Business
March 4, 2026
Caribbean Cement posts flat profit on record revenue
Cement Company Limited (CCC) made $5.9-billion profit for the year ended December 2025, or flat compared to year-earlier levels, despite the passage of Hurricane Melissa. Also, the island’s sole…
March 4, 2026
Ja remittances rebound to record US$3.49b in 2025
Remittances to Jamaica rose 3.8 per cent in 2025, as a sharp post-hurricane rebound in the final two months of the year more than offset the slump that followed Hurricane Melissa’s October landfall.…
March 4, 2026
Advertorial | A Guide to Understanding and Filing Income Tax Returns in Jamaica
The following content is created and paid for by Tax Administration Jamaica. Filing your Income Tax Return is an important part of meeting your tax obligation. Whether you are a salaried employee,…
March 4, 2026
RBC Trust to become largest shareholder in MPC Caribbean Clean Energy in debt-to-equity swap
Financial institution, RBC Trust (Trinidad & Tobago) Limited is set to emerge as one of the largest shareholders of MPC Caribbean Clean Energy Limited (MPC) after the Barbados-based renewable…
March 4, 2026
China’s youth find apartments cheaper than cars in ghost towns
The ‘Life in Venice’ housing development, a multibillion-dollar replica of the Italian city on the Chinese coast, stands silent. Many of the tens of thousands of homes are hollow husks of concrete and…
March 4, 2026
Tanker turmoil in Hormuz sends oil prices soaring
Oil prices jumped on Monday as the widening war in Iran disrupted tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, highlighting how important the passageway is to the world’s oil supply. The Strait of…
March 4, 2026
Greg Abel praises Buffett, promises Berkshire Hathaway won’t retreat from investing
Greg Abel paid tribute to his predecessor Warren Buffett, while promising in his first shareholder letter that Berkshire Hathaway will not retreat from investing or make significant changes in the way…
March 2, 2026
Leesa Kow exiting JN Bank, Keith Levy to act as interim MD
JN Bank Managing Director Leesa Kow will demit office effective March 31. Keith Levy, who has served as a director of JN Financial Group Limited since 2022 and as chairman of JN Bank since December…
March 1, 2026
by Luke Douglas
Soapberry US$100m upgrade to double capacity, unlock real estate growth
The Government expects to divest the Soapberry Wastewater Treatment Plant this year as part of plans to double its capacity to meet infrastructure needs for increased housing developments. “We will go…