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A major Montego Bay resort moves forward, the NHT absorbs another hurricane bill, commercial property owners confront insurance delays, and disputes over land and coastal development sharpen across the island.
Jamaica’s modest pension payments and rising housing costs are creating a retirement problem that few families have properly calculated
Reports of a looming gang conflict raise a larger question about the future of one of Jamaica’s most important commercial districts
Cabinet approval advances a US$756.9 million Montego Bay development, but separate regulatory clearance is still required before casino gaming can begin
OPINION
One professor faced legitimate questions, but his case became an indictment of racial equality and a spectacle that lost sight of the human being at its centre.
A law born in 1881 can still transfer the ground beneath a registered owner’s feet. The question is not whether Jamaica should erase adverse possession, but whether it can rebuild it for the country that now exists.
GLOBAL ANALYSIS
See MoreUK private rents rose 3.3 percent in the year to June 2026, reaching £1,388 per month on average, as the market cooled from its 2023 peak but remained structurally undersupplied by 25 percent relative to pre-pandemic levels. The data confirms that slower rent growth is not the same as improved affordability. For Jamaica, where equivalent rental data does not exist, the UK’s comprehensive market intelligence points to what is possible when housing policy is built on evidence.
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