A major resort redevelopment has broken ground in the US Virgin Islands, Caribbean Journal reported on 17 July 2026, adding to a wave of hotel and tourism property investment that is reshaping the competitive landscape for resort destinations across the Caribbean — with direct implications for Jamaica and other English-speaking markets.

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Guyana has become one of the world’s fastest-growing economies on the back of offshore oil. Jamaica cannot copy it, but the lessons for land, wealth and housing are real.

Barbados’s housing minister has outlined plans to de-risk mortgages, speed up loan processing, and introduce a formal social housing policy mandating affordable units in new developments — while also targeting short-term rental platforms as a contributor to the island’s housing affordability squeeze.

Luxury fitness and lifestyle brand Equinox has announced plans for its first Caribbean hotel in Anguilla — a development that reinforces the island’s position as the region’s most exclusive hospitality market and underscores the growing appetite of premium international lifestyle brands for Caribbean resort investment.