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Top 10 Biggest Jamaica's Mega Projects Under Construction in 2026
When Jamaica announced plans to simultaneously upgrade its ports, highways, airports, energy grid, and universities, most of the international financial community responded with scepticism. Too much debt. Too small. Too dependent on tourism to compete at this level.
10 mega-projects later, those assessments are being revisited.
In this video, we cover every major infrastructure and development project currently underway across Jamaica what each project is, who is financing it, what it is designed to deliver, and why the combined effect of all ten goes far beyond what any single project could achieve alone.
From the Kingston Container Terminal expansion positioning Jamaica as a Caribbean transshipment hub, to the $161 million Norman Manley International Airport transformation, to the BMR solar power plant targeting 300 days of Jamaican sunshine, to the Port Royal redevelopment unlocking one of the most historically significant sites in the western hemisphere this is the most complete picture of Jamaica's development programme available in one place.
This video is for the Jamaican diaspora in the UK, US, and Canada watching the country change from a distance. It is for Caribbean investors, analysts, and policymakers tracking regional economic trends. And it is for anyone who has ever been told that a small island nation cannot compete at this level.
The projects say otherwise.
▶ WHAT WE COVER IN THIS VIDEO:
✔ Project 10 North-South Highway Improvement (Kingston to Montego Bay corridor)
✔ Project 9 Kingston Container Terminal Expansion ($80M+ CMA CGM partnership)
✔ Project 8 Negril Water Treatment Plant Upgrade (Protecting the 7-mile beach ecosystem)
✔ Project 7 The Vista, Montego Bay (Domestically financed luxury waterfront development)
✔ Project 6 Royalton Negril Resort (Marriott International's commitment to Jamaica)
✔ Project 5 Hyatt Zeva & Hyatt Celara, Rose Hall (Dual-resort premium development, 2026)
✔ Project 4 BMR Solar Power Plant (Breaking Jamaica's fossil fuel dependency)
✔ Project 3 Port Royal Redevelopment (Heritage tourism at a UNESCO-recognised site)
✔ Project 2 UWI Mona Campus Expansion (Building the workforce Jamaica's economy needs)
✔ Project 1 Norman Manley International Airport ($161M transformation programme)
0:00 Jamaica’s $10 Billion Gamble
1:12 Why Jamaica’s Geography Changes Everything
2:45 Project 10: The Highway Unlocking the Island
4:20 Project 9: Kingston Port’s $14 Trillion Opportunity
6:05 Projects 8 & 7: Saving Negril’s Reef & Montego Bay’s Waterfront
8:10 Projects 6 & 5: Marriott and Hyatt Bet on Jamaica
10:00 Project 4: Ending Jamaica’s Fossil Fuel Dependency
11:30 Project 3: The Sunken City Worth Billions
13:15 Projects 2 & 1: Building the Workforce and the Gateway
15:40 What This Program Still Doesn’t Fix
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⚠️ DISCLAIMER:
The information presented in this video is compiled from publicly available sources, official government statements, published news reports, and verified project announcements. All project timelines, budgets, and completion dates cited reflect information available at the time of production and are subject to change. This video does not constitute financial, investment, or legal advice. Caribbean Journey does not have commercial relationships with any of the companies, government agencies, or development projects mentioned in this video. Viewers are encouraged to conduct independent research and consult qualified professionals before making any financial or investment decisions based on information discussed here. All figures cited in USD unless otherwise stated.
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Published May 28, 2026