Jamaica’s vacation rental sector enters the second half of 2026 with a long-overdue licensing framework advancing through the Ministry of Tourism, while Airbnb reports Caribbean as a standout global growth region, Tax Administration Jamaica intensifies enforcement, and housing affordability concerns push Parliament toward action.

State Minister Alando Terrelonge says the Global Jamaica Diaspora Council has grown from eight advisers before 2016 to 30 representatives worldwide, as the Government makes diaspora engagement a strategic priority.

Kingston, Jamaica, 30 June 2026Investment firm Quantas Advantage Limited says it is actively pursuing real…

Speaking in Georgetown, Prime Minister Andrew Holness said Jamaica and Guyana will explore housing collaboration on labour and construction technology, naming skills shortages and slow approvals as Jamaica’s biggest constraints.

A Bahamas bishop says his ministry has sought Crown land for 35 years, while its planned 100-bed, $3.5 million Hope City homeless shelter stalled after a disputed half-acre grant on Carmichael Road.

Kingston, Jamaica — 27 June 2026 The Caribbean residential real estate market has reached a…