Business
21 Apr, 2026
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Oil jumps, stocks barely budge
Oil prices are climbing Monday following the latest rise of tensions between the United States and Iran, but the moves are more modest than they were earlier in the war. US stocks, meanwhile, are…
20 Apr, 2026
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Kenny Benjamin to be inducted into PSOJ Hall of Fame
The Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica ( PSOJ ) has announced that Founder and Executive Chairman of the Guardsman Group, Kenneth 'Kenny' Benjamin, will be inducted as the 32 nd member…
19 Apr, 2026
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‘Socametrics’ — Jump, wave, and pay
The streets of Kingston were filled with revellers dancing in the soca economy as Sunday turned to Monday. Behind the costumes and road-march revelry, a more sober calculation is taking shape –…
19 Apr, 2026
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Can AI Agents be Jamaica’s Artemis Mission to Prosperity?
Jamaica does not have the luxury of fearing advanced artificial intelligence. More than any algorithm, we should fear being poor, vulnerable, inefficient, and leaving an inheritance of indebtedness…
17 Apr, 2026
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Counterfeiters target Jamaica’s plastic banknotes
Fraudsters are counterfeiting Jamaica’s plastic polymer banknotes, according to the regulator in its annual report.
17 Apr, 2026
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Economist urges Jamaica to leave oil alone
University of the West Indies (UWI) economist Dr Damien King hopes Jamaica never strikes commercially viable oil – and he means it. King, who lectures in economics at UWI, fears what development…
17 Apr, 2026
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Quantas, co-founded by former Scotia exes, eyes JSE listing
Quantas Advantage Inc, led by former bank executives, aims to raise US$9.4 million through an initial public offering (IPO) on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, with plans to upsize the offering to US$15.5…
17 Apr, 2026
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Insurers draw $78b from reinsurers to settle Hurricane Melissa claims
Insurance companies received a near sixfold increase in reinsurance funds to settle claims arising from Hurricane Melissa, according to the latest data from the Financial Services Commission (FSC),…
17 Apr, 2026
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Jamaica Broilers sells poultry unit in US operations
Jamaica Broilers Group Limited (JBG) announced plans to sell its chicken processing plant in South Carolina, marking the first asset sale since its US corporate scandal.