Author: Jamaica Homes News
Jamaica Homes News
Jamaica Homes News is an independent newsroom covering Jamaica's property, housing and construction economy. We publish market data sourced from the Bank of Jamaica, STATIN and the Planning Institute of Jamaica, and we log every correction publicly. Founded by Dean Jones, Realtor®-Associate.
Edward Seaga’s Jamaica Labour Party swept to power in October 1980 with 51 of 60 parliamentary seats, ending Michael Manley’s eight-year PNP government in the most violent election in Jamaican history. Within months, Seaga had flown to Washington to meet the newly elected Ronald Reagan and established what would become the defining bilateral relationship of Caribbean Cold War politics. Jamaica records approximately 257 murders in 1981 — around 10–12 per 100,000 — the lowest rate in its modern history. Tourism brings approximately 450,000 stopover visitors. The island stands at a turning point.