Business

AP A DoorDash sign is posted on the door of a Dunkin’ Donuts franchise in February 2023 in Methuen, USA.
February 20, 2026

DoorDash revenue up one-third in fourth quarter

DoorDash said on Wednesday its revenue rose 38 per cent in the fourth quarter as it gained new US customers and added new services like restaurant reservations. Investors cheered that growth, sending…
A Netflix sign is displayed atop a building in Los Angeles, on December 18, 2025, with the Hollywood sign in the distance.
February 19, 2026

Warner Bros still evaluating offers from Paramount and Netflix

Warner Bros Discovery is briefly reopening takeover talks with Skydance owned Paramount to hear the company’s “best and final” offer, while the Hollywood giant continues to back the studio and…
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives for a landmark trial over whether social media platforms deliberately addict and harm children, Wednesday, February 18, in Los Angeles.
February 19, 2026

Zuckerberg takes the stand in social media trial

Mark Zuckerberg and opposing lawyers duelled in a Los Angeles courtroom on Wednesday, where the Meta CEO answered questions about young people’s use of Instagram, his congressional testimony and…
The Clarendon exit of Highway 2000 (East-West) in March 2016.
February 18, 2026

TransJamaican Highway wants compensation from toll regulator

TransJamaican Highway Limited (TJH) wants compensation from the government after a 15 day toll suspension tied to Hurricane Melissa erased some US$3.5 million about J$550 million from fourth quarter…
Roy Martin, president of the Parnassus Farmers’ Group in Clarendon.
February 18, 2026 by Luke Douglas

Clarendon farmers eye annual $240m in revenue from new agro park

Thirty-three small farmers in Clarendon aim to generate $240 million annually on the high end from short-term crops at a new agro park, provided weather and market conditions hold. On the low end,…
Daryl Vaz (centre), minister of science, energy, telecommunications and transport, and Kedesha Campbell Rochester (right), permanent secretary, chat with Brian Larken, CEO, United Oil & Gas, during a vessel tour of the ‘R/V Gyre’ as part of United Oil
February 18, 2026

United Oil completes first phase of Jamaica seabed survey in bid to unlock billion-barrel prospects

United Oil & Gas PLC has completed the first stage of a surface geochemical exploration programme on its Walton-Morant licence offshore Jamaica, clearing a critical early hurdle in a three-phase…
Poly Pet
February 18, 2026

CariCRIS upgrades Poly Pet outlook on successful bond refinancing

Caribbean Information and Credit Rating Services (CarCris) has lifted its outlook on Poly Pet Company Limited to “stable from negative”, citing the Jamaican manufacturer’s successful refinancing of up…
Seprod Complex, Felix Fox Boulevard, Kingston.
February 18, 2026

Seprod annual profit nearly double to $5 billion

The food and farm brand, Seprod Limited closed 2025 with a decisive fourth quarter surge, delivering nearly half of its full year profit in the final stretch. That said, annual profit rose to $5.0…
The Bank of Jamaica.
February 18, 2026

Jamaican businesses lift inflation forecasts, expect slower currency slide

Jamaican firms nudged up their inflation expectations in December, even as they saw a slower pace of currency depreciation and mixed signals on business conditions, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s…