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27 May, 2026 0

Travel industry worries after Trump administration reiterates threat to sanctuary city airports 

The travel industry is on edge after Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin reiterated his threat to withdraw US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers from airports in so-called…
Business
27 May, 2026 0

Toshifumi Suzuki, the Japanese behind the ‘conbini’ empire, has died

TOKYO (AP) — Toshifumi Suzuki, the Japanese businessman credited with creating the 7-Eleven convenience-chain global retail empire, has died. He was 93. Suzuki, an honorary adviser at Seven & i…
26 May, 2026 0

ThisBank to raise US$6.9m in US debt offering

ThisBank Ltd, the UK-based digital lender formerly known as JN Bank UK, raised some US$6.9 million in a debt offering, according to a notice filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission…
26 May, 2026 0

JPS profit halves as Hurricane Melissa recovery costs bite

Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) posted a 50 per cent dip in its first-quarter profit as the power utility absorbed the lingering financial toll of Hurricane Melissa. The Category 5 storm, which…
Business
26 May, 2026 0

Holborn Road landmark up for auction

Plans are afoot to auction an incomplete New Kingston building at 8 Holborn Road whose construction was halted at one point by the authorities. The property — described in the auction notice as…
Business
26 May, 2026 0

Manufacturing stocks surge 16% in Q1 as JSE rally lifts sector index

The manufacturing and distribution stocks on the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) doubled the performance of the overall market or their strongest quarterly performance in recent memory.  The outlook…
26 May, 2026 0

BOJ holds policy rate at 5.5 per cent

The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has unanimously agreed to maintain the policy rate on overnight placements by deposit-taking institutions at 5.5 per cent per annum.
26 May, 2026 0

Democrats feud over stock trading as they sharpen anti-corruption case against Trump

After three terms in the US House and two unsuccessful campaigns for the US Senate, Colin Allred said he's heard plenty about voters' suspicions that politicians are just trying to make a…
24 May, 2026 0

Jamaica Drafts Road Construction Standards as Pothole Crisis Deepens 

Jamaica's state standards body has put forward a comprehensive road construction specification for public comment, a move that comes as billions of dollars in government road repair programmes…