The Government has defended the pay of NaRRA’s chief executive after a row over the authority’s office lease. Builders and the Opposition are now pressing for oversight and published plans for western Jamaica.

Insurers have paid more than J$54 billion on settled Hurricane Melissa claims, with homes far behind businesses. The Financial Services Commission plans to publish a verified picture of outstanding claims on 16 October.

As Jamaica prepares to mark International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, a veteran engineer is urging home buyers to check sites, approvals and structural reports before committing. Insurance gaps exposed by Hurricane Melissa add weight to the advice.

Insurers have paid J$54.35 billion on Hurricane Melissa claims, but only about a fifth of the property money has reached homeowners. The figures show how thinly Jamaica’s housing stock was insured when the storm struck.

The Trelawny Municipal Corporation has opened a four-month amnesty, running to 31 January 2027, for owners of buildings put up without approved plans, joining a string of parishes pushing homeowners to regularise before enforcement.

Hurricane Melissa destroyed homes, farms, hotels and infrastructure. Yet the storm also stripped away something less visible: the comfortable assumptions Jamaica had…

Mark Golding is tying Jamaicas post-Melissa recovery gaps directly to land titling, arguing families cant rebuild securely without ownership of the land under their homes.

JAPEX 2026 drew 416 delegates to Ocho Rios as post-Melissa hotels pitch their comebacks, with renovation spending going toward both room count and local-facing amenities.

JAPEX 2026 drew 416 delegates to Ocho Rios as post-Melissa hotels pitch their comebacks, with renovation spending going toward both room count and local-facing amenities.

A new $29-million NSWMA holding station at George’s Plain, Westmoreland, will let garbage trucks offload locally instead of driving to Retirement, St James, easing the post-hurricane backlog.