Business
January 18, 2026
Paramount profits despite hurricane
Paramount Trading (Jamaica) Limited swung back to profit in the second quarter (Q2) ended November 30, 2025, notching net earnings of $31.1 million compared with a $10.8 million loss a year earlier. …
January 19, 2026
Ja’s unemployment rate edged down to 3.3% ahead of hurricane
Jamaica’s unemployment rate fell to 3.3 per cent in October, though the labour market showed signs of softness as fewer people sought work and youth employment declined ahead of Hurricane Melissa’s…
January 18, 2026
Francis Wade | The 2050 strategic investment that pays off in 2025
By 2050, will your organisation exist? Are you sowing the seeds of its demise today? The US Coast Guard faced this question and didn’t flinch. Instead, it crafted a 25-year perspective that changed…
January 16, 2026
Innovative Energy to assemble electric golf carts, plans US$5m additional public offering
Innovative Energy Group (IEG) plans to assemble electric golf carts in Jamaica, betting the venture will open doors for its core solar panel business across Caribbean resorts and golf clubs. The…
January 16, 2026
West Indies Petroleum Terminal posts lower earnings and stock swings
Fuel terminal operator West Indies Petroleum Terminal (WIPT) reported weaker earnings in its first financial release since listing, sending shares down more than 25 per cent.
January 16, 2026
Massy Gas Jamaica to cut delivery times with generative AI
Massy Gas in Jamaica plans to fully roll out its generative AI solution aimed at improving delivery times and other efficiencies, according to its parent company’s annual report. The initiative forms…
January 16, 2026
Jamaica Broilers gets $15.1b financing lifeline from NCB Financial
Banking conglomerate NCB Financial Group has arranged J$15.1 billion in senior secured financing for Jamaica Broilers Group (JBG), providing a financial lifeline to one of Jamaica’s largest food…
January 16, 2026
Circling the issue: Strategy & policy as a modern weather system / forecaster When global politics cancels your flight: What Venezuela disruption really means for businesses
What made a fortnight ago so unsettling was not only the disruption itself, but the underlying message it delivered. Political decisions can now materialise in operational and commercial life with…
January 16, 2026
Caribbean Cream posts $99m hurricane-related loss
Caribbean Cream recorded a loss in its November 2025 third quarter as Hurricane Melissa forced the Jamaican ice cream maker to shutter operations momentarily. The maker of Kremi brand frozen treats…