Business

Ed Miliband, Britain’s Foreign Secretary arrives for a Cabinet meeting in Downing Street in London, Tuesday, July 21, 2026.
August 2, 2026

Amina Taylor | Can the King of the North rally Britain?

The King of the North has arrived to Downing Street. Andy Burnham is officially the prime minister of the UK, a role he seemingly inherited in the most bloodless of coups. In what could have been a…
CONTRIBUTEDCal’s Jamaica Founder & CEO, Carlton Watson.
July 31, 2026 by Luke Douglas

Cal’s seeks court approval to commercialise Westminster Rd properties

The founder of Cal’s Manufacturing Ltd has applied to the Supreme Court to modify covenants on two adjoining residential properties on Westminster Road in Kingston for commercial activities. Its…

House damaged by Hurricane Melissa in St Elizabeth Jamaica last October.
July 31, 2026

Hanover losses spotlighted in Lloyd’s study on Caribbean insurance gaps

A study commissioned by Lloyd’s, the London-based insurance and reinsurance marketplace, found that farmers, fishers and tourism workers in three hurricane-exposed Caribbean countries — Jamaica,…
Keith Duncan, CEO of JMMB Group. (Contributed)
July 31, 2026

JMMB’s Dom Rep arm deploys US$11m to solar, wind through fund

JMMB Group’s Dominican Republic (DR) fund management subsidiary has placed US$11 million (J$1.5 billion) in renewable energy investments through its Sustainable Energy Fund, marking one of the more…
PB Scott, chairman & CEO of Musson Group of Companies.
July 31, 2026 by Neville Graham

Seprod enters real estate with housing development in St Thomas

Seprod Ltd, the manufacturing conglomerate, plans to break ground on its first housing development, a joint venture with parent company Musson Group on 3,000 acres of agricultural land at Belvedere in…
Oran Hall
July 31, 2026

Oran Hall | Why Jamaican athletes should prepare for life after sports

Our athletes are busy, and there are opportunities for professionals and amateurs. Some are making good money, and others are on the cusp. But money can be fleeting and the active years relatively…
July 31, 2026

Charlene Ashley | 60 minutes or billions of dollars?

The United States House of Representatives has once again ignited the debate over Daylight Saving Time. Supporters want to stop changing clocks. Opponents worry about darker mornings, schoolchildren,…
AP
Microsoft’s headquarters in Seattle, Washington.
July 31, 2026

Microsoft beats Wall Street expectations with US$90b in revenue

Microsoft posted strong results for its quarterly earnings on Wednesday, beating expectations and showing strong growth in its cloud computing platform and a boost in paid AI users. The Redmond,…
AP
The eBay app icon is seen on a smartphone in February 2023 in Marple Township, Pennsylvania.
July 31, 2026

eBay agreed to pay nearly US$50m to couple sent cockroaches, bloody pig mask

eBay Inc agreed to pay almost US$50 million to a Massachusetts couple in the US, who said former employees of the company targeted them with threats and bizarre anonymous deliveries — including live…