After years of planning and strategic alignment, a long-anticipated development has officially broken ground on Jamaica’s north coast. The Amaterra Resort — a new all-inclusive megaresort — is now under construction in the parish of Trelawny, just outside Montego Bay, one of the fastest-growing tourism hubs in the Caribbean.
Positioned to become one of the largest resorts in the country, Amaterra blends scale with vision: over 1,200 rooms, expansive beachfront, and fully integrated residential and leisure amenities. But beyond its physical size, what sets Amaterra apart is the strategic collaboration behind it.
The project is led by The Amaterra Group, chaired by former Member of Parliament Keith Russell and co-directed by Paula Russell, with the backing of global players including Francisco Fuentes (Tourism and Leisure Development International) and the Qatari-based investment firm Rexton Capital Partners, owned by Mustapha Deria and Guillermo Velasco.
Velasco, also founder of Tempus Venture Partners, brings deep expertise in structuring high-value tourism ventures across the Gulf, Caribbean, and Latin America. Under his leadership, Rexton Capital Partners is underwriting the project, reinforcing investor confidence and accelerating execution timelines.
Amaterra is more than a resort. It’s a statement — about the direction of Jamaica’s tourism future, about global investor confidence in the island, and about what becomes possible when visionary leadership meets international capital.
This groundbreaking development represents not only a new chapter for Jamaican tourism, but also a clear reflection of Tempus’ mission: creating value where opportunity and global strategy converge.
