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Five new areas set for designation as Government moves toward 30% conservation targetThe Government’s plan to designate five new protected…

Unplanned communities are raising infrastructure costs, limiting land use, and deepening Jamaica’s housing divideThe Government has renewed warnings about the…

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Fuel, inflation and borrowing costs are shifting quietly, and the numbers are beginning to show itJamaica Homes is reader-funded —…

Oil surges, slowing global growth, and rising inflation are feeding through to higher building costs and mortgage pressure, reshaping how…

The NHT has paid $1.1 billion to private banks to subsidise mortgages under its External Financing Mortgage Programme, a strategy that frees up capital for construction but ties the Trust to commercial interest rate risk.

Rising oil prices, supply chain fractures and climbing construction costs triggered by the Iran conflict are compounding an already strained global housing market, with consequences felt from New York to Kingston.

Rising fuel costs, higher electricity bills and growing uncertainty reveal how global conflicts are quietly reshaping life in Jamaica. The…

The world has seen oil shocks before. But what is unfolding now in the Middle East is not merely another…

Kingston, Jamaica — 16 March 2026Authorities in Trelawny are stepping up enforcement against unpermitted construction, with the Mayor of Falmouth…

The escalating war involving Iran, the United States, and regional actors in the Middle East has already begun to reshape…

War in the Middle East is once again shaking global energy markets, with the escalating conflict between the United States,…

A speech by Britain’s monarch marking Commonwealth Day has quietly revived one of Jamaica’s most enduring national debates: whether the…

Kingston, Jamaica — 9 March 2026Rising tensions in the Middle East and a widening military confrontation involving Iran, Israel, and…

There is a way the world speaks when war breaks out. It becomes louder, faster, more emotional. Headlines sharpen. Opinions…