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Antoine Lodge/Photographer A six-storey commercial building on Half Way Tree Road in St Andrew, listed as ideal for business process outsourcing, with two rental options: three floors spanning 30,000 square feet, or four floors spanning 43,000 square feet
Updated 19 hours ago by Carolyn Guniss - Senior Business Reporter

One-quarter million square feet of BPO-outsourcing space hits market

More than 245,000 square feet of office space sits vacant, reflecting higher-than-usual inventory amid a downturn in the outsourcing sector. The vacant offices span Half-Way Tree Road, Mona Road, Grenada Way and Saxthorpe Avenue in Kingston, along with Fairfield Road and Market Street in Montego Bay. Jamaica Sotheby’s International Realty co-founder and CEO Julian Dixon said the volume of large-format space currently available runs slightly above normal levels.

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Port Authority seeks design studies for mixed-use Port in St Thomas, marina in Hanover

The Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ) has moved a step closer to developing two new ports at opposite ends of the island. The PAJ opened a competitive tender for engineering design studies covering a…
AP Flat Bridge, built around 1770, results in the island relying on eighteenth century technology to connect two halves of the island.
Updated 19 hours ago

From tragedy to reform – The next frontier in road safety

On July 29, 2025, Jamaica lost Garfield Batts, a 59‑year‑old mechanical engineer, in a manner both sudden and profoundly preventable. His motor vehicle plunged off the roadway into the Rio Cobre River…
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos speaks at the Vivatech fair in Paris, France, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo)
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Francis Wade The ‘Wait-and-See’ AI strategy

You have some doubts about your company’s approach to AI. The leadership team has decided to wait and see rather than move too fast. However, it’s been almost a year in which nothing has happened. Was…
AP US Fed Chair Kevin Warsh (left), Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey, and Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem arrive at the annual Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium.
August 30, 2026

Fed Chair Warsh signals rate hikes may be needed as US inflation remains elevated

Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh said Friday that inflation is still too high and suggested the central bank may have to raise interest rates in the coming months to bring it down, a clearer signal…
AP This undated photo provided by Juul Labs Inc on Friday, August 28, 2026 shows an updated version of the company’s e-cigarette.
August 30, 2026

Juul gets OK to sell updated vaping device with age-gating tech

Vaping company Juul Labs on Friday received federal permission to sell an updated version of its e-cigarette, which includes an optional age-verification system designed to prevent underage use. The…
AP Anthropic co-founder and president Daniela Amodei.
August 30, 2026

Judge says Pentagon’s measures against Anthropic were ‘illegal and baseless’

A federal judge has ruled in favour of artificial intelligence company (AI) Anthropic in its legal battle against the Pentagon after the government labelled the company as a supply chain risk earlier…
Dino Hinds CEO of MFS Capital Ltd
August 28, 2026

MFS targets top-line growth after acquiring stationery supplier

MFS Capital Partners Limited expects its latest acquisition to do more than diversify earnings. The Junior Market company said the purchase of Century Business Machines Limited (CBM) will add a new…
Robert Stewart, founder of Geophysx Ltd.
August 28, 2026

Barrick narrows Ja gold hunt to three target areas as drilling nears

Global mining giant Barrick Mining Corporation said its focusing on three areas in Jamaica to explore ahead of drilling considerations.
LNG cylinders in Jamaica
August 28, 2026

Jamaica supplying Caribbean with LNG

Excelerate Energy’s Jamaica hub has begun supplying liquefied natural gas (LNG) to other Caribbean islands, expanding the company’s regional footprint. “We are already making deliveries to other…