Jamaica has always understood property in deeply human terms. A building is not just an asset; it is shelter, livelihood, inheritance, and…

Jamaica has been tested before, and it is being tested again. Hurricanes, seismic tremors, flooding, and infrastructure strain are no longer rare…

Hurricane Melissa inflicted damage exceeding 40% of Jamaica’s GDP. As the island enters 2026, the Bank of Jamaica holds rates at 5.75%, inflation is set to breach the upper target and rental pressure intensifies. This is Jamaica’s housing market at its most tested point in a generation.

Kingston, Jamaica — 6 January 2026 A recent opinion piece published in the Jamaica Observer has sparked renewed discussion about the long-term…

Dean Jones’ House-hunting in 2045 is not, despite first impressions, a piece of speculative futurism designed to dazzle readers with shiny technology.…

Hurricane Melissa did not only destroy buildings. It exposed the land ownership patterns, planning exclusions and tenure insecurities that made those buildings so vulnerable. A genuine rebuild requires reform of the conditions that produced the catastrophe, not only repair of the structures the storm removed.

Kingston, Jamaica — In a major development for Jamaica’s built environment and disaster resilience, the Government has announced that the National Building Code…

Jamaica’s leading construction professionals are urging the government to prioritise permanent hurricane-resilient homes over container units. The debate has significant implications for property values, insurability and housing tenure across the western parishes.

Opposition senators have raised three critical concerns about Jamaica’s post-Melissa housing plan: affordability gaps in the modular programme, land tenure barriers blocking the most vulnerable families from accessing relief, and the building oversight failures that made the destruction so catastrophic.

When Hurricane Melissa swept across Jamaica, it left a trail of destruction that was both familiar and deeply sobering. Roads washed out.…