About 75 Dutch churches close every year, and Arnhem’s former Sint-Jozefkerk is now a padel court, but a survey found two-thirds of Dutch people would rather see closed churches become libraries, cultural centres or homes.

Sales of new build homes in London fell 37 percent in the first half of 2026 compared with the same period a year earlier, according to property consultancy Molior. A record 4,629 new builds worth an estimated £3.5 billion remain unsold, the highest level ever recorded. British owner-occupiers have almost entirely withdrawn, leasehold concerns are deterring buyers, and international investor demand that once sustained the market has faded. For Jamaican developers and investors watching the premium property sector, the London data is both a warning and an illustration of what happens when new build supply outpaces real buyer demand.

Kingston, Jamaica, 8 August 2026 The United States economy shed 23,000 jobs in July, a…

Kingston, Jamaica, 7 August 2026 The American housing market has fractured into two entirely different…

Bishop Joseph Gontrand Décoste of Jérémie told Aid to the Church in Need that gangs have forced the closure of 40 parishes in Port-au-Prince and 25 more elsewhere, while Catholic schools have been burned or turned into gang bases.

Kingston, Jamaica, 5 August 2026 Global institutional investment in residential real estate rose nine per…