Year: 2023

A consultant has been engaged to develop a master plan for a Negril international airport, a US$460-million project that would eliminate the resort’s two-hour road transfer from Montego Bay. If delivered, few single infrastructure investments could have a greater impact on western Jamaica’s property market.

Elderly Jamaican homeowners are disproportionately targeted by property fraud. Schemes that exploit cognitive decline, social isolation, or unfamiliarity with digital and legal processes include: inducing older persons to sign transfers or powers of attorney they do not fully understand; pressuring them into below-market sales to family members or acquaintances; and using forged documents to transfer property without the owner’s knowledge.