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In this November 2, 2016, then Energy Minister Dr Andrew Wheatley, (left) and then Chairman of Wigton Windfarm Duane Smith examine solar panels installed at the wind farm in Manchester.
March 22, 2026

Hurricane Melissa damage prompts rethink of solar reliance for 220mw auction

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…
Francis WadeColumnist
March 22, 2026

The nonprofit strategy retreat that ends in a stalemate

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…
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Trucks hauling bauxite at Jamalco in Clarendon in 2020.
March 20, 2026

Clarendon Alumina Partners to lose $7.6b even as partners push efficiency drive at Jamalco

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…
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Tyrone Wilson
March 20, 2026

Kintyre snaps up OOH Media outdoor advertiser

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,…
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Kevin Richards, CEO of Kingston Properties speaks at the Kingston Properties Limited 15th annual general meeting at the Courtleigh Hotel on Knutsford Boulevard in New Kingston on Wednesday, June 12, 2024.
March 20, 2026

Kingston Properties turns to UK for growth

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…
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March 20, 2026

Marketing agency 1GS blames AI and bets on it too

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…
March 20, 2026

JN Bank to grow ATM network 40 per cent by 2027

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.
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The Pentagon, the headquarters for the US Department of Defense, is seen from the air on September 20, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia.
March 20, 2026

The latest: Pentagon seeks $200 billion in additional funding for the Iran war, AP source says

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…
Fishermen pass an oil tanker in the Gulf of Venezuela off the shore of Punta Cardon, Venezuela.
March 19, 2026

US eases Venezuela oil sanctions as Trump seeks to boost world oil supply during war

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…