When the House Stops, Life Doesn’t: Rethinking Home Protection in a Digital Jamaica

Homeownership in Jamaica has never been just about bricks, blocks, and zinc. A home here is shelter, status, sacrifice, inheritance, and hope — sometimes all wrapped into one unfinished structure with “one more phase to go.” For many Jamaicans, owning a home is the single largest investment they will ever make, often achieved through years of saving, ov…