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23 Aug, 2026
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US stocks rise even as bond market applies more pressure
US stocks rose Friday and trimmed their losses from a shaky week. That was even though the bond market, which has been the centre of Wall Street’s action, remained jumpy and continued to add pressure.…
21 Aug, 2026
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Digicel set to roll out AI agent Ruby across Caribbean after Jamaica debut
Telecom provider Digicel Group revealed that Ruby, its artificial intelligence (AI)- powered assistant, now successfully resolves more than half of the queries routed through it in Jamaica without…
21 Aug, 2026
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Pan Jamaica Group acquires Discount Pharmacy property, charts Manor Park redevelopment
Pan Jamaica Group Limited (PJG) has acquired the property housing Discount Pharmacy on the corner of Constant Spring and Olivier roads in upper St Andrew, giving the conglomerate ownership of three…
21 Aug, 2026
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Hotel Four Seasons relisted at US$13.5m
Hotel Four Seasons, the 114-room hospitality property on Ruthven Road in New Kingston, has returned to the market at US$13.5 million, reflecting a discount from its listing five years earlier. The…
21 Aug, 2026
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BOJ sees inflation risk as stability is job one
Newly installed BOJ Governor Dr Brian Langrin has signalled that maintaining price stability will remain the Bank of Jamaica’s (BOJ) overriding priority, warning that inflation risks are tilted to the…
21 Aug, 2026
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Spur Tree Spices aims for strong second-half to hit $2b target
Spur Tree Spices Ltd aims to cross $2 billion in annual revenue for the first time, but achieving it requires growing by at least 13 per cent over the second half of last year. “Our goal for this year…
21 Aug, 2026
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Guardian approaches 80% settlement rate on Melissa claims
Regional insurance provider Guardian Holdings Ltd has settled more than 70 per cent of insurance claims arising from Hurricane Melissa, Group CEO Ian Chinapoo said last Friday. “So, as of June, we…
21 Aug, 2026
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Seprod profit rises 16%, group trims debt
Seprod Limited reported net profit of $688 million for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026, a 16 per cent increase over the year-earlier levels, as disciplined expense management compensated for a…
21 Aug, 2026
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PROVEN returns to profitability on US$9.4-million gain from Roberts Manufacturing partial sale
PROVEN Group Ltd swung to a net profit of US$8.2 million for the first quarter of fiscal year 2027, reversing a loss of US$2.6 million in the corresponding period a year earlier. The turnaround rested…