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SoftBank Chief Masayoshi Son, left, and OpenAI Chief Sam Altman hold a talk during an event for enterprises in Tokyo, in Tokyo, Monday, February 3, 2025.
19 Apr, 2026 0

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…
New polymer banknotes
17 Apr, 2026 0

Counterfeiters target Jamaica’s plastic banknotes

Fraudsters are counterfeiting Jamaica’s plastic polymer banknotes, according to the regulator in its annual report.
Daryl Vaz, minister of science, energy, telecommunications and transport.
17 Apr, 2026 0

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…
Jacqueline Sharp, co-founder of Quantas Advantage Inc.
17 Apr, 2026 0

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…
The FSC building in New Kingston.
17 Apr, 2026 0

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),…
Rudolph Brown/Photographer Christopher Levy, group president and CEO of Jamaica Broilers Group, speaks at the Best Dressed Chicken Renewed Energy launch at The Best Dressed Chicken Processing Plant, Spring Village, in St Catherine, on Tuesday, August 5, 20
17 Apr, 2026 0

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.
Rosemarie Henry, vice-president of risk and compliance at Cuna Mutual.
17 Apr, 2026 0

CUNA Mutual cranks up presence after 2025 success

CUNA Caribbean Insurance Jamaica Limited, the local arm of US-based CUNA Mutual Group and the long-standing insurer to Jamaica’s credit union movement, plans to expand its market presence after…
Business
15 Apr, 2026 0

NCB auctioning 110 repo vehicles worth $437m

National Commercial Bank Jamaica (NCB), the nation’s largest bank, is auctioning off 110 repossessed vehicles, ranging from an $18.4-million 2022 Porsche Cayenne to a $500,000 2016 Nissan AD wagon.…
Oliver Tomlinson, CEO of Canopy Insurance Company.
15 Apr, 2026 0

Canopy posts $4.8b revenue and nears erasing start-up deficit

Canopy Insurance Limited, a joint venture between GraceKennedy Group and Musson Jamaica Limited, posted profit for a third consecutive year, with revenue and earnings both rising by double-digit…