The country of Jamaica has “plans” for big changes – it has stated an intention to become a republic. Newly elected Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has pledged to change the country to a republic from a monarchy. This would involve removing the Queen Elisabeth II as head of state from the Jamaican Constitution. Following [...]
Rising occupancy levels in Caribbean resorts are making them popular with investors looking for an alternative to poorly performing pension funds. There has been a recent surge in interest for SIPP approved property in the Caribbean, a UK based property agency has reported. Property that is approved for a SIPP, or Self Invested Personal Pension, [...]
There has been a large reported surge of interest in properties in the Caribbean by British retirees. Many are unhappy with what their pension will leave them with each year and are looking to leave the UK and live out their retirement in a country which has lower living costs. The Caribbean also attracts foreign [...]
Spices are what first attracted Europeans to Grenada a few centuries ago but these days more and more visitors are arriving on the Caribbean island to search for their idyllic second home. British Airways now flies to Grenada twice weekly from London Gatwick, evidence that this island is popular with Brits. As well as the [...]
It’s Barbados that gets all the attention this time of year, being a favourite Christmas break destination of celebrities, but interest in another small group of Caribbean islands has recently hotted up enough for one real estate company to invite visitors on guided tours there. The Turks and Caicos Islands have traditionally been a discrete [...]
Residents and homeowners in St Lucia are waiting to see what difference a new government can bring to the Caribbean island following the election there last month. New prime minister Kenny Anthony, of the St Lucia Labor Party, has served as the island nation’s PM previously. After his most recent win he commented the road [...]
Homeowners and businesses on Barbados are celebrating the progress being made to make the entire island a free wifi zone, after a report revealed 60 per cent of the population now has access to the internet. As part of a drive to encourage more businesses to set up in Barbados, local business organisation the Barbados [...]
Getting to your holiday home on the Caribbean island of Antigua, and its sister island Barbuda, is to get easier following the announcement that a new $43million airport will be built there by the end of 2013. The Minister of Tourism in Antigua, John Maginley, said that the island’s current airport is outdated and wasn’t [...]
Property owners in Barbados have reportedly been reducing their asking prices by up to 10% in a bid to sell their property before the traditional ‘selling season’ comes to an end. These reductions are not by a few thousand pounds either; with Barbados being one of the most expensive countries in the world, reductions are [...]
Celebrities looking for a hit of Caribbean sunshine tend to head to Barbados or the Bahamas, but it’s Jamaica that is reported to have captured the heart of Kate Moss during a holiday there last month, so much so that the supermodel is reportedly thinking about buying a home on the island. Thirty-seven-year-old Kate [...]