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February 4, 2026

Salada banks on innovation

Salada Foods Jamaica Ltd launched 13 new products over four years, driving revenue to a five-year high even as rising costs crimped profit margins. “Portfolio diversification remains a strategic…
Business
February 4, 2026

Consumer goods clog Jamaica’s profitable ports

Jamaica’s two city port operators reported strong financial results despite ongoing cargo congestion at their facilities, with executives attributing delays to consumer behaviour rather than…
Business
February 4, 2026

Jeffrey Sachs urges region to adopt China-style planning as US governance ‘Crisis’ deepens

Economist Jeffrey Sachs told a Jamaican university audience that Caribbean nations should study China’s blend of government planning and free markets while maintaining “strategic independence” from an…
Business
February 4, 2026

NCB financial shifts Cayman banking unit to Bermuda subsidiary

NCB Financial Group Ltd. said it will transfer its Cayman Islands banking operations to Clarien Bank Ltd., its majority-owned Bermuda subsidiary, as the Jamaican financial conglomerate streamlines its…
Business
February 4, 2026

Jas remittances surge 14% in Nov

Remittance inflows to Jamaica surged 14.2 per cent in November, marking one of the sharpest monthly increases since the COVID 19 pandemic as the island’s diaspora stepped up financial support…
Business
February 4, 2026

Making a budget after a major disaster

Major disasters can upend the best made plans, as Hurricane Melissa has shown us. Although recovery can be long and challenging, it is achievable with patience and effective strategies supported by a…
Business
February 4, 2026

Indies Pharma profit sways from hurricane, and customs delays

Indies Pharma Jamaica Ltd reported an 18 per cent decline in profit for its fiscal year ended October 31, as government customs bottlenecks and a late-October hurricane disrupted sales. Net profit…
A woman walks by a giant screen with a logo at an event at the Paris Google Lab on the sidelines of the AI Action Summit in Paris on February 9, 2025.
February 4, 2026

Google adds AI image generation to Chrome browser, side panel option for virtual assistant

Google is empowering its Chrome browser with the ability to alter imagery and a virtual assistant to help with online tasks as part of its push to turbocharge its digital services with more artificial…
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February 1, 2026 by Luke Douglas

Jamaica’s nuclear prototypes within six years amid wider two-decade time horizon

Jamaica’s adoption of nuclear power could be two decades away though working prototypes may emerge within four to six years, according to the professor leading the country’s nuclear energy planning…