After two devastating hurricanes in two years and with climate scientists projecting more intense storm seasons ahead, the question of what climate risk means for Jamaica’s coastal and low-lying property values is no longer theoretical.

Land Titling Minister Robert Montague told a Jamaica Developers Association webinar that resilience must be built into projects from the first design meeting, with NaRRA supporting risk-informed development.

Jamaica’s tradition of incremental, room-by-room homebuilding creates a complex, informal housing culture that Hurricane Melissa exposed with devastating clarity.

With 200,000 Jamaican families lacking secure land tenure and the next hurricane season already open, experts warn the conditions that made Melissa so destructive remain largely unchanged.

The 15th Caribbean Urban Forum closed in Kingston with a landmark declaration on resilience and recovery. What it means for the region’s property sector and Jamaica’s rebuilding agenda is worth understanding.

A live parliamentary dispute over Jamaica’s largest water infrastructure investment has exposed a deeper question: what does reliable water supply mean for land and property values across the island’s western corridor?

An Airports Authority of Jamaica director told the Diaspora Achievement Awards that building climate resilience is a shared task for Jamaicans at home and overseas, as seven diaspora members were honoured.

State Minister Alando Terrelonge opened the 11th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference in Montego Bay by urging overseas Jamaicans to turn goodwill into practical outcomes for a more climate-resilient Jamaica.

Works Minister Robert Morgan says 55 bridges, including seven emergency structures, are being tackled under an Accelerated Bridge Programme built to withstand harsher weather.

Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett told the Diaspora Conference that tourism, a third of economic output, must be protected from climate risks exposed by Hurricane Melissa.