November 2025

That refrain from Who Knows by Protoje featuring Chronixx is not just music; it is philosophy, economics, and geography wrapped in rhythm. Produced by Phillip “Winta” James and released in 2014 on Ancient Future, the song sits comfortably in Jamaica’s long tradition of saying hard truths softly. When Protoje and Chronixx repeat that line, they are not claiming passivity. They are describing a...

When a hurricane passes, it does more than tear off roofs and scatter debris. It rearranges the mental map of a nation. It forces us to confront not just the fragility of buildings, but the assumptions we have made about where we choose to build, what we call home, and why we believe some places are immune to the rhythms of nature. Hurricane Melissa was one of those rare moments when Jamaica, in all...

There are moments in a nation’s story when time feels as if it splits. One direction leads back to the world we know—a world of familiar systems, comfortable habits, and slow evolution. The other leads forward into a future we can barely understand, a future that demands new thinking, new courage, and a new relationship with uncertainty. Jamaica stands at such a crossroads now. Still drying from...

There are moments in the life of a country when the debate around housing becomes louder than the housing itself. Container homes in Jamaica sit squarely in that moment. I have supported the considered use of container-based construction for over two decades—not as a trend, not as a political response, but as a professional position informed by exposure. I have seen container architecture succeed...

The past few months have changed Jamaica in ways we’re still wrapping our heads around. Hurricane Melissa didn’t just shake trees and tear roofs—she shook our plans, tested our resilience, and reminded us how fragile and powerful life can be at the same time. Across the island, families are sweeping up, patching roofs, helping neighbours, and quietly whispering gratitude that they survived another...

There are places on earth where architecture is simply shelter.And then there are places — Jamaica among them — where architecture is defiance. Hurricane Melissa’s ferocity left behind the familiar image of Caribbean destruction: collapsed retaining walls, compromised roofs, undermined foundations, buckled roadways. For engineers, architects, and planners, these scenes are not merely tragic....

When a song rises out of hardship, it carries more than melody. It carries a people.After Hurricane Melissa battered Jamaica, one set of writers — Aiden Barrett, Aiesha Barrett, and Jermaine Crooks — gave us a song that feels less like a performance and more like a prayer whispered across the island. In it, the island mourns, but the island also rises. You hear the grief in the opening hum, but you...

On this island, where the mountains run down into the sea and the breeze can change on you just like that, we’re at a serious crossroads. Jamaica is talking loudly about housing. About dignity. About affordability. And now, about whether container homes should be part of the answer. It’s a conversation we need to have properly. Not just in Parliament. Not just among consultants and committees....

There’s a saying we love to use in Jamaica: “Every mickle mek a muckle.” It reminds us that small steps matter. But when it comes to moving back home or buying property, sometimes people forget that timing isn’t just about money — it’s about life, health, and peace of mind. As a Realtor Associate and the Founder of Jamaica Homes, I’ve seen countless Jamaicans — from the UK, the U.S.,...

Jimmy Cliff was born into motion. Born James Chambers on 30 July 1944, during a hurricane in St James Parish, he entered the world amid wind, rain, and disruption. It is difficult not to read symbolism into that beginning. From the start, his life would be shaped by forces larger than himself, and by a quiet determination to stand upright within them. Like so many Jamaicans before and after him,...