The definitive quarterly intelligence report on Jamaica’s global diaspora for July–September 2025: strong 4.6 per cent GDP growth, remittances topping US$1 billion mid-year, the Orville Etoria diplomatic crisis as the US deported a Jamaican national to Eswatini, ongoing Trump-era immigration enforcement, rising voluntary returnee numbers, and PM Holness’s call for Jamaicans abroad to come home.

Life in Jamaica is full of milestones—graduations, promotions, marriages, and the arrival of children. Each milestone brings new dreams, and often, these…

There’s a moment every Jamaican abroad feels, whether in London, New York, Toronto, Miami, or Berlin. It comes in the small hours…

The definitive quarterly intelligence report on Jamaica’s global diaspora for April–June 2025: modest 1.4 per cent GDP growth, a debt-to-GDP ratio revised down to 62.4 per cent, remittance inflows of US$830.6 million for the quarter, PM Holness’s call for diaspora Jamaicans to return home amid Trump-era enforcement, early discussions on a third-country deportee arrangement, and the 10th Biennial Diaspora Conference report.

The definitive quarterly intelligence report on Jamaica’s global diaspora for January–March 2025: Trump’s inauguration and immediate immigration crackdown prompts Jamaica government dialogue, 2024 remittances confirmed down 0.4 per cent for a third consecutive year, economy grew modestly at 0.8 per cent, a contentious PICA deportation identity case, and rising pressure on diaspora families across the United States.

When considering a move to Jamaica, whether as a returning resident, an investor, or an expat seeking a tropical paradise, one of…

The definitive quarterly intelligence report on Jamaica’s global diaspora for October–December 2024: Donald Trump’s election victory triggers diaspora deportation anxiety, Hurricane Beryl’s recovery continues across southern parishes, October remittances up 3.7 per cent, and the 10th Biennial Diaspora Conference outcomes begin implementation.

The fourth five-year retrospective of the Jamaica Diaspora & Returnee Update series surveys 2020–2024: COVID-19 reshapes every dimension of diaspora life while remittances surge to record highs; the Black Lives Matter movement reaches its global peak; Biden then Trump bookend the US political cycle; the UK passes through six prime ministers; Elaine Thompson-Herah’s Tokyo sprint double continues Jamaica’s athletic dynasty; and remittances grow from US$2.9 billion to US$3.4 billion in five extraordinary years.

The Jamaica Diaspora Annual Roundup for 2024: Donald Trump wins the US presidential election in November; the UK elects a Labour government under Keir Starmer in July with a historic landslide; the Paris Olympics see Jamaica’s athletes continue their sprint dominance; climate disasters intensify across the Caribbean; and remittances to Jamaica hold above US$3.4 billion as the diaspora relationship deepens through digital engagement.

The definitive quarterly intelligence report on Jamaica’s global diaspora for July–September 2024: Hurricane Beryl’s devastating July landfall disrupts remittances and contracts GDP by an estimated 2.8 per cent, diaspora fundraising mobilises generously in response, the catastrophe bond controversy raises questions about Jamaica’s disaster finance architecture, and the newly launched JA-DEM and Diaspora Registration Portal begin operations.