hurricane recovery

The government has committed billions through the NHT’s ROOFS programme and related initiatives in response to Hurricane Melissa’s housing destruction, with thousands of claims still being processed.

The NHT’s six-month mortgage moratorium for Hurricane Melissa-affected parishes is closing, with 36,000 accounts resuming payments and a final extension window open until 30 June.

An $9-billion NHT-backed housing development in St Thomas brings both scale and resilience requirements, as Jamaica tries to rebuild with stronger homes than the ones Melissa destroyed.

With 200,000 Jamaican families lacking secure land tenure and the next hurricane season already open, experts warn the conditions that made Melissa so destructive remain largely unchanged.

Kingston, Jamaica — 18 March 2026 Modular container homes being procured by the Government as part of the response to…

Kingston, Jamaica — 18 March 2026 The Government has allocated approximately $67 billion towards relief and recovery efforts following Hurricane…

Jamaica is likkle, but we are talwah. The saying reflects generations of endurance, rebuilding, and resilience. But toughness alone does…

Jamaica does not experience property the way many larger countries do. Here, land is not just an asset class or…

There are moments when a country pauses—not because it wants to, but because circumstances insist. Jamaica finds itself in one…

Kingston, Jamaica — 06 January 2026 The Government’s decision to allocate J$75 million to assist churches with hurricane recovery has…

Kingston, Jamaica — 2 January 2026 As Jamaica continues recovery efforts following Hurricane Melissa, attention is turning quietly back to…

Every so often, a country faces a moment so testing, so utterly transformative, that it forces a complete re-examination of…

There is a certain quiet that settles across Jamaica after a storm. It is not silence—far from it. It is…

If you step back and really look at Jamaica right now, the island feels a bit like a half-finished house…

There are moments in a nation’s story when buildings become more than walls, roofs, and foundations. They become symbols—of resilience,…