Government plans could reshape Freeport, the Hip Strip and one of Jamaica’s most valuable urban property corridors

JAPEX 2026 drew 416 delegates to Ocho Rios as post-Melissa hotels pitch their comebacks, with renovation spending going toward both room count and local-facing amenities.

JAPEX 2026 drew 416 delegates to Ocho Rios as post-Melissa hotels pitch their comebacks, with renovation spending going toward both room count and local-facing amenities.

JAPEX 2026 drew 416 delegates to Ocho Rios as post-Melissa hotels pitch their comebacks, with renovation spending going toward both room count and local-facing amenities.

A public complaint by former Miss Jamaica Universe April Jackson raises wider questions about what happens when a short-term rental dispute overwhelms the holiday itself

Richmond Hill Club promises homes, hospitality and commanding views on one of the city’s most storied sites. Its greater challenge will be turning architectural spectacle into a place that genuinely belongs to Montego Bay.

Jamaicans can legally access less than 1 percent of their own 494-mile coastline under a 1956 law. Even the hotel industry now backs reform, but a new 2026 policy still stops short of guaranteeing the right.

Before the eviction dispute reached court, NRCA had already offered Jacob Taylor Beach vendors a partial deal: return once the beach is upgraded and share the space with local fisherfolk, under tighter regulatory control.

The Alpha Mercy Historical Centre, a $100 million museum funded by the Tourism Enhancement Fund, opened on the Alpha campus in Kingston to record about 150 years of the Sisters of Mercy’s work, with officials calling it an investment in heritage tourism.

NMIA’s $25.8 billion transformation is delivering measurable quality gains even as passenger traffic dips, but an MP says the runway expansion at the heart of it moved ahead without adequate local consultation.