Jamaica

Jamaica is the source’s sand-theft and expert-context case. Damian King of the Caribbean Policy Research Institute explains Small Open Economy Vulnerability, property rights, and tourism dependence from Jamaica, while the second half of Sand heists and property rights in the Caribbean (Summer School) revisits a stolen-beach case in northern Jamaica.

The episode uses Jamaica to make Sand Scarcity visible. Michael Hilton investigated a 2008 case in which an entire beach was allegedly removed by truck; the source then links that local theft to resort demand, forensic uncertainty, witness intimidation, and the broader Illegal Sand Mining problem.

Connections

• Caribbean, Tourism-Dependent Small Economy, and Small-State Enforcement Capacity - regional economic context.
• Damian King and Caribbean Policy Research Institute - expert and institution.
• Michael Hilton, Sand Scarcity, Illegal Sand Mining, and Sand Theft Externality - stolen-beach branch.
• Pascal Peduzzi and United Nations - global sand-scarcity expansion.