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February 4, 2026

Indies Pharma profit sways from hurricane, and customs delays

Indies Pharma Jamaica Ltd reported an 18 per cent decline in profit for its fiscal year ended October 31, as government customs bottlenecks and a late-October hurricane disrupted sales. Net profit…
A woman walks by a giant screen with a logo at an event at the Paris Google Lab on the sidelines of the AI Action Summit in Paris on February 9, 2025.
February 4, 2026

Google adds AI image generation to Chrome browser, side panel option for virtual assistant

Google is empowering its Chrome browser with the ability to alter imagery and a virtual assistant to help with online tasks as part of its push to turbocharge its digital services with more artificial…
Business
February 1, 2026 by Luke Douglas

Jamaica’s nuclear prototypes within six years amid wider two-decade time horizon

Jamaica’s adoption of nuclear power could be two decades away though working prototypes may emerge within four to six years, according to the professor leading the country’s nuclear energy planning…
Andrea Dempster-Chung-Executive Director, Kingston Creative, giving an overview of the Paint the City Project at the Paint the City Mural Launch, held on  March 14, 2024 in Downtown, Kingston.
February 1, 2026

Kingston Creative scales Montego Bay murals amid wrapping up grants

Kingston Creative plans to further expand its murals outside of Kingston this year via new public art projects, as part of growing the mural eco-system. “The arts festival, training and murals slated…
Business
February 1, 2026

Fitch maintains negative watch on NCB Jamaica securitisation notes

Fitch Ratings maintained its negative watch on BBB- rated bonds issued by two National Commercial Bank entities, citing continued uncertainty over Hurricane Melissa’s impact on the country’s largest…
Business
February 1, 2026

Family-Owned Businesses & Mental Health

Mental health is real and non-discriminatory. It is not a figment of the imagination and not confined to a particular stratum of society. The effects of mental health are not confined to the affected…
Business
January 30, 2026

Sygnus Credit Investments doubles down on Puerto Rico

Sygnus Credit Investments (SCI) is strengthening its push into Puerto Rico. At Wednesday’s annual general meeting, Chief Investment Officer Jason Morris called the US territory the company’s main…
Photos of the Terra Nova All Suite Hotel Suite in Kingston on January 29, 2026. (Antoine Lodge)
January 30, 2026

Terra Nova Hotel joins Best Western brand

Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel has partnered with Best Western Hotels & Resorts, reflecting a trend among independent hoteliers to adopt international brands while retaining local ownership. “Terra…
Insurance sector assets at September 2025, data from the Financial Services Commission.
January 30, 2026

Insurance sector showed robust growth before Hurricane Melissa

Jamaica’s insurance industry posted strong gains in the year leading up to Hurricane Melissa, with total sector assets reaching $614.6 billion by September 2025, up 9.5 per cent from the prior year.…