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Land use planning decides whether land is used for homes, farming, industry, tourism, conservation or infrastructure. Jamaica Homes News covers land-use policy and zoning, development orders, conflicts over agricultural and coastal land, and how land-use decisions shape Jamaica’s communities, environment and property values.

Rebel Salute 2026 Cancellation Signals Wider Impact on Jamaica’s Local Economies

By Jamaica HomesDecember 27, 20250

Kingston, Jamaica — The decision not to stage Rebel Salute in Jamaica in 2026, following the impact of Hurricane Melissa,…

Opinion

Burkina Faso’s Turn Inward Raises Questions for Developing States — and Lessons for Jamaica’s Property Future

By Jamaica HomesJuly 3, 20250

A recent shift in governance and economic direction in Burkina Faso is drawing attention across the developing world, as the…

Opinion

Rastafarian Protest in Montego Bay Signals Jamaica’s Enduring Engagement with African Sovereignty Debates

By Jamaica HomesMay 2, 20250

Members of the Rastafarian community in western Jamaica gathered this week at Sam Sharpe Square to demonstrate solidarity with Burkina…

Analysis

What a Westmoreland Seafront Dispute Teaches Every Property Investor

By Jamaica HomesAugust 13, 20231

Kingston, Jamaica, 13 August 2023. An 850-acre seafront property in Westmoreland has been at the centre of one of Jamaica’s…

Analysis

The $100M Apartment That Built Itself Around the Law. The Court Let It Stand.

By Jamaica HomesApril 2, 20230

Kingston, Jamaica, 2 April 2023. A $100 million apartment complex in St Andrew’s Golden Triangle went up in stages over…

Commentary

Comprehensive Guide to Planning and Development

By Jamaica HomesJuly 15, 20210

Planning and development are essential components of land use management and urban growth, particularly in Jamaica. This guide will delve…

Analysis

When Planning Meets Political Property. The Leas Flat Case and What It Shows.

By Jamaica HomesAugust 23, 20200

Kingston, Jamaica, 23 August 2020. A development in Leas Flat, St Andrew, being pursued by a company in which the…

Analysis

Thirteen Years in the Making: Jamaica’s Gated Community Law Finally Arrives

By Jamaica HomesJune 26, 20180

Kingston, Jamaica, 26 June 2013. The minister responsible for housing and land announced during the Sectoral Debate in Parliament that…

Commentary

The History of Jamaican Real Estate: The Banana Era and the Transformation of Jamaican Land Use (1870–1930)

By Jamaica HomesJanuary 1, 20000

United Fruit Company seized millions of Jamaican acres by 1900. Banana overtook sugar as Jamaica’s defining agricultural export crop. Peasant…

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