The 15th Caribbean Urban Forum closed in Kingston with a landmark declaration on resilience and recovery. What it means for the region’s property sector and Jamaica’s rebuilding agenda is worth understanding.

Across the Caribbean, an address can open doors or close them. But the Lord who chose a shepherd boy from the fields does not look where we look.

A UWI professor has declared CARICOM’s reappointment of its Secretary-General legally void, raising governance questions that have real implications for regional investment confidence, development finance, and the institutional framework underpinning Caribbean economic cooperation.

The 15th Caribbean Urban Forum concluded in Kingston with the signing of the Kingston Declaration, committing Caribbean states to deeper collaboration on housing resilience, land tenure reform, and urban governance — with Hurricane Melissa’s devastation serving as the backdrop to every conversation.

Director of Tourism Donovan White says arrivals from Caribbean countries have risen 60 per cent in three years, driven by better regional air links, with Latin America the fastest-growing market.

Caribbean real estate is now a US$1.87 trillion market. Yet Caribbean developers are being rejected for financing at an alarming rate. A structural gap between market opportunity and capital readiness is holding back housing delivery across the region, including in Jamaica.