Jamaica issued its first casino gaming licence to the Princess Grand Jamaica Resort in Hanover, a move already drawing interest from at least three other investors, including for a proposed Hard Rock Hotel.

Jamaican mortgage rates sit at 7.6 percent, which feels high after recent cuts but is actually well below the 30-year historical average of 12.79 percent.

NHT social housing and the governments separate New Social Housing Programme sound similar but work on opposite ownership models. The Prime Minister explained the difference, and it matters more than it sounds.

A Kenyan land court has ruled that a Catholic church in Siaya County, which built a permanent church on land it agreed to buy in 1976, can be evicted because it never paid the Sh50,000 purchase price.

Kingston Parish in Mathews County, Virginia, is converting its vacant historic rectory into two rental homes for teachers and other moderate-income workers, at a cost of about $360,000 funded by grants and donations.

Sister Mary Susan Frazer, area administrator of the Sisters of Mercy in Jamaica, has died. She was known for the extensive development of the St John Bosco Vocational Training Centre in Hatfield, Manchester, and her work with Alpha in Kingston.