President of the Jamaica Association of Villas and Apartments (JAVA), Vana Taylor, says  because of delay legislative delays, local villa and strata property owners are missing out on business in the timeshare market. Taylor says  a new and reliable income stream would open for small players in the tourism if property owners were allowed to sell accommodation in time-blocks, and room utilisation rates would grow above the current average of about 30 per cent occupancy throughout the year. JAVA has 400  apartment and villa owners as members, while the Strata Commission has 1,532 strata corporations on record across Jamaica. The timeshare law has been under discussion for over six years. [more]