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18 Sep, 2026 0

NWA ramps up $38 million road rehabilitation project in Trelawny

The National Works Agency (NWA) says it is ramping up efforts to complete a robust $38 million patching and local rehabilitation project in Trelawny. Community Relations Officer for the NWA’s Western…
18 Sep, 2026 0

Editorial | Doubling down on bad policy

Delroy Chuck, the justice minister, might wish to remind himself of this newspaper’s frequently expressed adage that what is worse than formulating bad policy is its implementation. But even worse…
From left: Dr Carey Wallace, executive director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund; Andre Campbell, senior manager, learning programmes and innovation at Sandals Corporate University; Dean Challis, AI strategist, managing director and head of media and innova
18 Sep, 2026 0

AI agents becoming major force in travel, hospitality

Artificial-intelligence agents are rapidly moving beyond travel discovery and could soon become the primary gatekeepers of bookings, payments and itinerary management, a panel at JAPEX 2026 heard.
18 Sep, 2026 0

Food replaces transport as inflation driver, says finance minister

Jamaica’s inflation problem has shifted from transport costs to drought-hit food prices, Minister of Finance and the Public Service Fayval Williams said on Wednesday, as she argued that the economy…
Prime Minister, Dr Andrew Holness (second right), commissions a water supply system during a recent ceremony in St Mary Western. Joining him are (from left) Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Matthew Samuda; Minister without Portfolio in th
18 Sep, 2026 0

Gov’t secures $5b CDB loan for rural water supply project

The government has signed a loan agreement with the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) to finance the Jamaica Rural Water Supply Programme, a US$36-million ($5.7-billion) initiative aimed at expanding…
Ma-Isheeba (centre) celebrates decades in music with five BPI-certified discs presented at Tuesday’s Excellence in Music Ceremony. Supporting her onstage are members of her band, whom she affectionately calls her ‘tribe’.
18 Sep, 2026 0

5 Questions With Ma-Isheeba

Ma-Isheeba is the woman who walks into a room, and heads automatically turn toward her. With her skin like ebony, her Afrocentric attire and winning smile, she makes a powerful statement, and…
Jeffrey Campbell (right), more popularly known as recording artiste Agent Sasco, keeps it sharp in a velvet blazer and dark trousers, alongside his wife, Nicole McLaren-Campbell, founder and chief executive officer of AIM Educational Services, who wears a
18 Sep, 2026 0

Something Extra | Friday

It was an evening of gratitude, celebration and style at Tuesday’s Excellence in Music Ceremony at The Courtleigh Auditorium in New Kingston, where the 2026 honorees received Grammy Certificates and…
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18 Sep, 2026 0

Rock Solid scales staff eightfold on tank demand

Rock Solid Plastics Ltd turns out up to 150 water tanks a day from its Kingston factory and now employs 40 people, up from five when it started in 2020. The company said demand has held steady as…
The entrance of the Financial Services Commission office on Barbados Avenue, New Kingston.
18 Sep, 2026 0

Insurers, dealers face recovery-plan rules as FSC consultation closes

The Financial Services Commission (FSC) closed public consultation on Wednesday on guidelines that would require insurance companies and securities dealers to keep board-approved recovery plans…