Business
January 30, 2026
by Luke Douglas
Nearly half of Hurricane Melissa social posts contained ‘hype’, study finds
Nearly half of surveyed social media posts about Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica contained exaggerated, unverified or misleading information, according to a study that examined 1,200 posts during the…
January 30, 2026
Amber partners into Guyana
Jamaica-based technology conglomerate Amber Group has formed a joint venture with Guyana’s Beharry Group to establish a cybersecurity and IT services firm in one of the world’s fastest-growing…
January 28, 2026
by Luke Douglas
Tank-Weld enters solar distribution market
Tank-Weld Group, the local construction supplier, has launched a solar division to supply panels, inverters and batteries across the Caribbean as demand surges following Hurricane Melissa’s…
January 28, 2026
West Indies Petroleum Terminal posts turnaround and doubles annual profit
West Indies Petroleum Terminal Ltd (WIPT) which operates a petroleum storage terminal, doubled annual profit and swung its fourth quarter to a profit, driven by rising third-party storage revenue and…
January 30, 2026
Pallet maker Woodcats seeks $750 million
Woodcats International Ltd., a wooden pallet manufacturer, plans to raise up to $750 million through an initial public offering (IPO) that would value the company at $2.15 billion. “Since our…
January 28, 2026
Labour importation is on the table
There is a reason the conversation about importing labour policy is intensifying: Jamaica is trying to recover, rebuild and grow at a time when execution is expensive and delays are severely…
January 25, 2026
Vessel offshore Jamaica to test billion-barrel oil prospect this week
A research vessel departed Trinidad last weekend bound for Jamaica to conduct seabed surveys, starting this week, aimed at confirming whether oil-like substances detected beneath the island’s waters…
January 25, 2026
Jamaica positioned to benefit from US trade realignment, Wall Street strategist says
Jamaica can capture investment flows from the US as companies restructure their network of suppliers in response to geopolitical tensions, a Wall Street strategist said. John Stoltzfus, chief…
January 25, 2026
Lee Chin affiliated entity makes bondholder payment
AIC (Barbados) Ltd has paid US$94 million to bondholders, according to the Jamaica Central Securities Depository (JCSD) Trustee Services. Payment was made “in full” responded Andrea Kelly, JCSD…