Business
April 12, 2026
Paramount posts higher revenue and profit as hurricane impact fades
Paramount Trading (Jamaica) Ltd reported stronger revenue and profit for its third quarter ended February 28 despite disruptions caused by Hurricane Melissa. “The gross revenue for the current quarter…
April 11, 2026
Tankweld secures further court win as FTC report set aside
Tank-Weld Metals Limited has secured another legal victory against the Fair Trading Commission (FTC), with the Supreme Court agreeing to hear the company's challenge to a disputed report while…
April 23, 2026
Seeing Jamaica’s centenary in 2062 – Part II
Two reports about recent speeches in this newspaper were the stimuli. The first was made by Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry President and entrepreneur, Jason Russell. State Minister in…
April 10, 2026
AP will offer buyouts as part of pivot away from newspaper-focused history
The Associated Press (AP), one of the world’s oldest and most influential news organisations, said on Monday it is offering buyouts to an unspecified number of its US-based journalists as part of an…
April 10, 2026
US filings for jobless aid jump to 219,00 last week but remain within stable range of past few years
US applications for unemployment benefits rose last week before Iran, Israel and the US announced a two-week ceasefire deal that injected a degree of optimism into a still-clouded global economic…
April 10, 2026
More Federal Reserve officials see possible rate hikes this year, minutes show
The number of Federal Reserve policymakers willing to consider an interest rate hike this year rose between the January and March meetings, as higher gas prices stemming from the Iran war threatened…
April 10, 2026
US economy grew a sluggish 0.5% in fourth quarter, gov’t says, downgrading previous estimate
The American economy, slowed by last autumn’s 43-day government shutdown, grew at a sluggish 0.5 per cent annual pace from October through to December, the Commerce Department reported on Thursday in…
April 23, 2026
The playbook for Jamaica’s next outsourcing chapter
When it comes to outsourcing, US clients are no longer looking simply for headcount. They are looking for delivery ecosystems that support analytics, automation, and AI-enabled service performance.…
April 23, 2026
Oil found in seabed samples off Jamaica’s southern coast, survey shows
United Oil & Gas Plc has confirmed the presence of oil indicators on the seabed floor offshore Jamaica following a recent survey.