Business
02 Apr, 2026
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BOJ holds policy rate citing uncertainty
The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) has opted to maintain its benchmark interest rate at 5.50 per cent, underscoring heightened global uncertainty and an increasingly fragile inflation outlook as the dominant…
02 Apr, 2026
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Persons outside labour force surge in Melissa-hit parishes
Some 30,100 fewer persons were employed as of January 2026 compared to the year before, and Jamaica’s labour force also fell by 33,000 during the same period, according to key indicators from the…
02 Apr, 2026
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Apple at 50
A scrawny hippie and a nerdy engineer who became prank-playing friends vowed to change the world when they founded a Silicon Valley startup on April Fools’ Day 50 years ago and then — no joke — pulled…
01 Apr, 2026
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Incomplete developments trigger state crackdown
More than 157 real estate developments across Jamaica are currently listed as incomplete despite passing their estimated completion date, according to the Real Estate Board’s (REB) public register.…
01 Apr, 2026
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NCB refinancing US$52 million in debt
Conglomerate NCB Financial Group (NCBFG) closed its bond refinancing offers this week, targeting some US$52 million equivalent across Jamaican dollar and US dollar tranches. The amount raised has not…
01 Apr, 2026
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VM Investments secures court order to pause Kintyre reorganisation
VM Investments Limited (VMIL) has moved to tighten its grip on the long-running restructuring of Kintyre Holdings Jamaica Limited (KHJL), after securing an interim court order that temporarily blocks…
01 Apr, 2026
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Cedric E. Stephens | Seeing Jamaica’s centenary in 2062
The actors in the island’s 2026-27 Budget Debate performed poorly. Even though they made many references to the socio-economic and other impacts of hurricanes Beryl and Melissa, the performance of the…
29 Mar, 2026
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Major crimes fall in STAR communities, but training numbers dip
Major crimes declined in the five communities served by Project STAR during the quarter ended November 2025, compared with the previous quarter, underscoring the impact of the social and economic…
29 Mar, 2026
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Jamaicans can now get Airbnb payments via bank accounts
Airbnb has rolled out a new payout option for Jamaican hosts that allows them to receive earnings directly into their local bank accounts – a change that eliminates the currency conversion and…