Glossary

Business and Investment 81

Construction and Development 319

• Architecture & Building Design 192
• Land & Surveying 38
• Planning & Zoning 49

Culture & Society 34

Digital Transformation and Technology 44

Environmental Planning and Sustainability 61

Faith & Christianity 42

Finance and Taxation 273

• Insurance 11
• Mortgages 204
• Property Taxes & Fees 33

Government & Public Bodies 72

Jamaican History and Heritage 264

• Archaeological Sites 3
• Bridges 2
• Churches & Cathedrals in Jamaica 34
• Courthouses 11
• Forts 17
• Great Houses 47
• Heritage Sites & Landmarks 21
• Historic Schools 8
• History 28
• Lighthouses 9
• National Heroes Sites 15
• People 12
• Public Holidays 2

Jamaican Patois (Patwah) 242

Legal and Regulatory 425

• Contract Law 108
• Courts & Justice 54
• Crime, Fraud & Compliance 24
• Property Law 173
• Wills, Estates & Inheritance 33

Nature & Landscape 34

• Caves 2
• Mountains 1
• Parks & Botanical Gardens 16
• Rivers 5
• Springs & Mineral Spas 1

Places in Jamaica 217

• Cities 8
• Communities 36
• Fishing Villages 2
• Free Villages 10
• Neighbourhoods 37
• Parishes 23
• Settlements 22
• Special Communities 8
• Towns 52
• Villages 23

Project Management 129

Real Estate 663

• Agents & Listings 85
• Buying & Selling 131
• Careers in Real Estate 42
• Marketing & Sales 42
• Property Types 68
• Real Estate Regulation (REDDA) 21
• Renting & Letting 71
• Strata & Condominiums 19
• Valuation & Appraisal 58