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May 27, 2026

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…
May 28, 2026

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…
May 26, 2026

Canada will require self-isolation for people travelling from Congo, Sudan and Uganda due to Ebola
The Canadian government said Tuesday that travellers from Ebola-affected regions will be required to self-isolate for 21 days, and that immigration authorities are temporarily suspending decisions on…
May 26, 2026

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.
May 26, 2026

PNP hails gov’t’s decision to honour Portia Simpson Miller with hospital naming
The People’s National Party (PNP) has welcomed the announcement by Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness that the Western Children and Adolescent Hospital in Montego Bay, St James, will be named in honour…
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May 26, 2026

Dean Jones | Hurricane season returns to the forefront as Jamaica expands financial protection
With the official Atlantic hurricane forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration out, governments, insurers and property owners across the Caribbean are again confronting a…
May 26, 2026

Gun Court frees man accused of firing at police in Tivoli Gardens

A businessman who was accused of engaging police in a shoot-out in Tivoli Gardens in Kingston in 2023 was freed in the Gun Court on Tuesday after a Gun Court judge upheld a no-case submission made by…
May 26, 2026

Opposition leader in Trinidad wants Police Complaints Authority reforms modelled after Jamaica’s INDECOM
Leader of the main opposition People’s National Movement (PNM) in Trinidad and Tobago, Pennelope Beckles, on Tuesday called for the government to “immediately” amend legislation to improve the powers…
May 26, 2026

Cedar Valley to get new post office
There will be a new post office to serve Cedar Valley, St. Thomas, following a Labour Day project in the community on May 25.