Business
March 20, 2026
Clarendon Alumina Partners to lose $7.6b even as partners push efficiency drive at Jamalco
Clarendon Alumina Partners (CAP), which holds a stake in Jamalco alumina refinery, expects to bleed losses totalling US$46 million (J$7.6 billion) for fiscal year ending 2027, according to government…
March 20, 2026
Kintyre snaps up OOH Media outdoor advertiser
Kintyre Holdings (JA) Limited announced that it signed a binding agreement to acquire 100 per cent of OOH Media Services Limited, an outdoor advertising and branding business operating in Jamaica,…
March 20, 2026
Kingston Properties turns to UK for growth
Kingston Properties Ltd pivoted sharply towards the United Kingdom this year, chasing higher yields across the Atlantic even as a string of underperforming American investments dragged its 2025…
March 20, 2026
Marketing agency 1GS blames AI and bets on it too
One Great Studio (1GS) lost $25 million last year, reversing a $36-million profit the year before, and its CEO partially blames artificial intelligence (AI) — but also sees it as the way out. “If…
March 20, 2026
JN Bank to grow ATM network 40 per cent by 2027
JN Bank plans to expand its network of ATMs across Jamaica to more than 200 by 2027. That’s a 40 per cent rise from the bank’s “140 ATMs” currently in operations islandwide, according to its website.
March 20, 2026
The latest: Pentagon seeks $200 billion in additional funding for the Iran war, AP source says
International fuel prices soared on Thursday as Iran escalated its attacks on oil and gas facilities around the Gulf in retaliation for an Israeli strike on a key Iranian gas field. Iranian missiles…
March 19, 2026
US eases Venezuela oil sanctions as Trump seeks to boost world oil supply during war
UNITED STATES companies will be allowed to do business with Venezuela’s state-owned oil and gas company after the Treasury Department eased sanctions, with some limitations, on Wednesday as the Trump…
March 18, 2026
Jamaica’s fuel stocks surge amid oil war
Shares of Jamaican fuel distribution companies have outpaced the broader market since January, while renewable stocks remain flat amid United States military action in Venezuela and Iran, which sent…
March 18, 2026
by Luke Douglas
Yam exports set to dip below US$40m for second year
Jamaican yam exporters expect some recovery in August after production fell by two-thirds at some farms in the wake of Hurricane Melissa. The crop, which in a good year earns about $6.5 billion…