A jury has found both Meta and YouTube liable in a first of its kind lawsuit seeking to hold social media platforms responsible for harm to children using their services, awarding the plaintiff US$3 million in damages. After more than 40 hours of...
MFS Capital Partners plans to acquire Century Business Machines (CBM), a long-established supplier of office furniture, technology and stationery. CEO Dino Hinds has projected a doubling of consolidated revenues once the transaction is completed. A...
Stationery and Office Supplies Limited (SOS) held its ground in 2025, recording its second-highest annual revenue despite losing its entire Montego Bay inventory to Hurricane Melissa – a resilience the company credits to surging export sales and a...
Main Event Entertainment Group Limited (MEEG) expects the carnival season to drive its second-quarter recovery. “We have our fair share of carnival work coming up,” CEO Solomon Sharpe told the Financial Gleaner. The financials added that “...
Jamaica and the broader Caribbean will continue generating strong profits for French energy distributor Rubis in 2026, company executives said, dismissing concerns that the Middle East conflict will disrupt oil supplies to the region. The Paris-...
Jamaicans are happier this year than last year despite hurricane damage, according to the World Happiness Report 2026. In a world where conflict drives nations to the bottom and social media is eroding youth well-being in the West, the island holds...
Jamaica wants investors to build more wind and hydroelectric power projects, citing their resilience during hurricanes as part of a national push to generate half of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030. “We have several indicators of the...
Imagine you head up a nonprofit. Unfortunately, your strategic planning leads to little more than abandoned initiatives. You believe that strategy is important, but why does it not inspire the organisation in ways you see in the for-profit world?...
International fuel prices soared on Thursday as Iran escalated its attacks on oil and gas facilities around the Gulf in retaliation for an Israeli strike on a key Iranian gas field. Iranian missiles hit a Saudi refinery on the Red Sea and set...
Kintyre Holdings (JA) Limited announced that it signed a binding agreement to acquire 100 per cent of OOH Media Services Limited, an outdoor advertising and branding business operating in Jamaica, while separately announcing a series of leadership...
JN Bank plans to expand its network of ATMs across Jamaica to more than 200 by 2027. That’s a 40 per cent rise from the bank’s “140 ATMs” currently in operations islandwide, according to its website. “Cash recycling has helped us revolutionise our...
One Great Studio (1GS) lost $25 million last year, reversing a $36-million profit the year before, and its CEO partially blames artificial intelligence (AI) — but also sees it as the way out. “If you’re not leveraging AI in this industry now, you’...
Kingston Properties Ltd pivoted sharply towards the United Kingdom this year, chasing higher yields across the Atlantic even as a string of underperforming American investments dragged its 2025 profits below the prior year’s mark. CEO Kevin...
Clarendon Alumina Partners (CAP), which holds a stake in Jamalco alumina refinery, expects to bleed losses totalling US$46 million (J$7.6 billion) for fiscal year ending 2027, according to government public bodies documents. “CAP’s plans and...
UNITED STATES companies will be allowed to do business with Venezuela’s state-owned oil and gas company after the Treasury Department eased sanctions, with some limitations, on Wednesday as the Trump administration looks for ways to boost world oil...
Jamaica Broilers Group Limited swung to a $2.2-billion net loss in its third quarter ended January 2026, dragged down by an underperforming US division and hurricane-related disruptions. “During the quarter under review, our Jamaica operations and...
In Jamaica we have a nickname for almost everybody. If you have a specific habit, or physical feature, or a particular trait, then someone at school or in the community will find you a name that sticks for life. If you are short, it’s Shortman or...
Mayberry Investments Limited has notified bondholders that it will redeem the full principal balance and all accrued interest on its 10.75% secured bond on March 19, the company disclosed in a notice to the Jamaica Stock Exchange. The bond –...
Shares of Jamaican fuel distribution companies have outpaced the broader market since January, while renewable stocks remain flat amid United States military action in Venezuela and Iran, which sent crude oil prices to their highest levels in years...
Goddard Enterprises Limited opened its fiscal 2026 on a troubled note in its automotive arm, reporting a “disappointing” first quarter to December 2025 – a setback that cast a shadow over an otherwise strong full-year performance and raised...
Jamaican yam exporters expect some recovery in August after production fell by two-thirds at some farms in the wake of Hurricane Melissa. The crop, which in a good year earns about $6.5 billion (US$40 million) – more than coffee and ackee combined...
One of the hottest tickets in the Vatican’s backyard these days is for a four-lecture series on the antichrist being given by Silicon Valley tech billionaire Peter Thiel. The invitation-only conference in Rome, from Sunday to Wednesday, has proven...
National Commercial Bank Jamaica Limited is rolling out one-time passcode authentication for select online card transactions, the bank announced March 12 as Jamaica’s largest financial institution moves to harden its digital payments...
Imagine you head up a non-profit. Unfortunately, your strategic planning leads to little more than abandoned initiatives. You believe that strategy is important, but why does it fail to inspire the organisation in ways you see in the for-profit...
