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12 Dec, 2025 0

Petrojam buying new crane to replace obsolete equipment

Petrojam Limited, operator of Jamaica’s state-owned oil refinery, is acquiring a new mobile crane. “The procurement opportunity is an urgent one,” said Elon Parkinson, communications manager at…
In this September 2013 photo, a technician operates a machine at Elite Diagnostics Limited in Kingston.
12 Dec, 2025 0

Elite grows profit amid debt financing

Elite Diagnostics Limited, a provider of medical scanning services, posted net profit of $32 million, or nine cents per share, for the year ending June, a 22 per cent increase driven by steady growth…
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12 Dec, 2025 0

R.A. Williams chalks up first-quarter loss

R.A. Williams Distributors Limited made a net loss of $1.9 million for the first quarter ended July, reversing a profit of $24 million for the same period last year. The company attributed the…
Managing Director of JN Bank, Leesa Kow.
12 Dec, 2025 0

JN Bank overcomes ‘close call’ to grow capital and profit

JN Bank Limited met tougher regulatory capital requirements in its 2025 financial year ending March, while also posting higher pre-tax profit and fewer impairment losses, its newly released financial…
The Intel logo is displayed in Santa Clara, California.
12 Dec, 2025 0

Nvidia to invest US$5b in Intel

Nvidia, the world’s leading chipmaker, announced on Thursday that it’s investing US$5 billion in Intel and will collaborate with the struggling semiconductor company. The two companies will team up to…
Business
12 Dec, 2025 0

CPJ shuffles leadership

Caribbean Producers Jamaica Limited, CPJ, will have a new interim boss at month-end, and has eliminatea a management position, as the new owner eyes further expansion. Juan Baez will step in as…
Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank.
12 Dec, 2025 0

ECB leaves interest rates unchanged

The European Central Bank, ECB, left interest rates unchanged on Thursday with inflation back under control and the economy weathering Trump’s tariff onslaught better than expected. The bank’s…
Business
12 Dec, 2025 0

Inflation keeps falling but businesses continue to bet on rising prices

Jamaican businesses are bracing for a potential uptick in prices, despite falling annual inflation, which was estimated at 1.2 per cent in August, one of the lowest levels in recent years.…
Graphic of Hambani Estate development by First Rock.
12 Dec, 2025 0

First Rock gets Mayberry’s help on Hambani

First Rock Real Estate Investment Limited and its subsidiary FCH Jamaica Developers Limited has settled their debt with Sagicor Bank Jamaica Limited, utilising the proceeds of a corporate note…