Jamaica recorded 549 seismic events in 2025. Most went unfelt, but the figure is a reminder that the island builds, buys and insures on shaking ground.

For years, the Jamaican property market felt almost unstoppable.Properties in desirable areas often attracted multiple enquiries within days. Land in growing communities…

Like a forgotten gift card, many household essentials quietly expire: insurance, warranties, leases, safety equipment. A simple way to catch the deadlines in time.

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…

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

For years, many property owners in Jamaica enjoyed a market that seemed almost unstoppable.Homes attracted multiple enquiries. Landowners could hold firm on…

A couple in Westmoreland had let their home insurance lapse when the hurricane came. A reader tells the story of how they rebuilt, what they changed, and what they would tell anyone tempted to cancel cover.

A reader in St Thomas has a tarpaulin over the bedrooms and a letter declining her claim. Our response sets out the questions to ask, the options to weigh and who can help.

A reader who lost her home in a fire writes about the weeks afterwards, the things she grieved and the things she found she still had.

A minor earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.5 was felt across parts of Jamaica on Wednesday afternoon, according to the Earthquake…