The inaugural quarterly intelligence report on Jamaica’s global diaspora for July–September 2021: the Haiti earthquake of 14 August galvanises the Jamaican diaspora’s Caribbean solidarity response, the COVID Delta wave tests healthcare systems across North America and Europe while suppressing diaspora travel to Jamaica, Q3 2021 GDP growth of approximately 5.9 per cent confirms the post-pandemic rebound, remittances continue at record-pace through the third quarter, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs follows up on commitments from the Virtual Jamaica Diaspora Symposium of June 2021.

Two years after the Windrush Compensation Scheme launched, the Al Jazeera and Home Affairs Committee findings reveal that the vast majority of eligible claimants remain uncompensated. The Good Law Project escalates legal pressure. Jamaica PM Holness calls for justice. Windrush Day 2021 marks another year without closure. Our quarterly diaspora and Windrush update.

The quarterly intelligence report on Jamaica’s global diaspora for April–June 2021: the Virtual Jamaica Diaspora Symposium convenes on 18–19 June as a substitute for the delayed in-person 9th Biennial Conference, Jamaica’s economy records exceptional Q2 2021 GDP growth of approximately 14.2 per cent on a low 2020 base, remittances maintain their remarkable pandemic-era pace, the COVID-19 vaccine rollout accelerates in diaspora countries, and diaspora travel to Jamaica remains suppressed though borders remain open.

The quarterly intelligence report on Jamaica’s global diaspora for January–March 2021: Joe Biden’s inauguration on 20 January transforms the US immigration enforcement environment, the American Rescue Plan Act injects $1.9 trillion into the US economy boosting Jamaican-American household liquidity, COVID vaccines begin rolling out in diaspora countries, Jamaica’s economy shows early recovery signs following 2020’s contraction, the Virtual Diaspora Symposium is announced for June 2021, and remittances maintain their extraordinary pandemic-era pace.

Jamaica’s housing market closes a remarkable COVID year with rising prices and record remittances, as the NHT reports year-end results for 2020.

Jamaica’s JLP wins 49 seats in a September 2020 election landslide. The Black Lives Matter movement brings renewed urgency to the Windrush debate in Britain. Priti Patel raises the maximum Windrush compensation to £100,000 in December 2020. COVID-19 disproportionately impacts Caribbean-heritage communities. Our quarterly diaspora update.

The quarterly intelligence report on Jamaica’s global diaspora for October–December 2020: Joe Biden wins the US presidential election on 3 November generating enormous diaspora expectation for immigration policy reform, COVID-19 vaccines receive emergency authorisation in December bringing hope of a 2021 recovery, full-year 2020 remittances post a remarkable outcome despite the pandemic’s economic disruption, Jamaica’s COVID second wave strains the health system through Q4, and the Christmas season sees diaspora remittances surge to support Jamaican families through an unprecedented holiday period.

The Jamaica Diaspora Annual Roundup for 2020: the COVID-19 pandemic reshapes every dimension of diaspora life; Caribbean communities suffer disproportionate COVID mortality in the UK and US due to frontline occupational exposure; the Black Lives Matter movement reaches its global peak after George Floyd’s murder; Joe Biden and Kamala Harris win the US presidential election; and Jamaica remittances reach a record US$2.9 billion despite — and because of — the pandemic.

Jamaica’s housing market posts surprising momentum in October–November 2020 as virtual viewings normalise and vaccine news lifts global sentiment.

The quarterly intelligence report on Jamaica’s global diaspora for July–September 2020: the COVID-19 pandemic’s paradoxical effect on remittances continues as diaspora solidarity surges despite economic disruption, Black Lives Matter protests reshape the political landscape for Caribbean diaspora communities across North America and Europe, Jamaica’s economy contracts severely under the weight of tourism’s collapse, the Trump administration’s deportation policy continues at pace, and Jamaica’s open-border approach with health protocols distinguishes its COVID strategy from regional peers.