The house was affordable but living in it wasn’t
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October 18, 2026
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ACROSS Jamaica stand beautiful houses with six bedrooms. Others have 10. Some have 16 or more. These are impressive properties built through extraordinary sacrifice, yet behind some of those gates lies an uncomfortable reality.
The children never came home. The owners grew old. The maintenance never stopped.What was supposed to be a dream became a burden.
For generations of Jamaicans who migrated overseas, the ambition was simple: Work hard, save money, return home, build something substantial, and leave something behind for the children.
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