As Jamaica works to protect the gains made after its 2024 removal from the FATF grey list, the country’s anti-terrorism rules continue to shape how real estate dealers vet clients, examine funds and report suspicious transactions.
Jamaica’s Terrorism Prevention Act is not a housing law, but it reaches into the property market in a very practical way. The statute makes it a serious offence to provide or make property available for terrorist purposes, to use or possess property for terrorist activity, or to deal in property owned or controlled by or on behalf of a terrorist group. The law’s definition of “property” is broad and expressly includes real and personal property, which means real estate can fall squarely within its reach.
That matters because the Act does more than create offences after the fact. It also builds a reporting framework around risk. Under section 15, certain entities must determine on a continuing basis whether they hold or cont…
