entirely.

The NHT has lifted its Housing Microfinance Loan ceiling to almost $2 million and widened eligibility, strengthening a small but vital bridge to ownership for lower-income Jamaicans.

Egypt legalised 2,815 churches in five years under its 2016 Church Building Law, with a committee of officials and church leaders reviewing unlicensed buildings and the state funding churches in new cities.

St Elizabeth’s Pastor Everton Charlton, honoured for 36 years of service, began Elim Shiloh Apostolic Church with an open-air service in 1987 and went on to secure a church building and build an education centre on its grounds.

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Kingston, Jamaica — 19 December 2023 A $2.1-billion residential tower broke ground in Bournemouth Gardens, Kingston 2, on Wednesday, adding another storey…

In an exciting move for Kingston’s real estate landscape, Sherbourne Limited has officially broken ground for its much-anticipated residential project, Kingston Two…