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16 Oct, 2026 0

Mayberry bets that stock rebound will erase losses; takes aim at asset tax

Mayberry Group Ltd expects the recovery in the local stock market to continue wiping out earlier losses during the year. The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) gained over 20 per cent this year so far, its…
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Former stock exchange chief launches consultancy and stock market game for kids

Marlene Street Forrest, who retired as managing director of the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE), launched a business consultancy whose first public project involves a stock market game for…
16 Oct, 2026 0

Jamaica regulator requests plan to relocate coral for Fiesta’s overwater suites

Jamaica’s environmental regulator has deferred beach licences that Spanish hotel group Fiesta needs to build overwater suites at its Grand Palladium resort in Point, Hanover. At its 15 September…
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16 Oct, 2026 0

Indies Pharma adds $1-billion loan from NCB at higher cost, but profit rises

Indies Pharma Jamaica Ltd earned higher profit for its latest quarter but replaced an earlier bond with a $1-billion issue at a higher interest rate. It comes as the drug distributor rebounds from the…
Business
16 Oct, 2026 0

Wigton Energy slashes over $800 million in debt ahead of solar push

Wigton Energy Ltd has cut over $800 million worth of debt in the year, clearing the way for the wind-power producer to chase solar projects even as half-year profit slipped. Its borrowing now equates…

A person stands next to the logo of the 2026 IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings, ahead of the meeting at Queen Sirikit National Convention Center in Bangkok, Thailand, on October 9.
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IMF trims Jamaica’s 2027 outlook

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lowered its forecast for Jamaica’s economic growth in 2027, signalling a slower rebound than it expected six months ago, even as it upgraded its outlook for…
16 Oct, 2026 0

Peter Espeut | Slavery and chattel slavery

I recommend that you watch the video recording of a seminar by John Shorter, held Thursday (October 8) by the African-Caribbean Institute of Jamaica/Jamaica Memory Bank titled ‘Asante Goldweights and…
Half of this home in Bog, Westmoreland crumbled during the passage of Hurricane Melissa last October.
16 Oct, 2026 0

Kristen Gyles | While Hurricane Melissa victims wait

Imagine there’s a large 10-storey building down the road that has caught fire. The building has people in it. The building has very expensive equipment in it. The building has furniture in it. The…
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