The Government is assessing small desalination projects linked to solar and pumped hydro storage in St Thomas and Clarendon, but rules out a national scheme on cost grounds.

Minister Matthew Samuda told an NCB business forum that climate resilience will need financing from public, private, local and international sources.

In his Independence Day message, the Prime Minister called for national unity behind an island-wide reconstruction programme to be led by NaRRA after Hurricane Melissa.

Jamaica’s drought warning is not simply a call to conserve water. It is a warning that the homes being repaired and rebuilt…

From geopolitical tensions and energy prices to global shipping routes and climate risk, Jamaica’s property market is being shaped by forces well beyond the island’s borders. Understanding them is no longer optional for buyers, sellers or developers.

Global foreign direct investment rose 6% to US$1.6 trillion in 2025, but Caribbean small island developing states saw inflows fall by 2% to approximately US$7 billion. Jamaica bucked the regional trend with increased investment — but the findings of the 2026 Sustainable Development Report underscore how much ground the region must cover.

A proposed reconstruction authority would coordinate billions of dollars in recovery work, accelerate major developments and override stalled approvals. Its powers could…

The UDC says the 18-acre Portmore Resilience Park, featuring a large jogging track, sports courts, an indoor events complex and green space, should be completed later this year.

The New Social Housing Programme will build concrete bases for imported modular homes in parishes hardest hit by Hurricane Melissa, the Prime Minister said at a house handover in Caenwood, Portland.

Kingston, Jamaica, 2 July 2026 Germany is in the middle of one of the most significant overhauls to its real estate and…