We are in Spain, lots of sunshine they say and they are right, we've had no rain for months either. BUT we are not learning the language very well (maybe its age?) and the weather is still not warm enouth during the winter months. We loved our garden in the UK and watched as Blue tits and Bull finches darted round the shrubs, even saw a hedgehog once. The plant choice here in southern Spain is limited to indiginous(spelling) species and others that will grow with limey tapwater. Sparrows are the main variety of bird that we see round our water feature in the front terrace, did see a Hoopoo last week in a friends garden though! I'm not a moaner really but reading the Jamaica stories and visiting the web sites starts me thinking that maybe its a better place to live. I know about the crime in down town Kingston and Hurricane worries but otherwise it looks great. The country has the double taxation aggreement with the UK and my old age pension when it comes will not be "Frozen" like others in Oz etc. All those lovelly exotic plants we can grow, Frangipani etc and beautiful colourful birds to watch each day, and we'll be able to wear shorts all year round...yipeeeee
Is this a dream or are there other UK folk in Jamaica who can offer a welcoming few words?

Why not...?

Erm, because you value your life? Because the economy is in the toilet?
Why do you think so many Jamaicans relocate to England, Cayman and other Caribbean islands? $1 ci is worth $50 jamaicans!

Even Jamaican's don't want to live in Jamaica!

You've obviously missed something. The returnees. Huge numbers of retirement age people are returning to Jamaica having left in the 40's, 50's and 60's to come to the UK. They are all UK citizens and have UK pensions and they're buying land, building housing and spending their pensions, no doubt helping the economy somewhat.

I assume you have proof of these 'huge' numbers? Or is this just someone your friend spoke to who's cousin's sisters, grandma has decided to move back.... kind of thing?

Numbers high enough to affect social and governmental change. In Jamaica, returnees from the United Kingdom in particular, have formed associations of returning residents to provide the returnees with a social network of people with whom they share a common experience. In some cases, they channel funds and materials from abroad into various local social welfare projects which indicates their commitment to development in the local communities they have returned to. The government have realised that the returning population have a potentially major contributions to make. They have established a Returning Residents Programme created a Returning Residents Facilitation Unit within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, headed by a Chief Executive Officer at Ambassadorial level and set up the Return of Talent Programme, sponsored by the International Organization of Migration (IOM) in association with the Government of Jamaica.

As to actual numbers, data on returnees has only been collected since 1992. The figures show that the US is the source of most return migrants to Jamaica, with the United Kingdom second. They also bring their pensions and social security payments and other retirement benefits for the rest of their lives. This means that in many cases, returnees receive pensions from abroad in excess of twenty years following their return. Although there isn't good data on the receipt of these monies, the Bank of Jamaica, indicate that the figures run to being around eight to ten times the percentage of GDP of that of the traditional foreign currency earners of bauxite and sugar.

Of course the OP may want to consider the effect this has had on land prices, property prices and building costs.