KINGSTON, Jamaica — At first glance, the calculation appears irresistible. Buy an apartment in Kingston, rent it to a professional for J$200,000…

For every US dollar Jamaica earned from merchandise exports in 2025, it spent approximately US$4.55 on imports. Tourism and remittances keep the wider structure standing. But behind the attractive façade is an economy increasingly dependent on things made somewhere else.

From migration and murder to hurricane grants, landlessness and drought, Jamaica’s churches are speaking forcefully into national affairs. The question is no longer whether they should have a voice, but how much influence that voice should carry.

KINGSTON, Jamaica August 6, 2026 — Sixty-four years after the Union Jack came down at the National Stadium, Jamaica is still asking…

As Jamaica marks Emancipation Day 2026, the country stands between the sacrifices that built it and a new age of technology, social…

Jamaica’s property market has traditionally been analysed through familiar local factors such as housing supply, mortgage availability, employment, tourism and economic growth.…

Rents consuming nearly 58% of average take-home pay, a 150,000-unit housing deficit and a Bank of Jamaica rate that refuses to move — our July 2026 review maps the forces squeezing Jamaica’s renters and first-time buyers and asks what relief, if any, is on the horizon.

There is a curious silence hanging over Jamaica’s property market.Not the silence of inactivity. Not the silence of recession. Not the silence…

Hurricane Melissa, a shrinking economy, global conflict, and a housing crisis have transformed Jamaica’s real estate market. The result is neither boom…

Hurricanes exposed it. The numbers confirm it. The system still hasn’t fixed it.Around 80% of homes in Jamaica are uninsured, leaving most…