jamaica
Jamaica — the island, its people, culture, economy, and everything that makes it home.
Jamaica is raising US$1 billion on international markets, but the consequences for property, public finances and ordinary households are more complicated than the headline suggests.
AI can furnish empty rooms, brighten dark interiors and improve neglected yards in seconds. In Jamaica’s property market, the line between presentation and deception now needs to be made clear.
Price alone does not determine whether a Jamaican property sells quickly. Location, title, condition, financing and buyer type are creating several distinct markets.
Jamaica’s landmark legal petition reaches beyond slavery itself, connecting nearly four centuries of lost land, restricted opportunity and migration to the modern struggle of ordinary Jamaicans trying to secure a home
Eight months after Hurricane Melissa, business owners say uncertainty over rebuilding plans and limited access to finance are preventing the town’s economy from recovering
As the Government reviews costly schoolbook lists, questions are emerging about whether assistance should extend beyond households qualifying for PATH
The immediate threat is not a collapse in property sales, but rising construction costs, stubborn inflation and weaker household confidence.
KINGSTON, Jamaica — At first glance, the calculation appears irresistible. Buy an apartment in Kingston, rent it to a professional…
A senior politician owns two rental properties despite supporting tighter controls on private landlords, reopening questions about political credibility and the role investors play in supplying homes.
Inflation reached 7.5 per cent in July, breaking the national target for a second consecutive month. The Bank has explained…
Jamaicans abroad spend generations trying to return, while Jamaica prepares another generation to leave
JMMB Bank customers who use their Visa debit cards for international purchases will face a new 2.3 per cent transaction…
For all the polished kitchens, guarded entrances and artist impressions of sunlit balconies, the Jamaican property market is being shaped…
For every US dollar Jamaica earned from merchandise exports in 2025, it spent approximately US$4.55 on imports. Tourism and remittances keep the wider structure standing. But behind the attractive façade is an economy increasingly dependent on things made somewhere else.
Import surge reveals how deeply the island’s construction, infrastructure and housing sectors now depend on Chinese machinery and materials.