Business
January 23, 2026
Energy security eclipsing climate as region’s big concern – NCB Capital
The growth of artificial intelligence (AI) and cryptocurrency mining has led the United States to increase its hunger for energy worldwide — a shift that creates opportunities for the region, reasoned…
January 23, 2026
Mood Restaurant & Bar wins JSE Venture Capital Pitch Room 2026
On Wednesday, when 32-year-old Matthew Francis stepped on stage at the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Venture Capital Pitch Room, he carried a decade-long story of grit, reinvention, and a dream shaped…
January 24, 2026
Sygnus Real Estate Finance posts narrower Q1 loss as development accelerates
Sygnus Real Estate Finance Ltd (SRF) reported a narrower first-quarter loss as the Jamaican real estate investor broke ground on its $4-billion industrial park and advanced plans to add new tenants at…
January 23, 2026
Trump sues JP Morgan Chase
President Donald Trump sued banking giant JPMorgan Chase and its CEO Jamie Dimon for US$5 billion on Thursday over allegations that JPMorgan stopped providing banking services to him and his…
January 23, 2026
Portland JSX posts losses, Merqueo closes operations
Portland JSX Limited reported losses for its third quarter ended November 2025, as declines in the value of its investment portfolio weighed on results. The portfolio now stands at roughly half its…
January 21, 2026
Hurricane Melissa brakes profit trend at Knutsford Express
Knutsford Express Services posted a quarterly loss after Hurricane Melissa forced the Jamaican transport company to shut routes for up to “two weeks”, cutting revenue and erasing profits from a year…
January 21, 2026
Jamaican workers left with 4.0 per cent of salary after core expenses, says new survey
Jamaican workers are scraping by as salaries barely cover living costs, according to a new regional survey conducted by human resource (HR) professionals. The survey, which covers 20 Caribbean…
January 21, 2026
Collisions in Personal Financial Planning
Collisions in personal financial planning occur when competing priorities or circumstances force difficult trade offs in the allocation of resources. They can, however, be reduced by paying careful…
January 21, 2026
Jamaican confidence shaken by Hurricane Melissa
Consumer and business confidence in Jamaica tumbled in the fourth quarter of 2025 due to the impact of Hurricane Melissa last October which erased gains from an election-year rally earlier in the…