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CIBC Bank Jamaica branch in New Kingston, Jamaica.
December 28, 2025

CIBC Jamaica profit plunges 88 per cent amid Hurricane

CIBC Caribbean Bank Jamaica Ltd made $45.9 million profit for its October 2025 year end or four-fifths less than a year earlier, as the bank grappled with the impact of Hurricane Melissa. It also…

Kevin Richards, CEO of Kingston Properties, speaks at the Kingston Properties Limited 15th annual general meeting in 2024.
December 28, 2025

Kingston Properties expands UK footprint, buys Dartford property

The listed entity, Kingston Properties Limited (KPREIT), has completed the acquisition of its third property in the United Kingdom for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition adds to its growing portfolio…

A person walks in front of an electronic stock board showing the market indexes of Shanghai, Tokyo and New York Dow at a securities firm in Tokyo, Japan.
December 28, 2025

Asian shares were mixed and thin

Asian shares were mixed Thursday in thin holiday trading, with most markets in the region and elsewhere closed for Christmas. In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 edged 0.1 per cent higher to 50,407.79. It has…
Yaneek Page
December 28, 2025

Managing High Demand but Slow Cash Flow Post-Melissa

Question: Since the hurricane, you would expect that business is booming for us but it’s not. We have a lot of inquiries, we are bogged down with evaluating repair jobs and providing estimates for…
International superstar, Alex Clare, performing at the Evening of Light, Music and Giving –One Love, One Light Hurricane Melissa relief benefit concert hosted by Chabad Jamaica on December 21 on the lawns of King’s House.
December 28, 2025 by Yasmine Peru

Alex Clare shines at An Evening of Light, Music and Giving

Internationally acclaimed British singer and songwriter Alex Clare has special ties to Jamaica, the island where he recorded some of the tracks for his début album, The Lateness of the Hour, which was…
The elegant sweep of the Kodo design language is perfectly captured in this front three-quarter view, highlighting the slender LED headlamps and bold grille signature.
December 28, 2025 by Kareem LaTouche

A new level of polish: The Mazda CX-30

Mazda is a name synonymous with reliability in the Jamaican automotive landscape, a reputation forged over decades with popular models such as the venerable 323 and the executive 626 saloon. However,…

Bob Rogallo watches video through a Rendever virtual-reality headset at the Forum at Rancho San Antonio retirement community in Cupertino, California, USA.
December 28, 2025

Virtual reality opens doors for elderly to build closer connections in real life

Like many retirement communities, The Terraces serves as a tranquil refuge for a nucleus of older people who no longer can travel to faraway places or engage in bold adventures. But they can still be…
Business
December 28, 2025

Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange

Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange weekly bulletin for the week ending December 26, 2025.
Ukrainian street artist Maxim Kilderov stands by his painting containing symbols and messages of resistance in his private museum that displays a collection of battlefield artefacts documenting Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in Kyiv.
December 28, 2025

Artist captures lived experience of Ukraine’s resistance to invasion

KYIV (AP) Maxim Kilderov works among reminders of death — scorched metal, torn fabric, and the personal debris of lives cut short by war. In a basement near Kyiv’s Maidan Square, the Ukrainian street…