There is something rather extraordinary about the moment a person decides to build—or buy—their first home. Not extraordinary in the grand, architectural sense of glass cantilevers or dramatic coastal builds, but in a quieter, more profound way. It is the decision to root oneself. To say, in a world that shifts constantly, this is where I will begin. In Jamaica, that decision carries even more...
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If you step back and really look at Jamaica right now, the island feels a bit like a half-finished house that’s been hit by two storms before the roof was on. Beautiful bones, resilient people, and strong ambitions—but battered timbers, rising costs, and uncertainty piled up like rubble in the yard. Hurricane Beryl cracked the plaster.Hurricane Melissa tore out sections of the wall entirely. And...