Kingston, Jamaica, 22 June 2026The 2026 Atlantic hurricane season has opened with its most favourable forecast in more than a decade, with…

State Minister Alando Terrelonge told the diaspora conference in Montego Bay that young Jamaicans at home and abroad must help make, not just hear about, national decisions.

Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett has invited overseas Jamaican engineers, scientists and technical experts to help protect coastal assets and build a tourism industry that can withstand disasters.

The National Housing Trust used the 11th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference to court developers and investors with joint ventures, guaranteed purchases and access to its lands.

A revised Building Code due this financial year will require new buildings to withstand Category Five hurricanes, with tougher enforcement and more building officers for municipal corporations.

Education Minister Dana Morris Dixon says the full $18 billion needed to rebuild hurricane-damaged schools has been allocated, with tougher building standards written into the programme.

A Government drainage study of Montego Bay found river flows far beyond infrastructure design limits, with a flood control plan for Catherine Hall now under assessment.

Jamaica’s property market is not dead. It is changing shape.The headline numbers still show strong activity: MLS data reported approximately J$99.3 billion…

The St Mary Municipal Corporation has cleaned and flushed drains across flood-prone Port Maria, with Annotto Bay and other communities next, as part of its 2026 hurricane preparations.

Portland Co-operative Credit Union has received member approval to establish a subsidiary company that will oversee a proposed residential subdivision in Norwich…