Business
08 Sep, 2026
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Jaguar Land Rover will cut 4,000 jobs to reduce costs and compete with China
Jaguar Land Rover said Monday it would cut 4,000 jobs across its global workforce as it tries to cut costs and compete with Chinese electric carmakers. Britain’s biggest automaker said the job cuts…
06 Sep, 2026
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Barita upgraded by rating agency
Barita Investments Ltd has been upgraded one notch by regional ratings agency CariCRIS, lifting the brokerage into the top creditworthiness band available to Jamaican obligors and putting it a step…
06 Sep, 2026
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Yaneek Page | BPO Transition: Balancing Investor Realities with Economic Necessity
In May 2024, I issued a stark warning in this column: Jamaica was standing directly in the pathway of a technology-driven economic tremor. I cautioned that our heavy national reliance on outsourced…
06 Sep, 2026
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Pabst Blue Ribbon offers $20,000 reward to help find its missing beer
Pabst Blue Ribbon wants its beer back, and it is offering a reward to help that happen. Greig DeBow, the CEO of Pabst Brewing Co, said Wednesday that the company would pay up to US$20,000 to anyone…
06 Sep, 2026
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Kingston takes the bulk of remittance growth since Melissa
Residents of Kingston and St Andrew received most of the growth in remittances since Hurricane Melissa, rather than the parishes the storm hit hardest. Jamaicans abroad sent home US$1.85 billion…
06 Sep, 2026
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US issues sanctions on Turkish bank that it calls a ‘critical financial lifeline’ for Iran
The Trump administration announced Friday that it has imposed sanctions on a Turkish financial institution as part of its latest effort to sever “critical financial lifelines” for the Iranian…
06 Sep, 2026
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Flock surveillance cameras become midterm campaign target as voters balk at tech companies’ power
Wisconsin’s candidates for governor want to limit them while Pennsylvania’s say they support a ban. A Michigan congressional candidate called them “un-American.” A Florida Senate candidate is selling…
06 Sep, 2026
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Civil rights groups urge a halt to South Africa data centres boom amid water and power fears
South African civil rights groups are calling for a halt to the construction of additional data centres in the country until the use of scarce water, land and electricity resources has been…
04 Sep, 2026
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Jamaica offers premiums to buy back US$2.3b in bonds
The Government of Jamaica (GOJ) wants to pay out investors holding three bonds valued at US$2.33 billion, offering premiums above face value on the debt. “GOJ announces an invitation for offers to…