With approved and pending building applications valued at nearly $390 billion at year-end 2025, Jamaica’s development pipeline tells a story of sustained confidence that the post-Melissa construction downturn does not fully capture.

The Urban Development Corporation’s Strategy Day 2026 unveiled plans for 1,200 new housing solutions alongside major tourism and urban renewal projects. For property investors tracking where Jamaica’s development agencies are putting their weight, the details matter.

Phase one of the Western Water Resilience Improvement Project has begun on the Elegant Corridor in St James, bringing lane closures and a timeline stretching to 2028.

Proposed data centres requiring up to 300 megawatts of power in Trinidad and Tobago have sparked debate over electricity capacity, water demand, and whether national infrastructure can absorb investment at that scale.

The Dominican Republic is advancing a major energy infrastructure project reported at US$2.5 billion. The investment, if confirmed at scale, would significantly improve power supply reliability and strengthen the country’s real estate and investment environment. The figure should be treated with caution pending official confirmation.

The Government plans to spend US$200 million through NaRRA replacing ageing sewer lines in Kingston and St Andrew, while preparing to divest the overstretched Soapberry treatment plant.

Proposed toll increases could push a North-South Highway round trip to $5,220. Whats driving the increase, and how the annual adjustment mechanism actually works.

The $4.2 billion Boundbrook Urban Centre, a mixed-use hub of government services, retail and offices in Port Antonio, is 58 per cent complete and due to finish in February 2027.

Proposed toll increases could push a North-South Highway round trip to $5,220. Whats driving the increase, and how the annual adjustment mechanism actually works.

Proposed toll increases could push a North-South Highway round trip to $5,220. Whats driving the increase, and how the annual adjustment mechanism actually works.