Business

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 posting increased profit in 2025. Insurance revenue...

Dhiru Tanna, the economist who turned delicate soaps and hard lumber into a $4-billion business legacy, died on Monday night. He was 82. “We already have confirmation that he has died,” Jamaica National Group chief executive officer Earl Jarrett,...

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. The combined asking value of the vehicles on offer...

A humanoid robot about the size of a primary school student had something to share in Hong Kong – it sang songs and spoke to people in Mandarin and English, answering whatever questions they posed and delighting the audience around it. More than...

Paramount Trading (Jamaica) Ltd reported stronger revenue and profit for its third quarter ended February 28 despite disruptions caused by Hurricane Melissa. “The gross revenue for the current quarter was impacted by the passage of Hurricane...

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A US federal court has confirmed a US$43.7-million arbitration award in favour of Jamaican-Canadian investor Michael Lee-Chin, rejecting the Dominican Republic’s bid to overturn the ruling. US District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly of the District...

The direct distance between Iran and Jamaica of over 7,000 miles is not that far when war intervenes. We are already experiencing some fall out, and things will get worse if it continues. Consumers must, therefore, take action to secure their...

The Pacific Airport Group (GAP), the Mexican airport operator that manages two of Jamaica’s international airports, has refinanced a “US$95.5 million bank loan” that matured on March 19, rolling the debt into a new short-term facility with the same...

British Airways (BA) announced plans to increase flights to Kingston as part of its winter 2026 network expansion, a move that coincides with UK airlines running fewer but fuller aircraft on the route. The airline said Kingston, served from London...