Kingston, Jamaica — 19 February 2026 The Prime Minister has urged young Jamaicans to adopt an outcomes-focused mindset to modernise the public…

Jamaica’s Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency has warned that real estate remains a primary vehicle for money laundering, with criminal proceeds being concealed through shell company ownership, nominee purchasers, and rapid resale of properties at above-market prices.

Organised theft from residential and commercial construction sites across Jamaica is adding tens of thousands of dollars to individual build costs. Steel reinforcing bars, copper electrical wiring, and cement are the most frequently targeted materials, with site crews and night-time gangs the main perpetrators.

Fraudsters are using stolen identity documents — national ID cards, passports, and TRN cards — to impersonate property owners and obtain mortgages secured against properties they do not own. The true owner discovers the fraud only when a lender demands repayment or begins repossession proceedings.

Jamaica has been talking about becoming a republic for a long time. What’s different now is that the work is no longer…

Road reserves — strips of government-owned land alongside roadways — are being illegally built on across Jamaica, with structures and fences encroaching into the public right of way. Buyers who purchase such properties inherit both the encroachment and the risk of future enforcement action.

Kingston, Jamaica — 26 July 2025 The National Land Agency (NLA) is urging Jamaicans to clearly distinguish between a boundary survey and…

The National Land Agency has renewed its warning to Jamaican landowners about boundary disputes arising from surveys carried out by unlicensed individuals and outdated cadastral maps, urging property owners to use only licensed surveyors registered with the Land Surveyors Board.

Fraudsters are producing and submitting forged survey plans to the National Land Agency that misrepresent the boundaries of registered parcels, claiming larger areas than are recorded in the official register and using those plans to support title transfers, subdivisions, and development applications.

Squatting on private land in Kingston’s inner-city communities remains a persistent challenge for landowners and authorities. Private landowners whose property is occupied without consent face a lengthy and costly recovery process, while urban renewal efforts are complicated by the scale of informal settlement.