Jamaica’s dependence on imported goods has continued into 2026, with the country importing almost five…

The Jamaica Reconstruction and Resilience Oversight Committee, chaired by Professor Peter Blair Henry, has launched with plans to hold NaRRA to published targets and keep the public informed.

Homes will be more expensive, but value will depend increasingly on resilience, access, title and whether ordinary Jamaicans can still afford to live in them

A dedicated police branch recovered $17.6 million in stolen crops and livestock this year. Farm theft still costs Jamaica up to $6 billion annually, a number decades of prior crackdowns havent moved.

Jamaica’s Government returned to international debt markets on 2 September 2026 with a US$1 billion sovereign bond that attracted more demand than the island was seeking to raise, allowing the Treasury to price the debt at 6.25 per cent — below initial guidance. The transaction is not a housing story on its face, but it shapes every condition under which property in Jamaica is financed.

Kingston, Jamaica, 7 September 2026 For many Jamaicans trying to purchase their first home, the…