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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
January 30, 2026
by Luke Douglas
Nearly half of Hurricane Melissa social posts contained ‘hype’, study finds
Nearly half of surveyed social media posts about Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica contained exaggerated, unverified or misleading information, according to a study that examined 1,200 posts during the…
January 30, 2026
Amber partners into Guyana
Jamaica-based technology conglomerate Amber Group has formed a joint venture with Guyana’s Beharry Group to establish a cybersecurity and IT services firm in one of the world’s fastest-growing…
January 28, 2026
by Luke Douglas
Tank-Weld enters solar distribution market
Tank-Weld Group, the local construction supplier, has launched a solar division to supply panels, inverters and batteries across the Caribbean as demand surges following Hurricane Melissa’s…
January 28, 2026
West Indies Petroleum Terminal posts turnaround and doubles annual profit
West Indies Petroleum Terminal Ltd (WIPT) which operates a petroleum storage terminal, doubled annual profit and swung its fourth quarter to a profit, driven by rising third-party storage revenue and…