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April 29, 2026

Remittances rise in February by highest level in four years amid fall in active locations

Net remittance inflows totalled US$247.6 million in February, representing an increase of 3.8 per cent, compared to year-earlier levels, the latest remittance bulletin from the Bank of Jamaica stated.…
Richard Pandohie, CEO of Seprod Ltd.
April 30, 2026 by Neville Graham

No sugar-coating it

Consumers are bracing for a new round of price increases as three food manufacturing giants begin passing on the cost of the new sugar tax – with GraceKennedy the first to move, effective May 1.
A view of the plant operated by Caribbean Cement Company Limited, a subsidiary of global building materials corporation Cemex, which recently spent US$42 million on the expansion to grow capacity at the Rockfort, Kingston-based complex. The debottleneck pr
April 29, 2026

Caribbean Cement annual output fell to five-year low

The kiln expansion at Caribbean Cement Company Limited (CCCL) failed to lift output past one million tonnes in 2025 as production dipped below 2020 pandemic levels, according to data in its annual…
Dianne Loton-Franklyn.
April 29, 2026

Autism forum stresses connection before correction

A feverish house of 362 participants asked probing questions about autism behaviour management strategies at a recent online Autism Parent Forum hosted by the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and…
Fraser McConnell (left), Jamaican rally cross driver, and Jeremy Barnes, managing director of Fesco, at the launch of FESCO Futron 93 Octane Gold standard in automotive fuel at the FESCO station on Beechwood Avenue in Kingston on Friday, December 9, 2022.
April 29, 2026 by Neville Graham

Not for your Probox

The sale of 93-octane gasolene – a super-premium fuel used in high-performance sports cars – steers closer to entering Jamaica’s retail market, but petroleum marketing companies are divided on its…
Sherando Ferril, chief executive officer of Yaad Bridge.
April 29, 2026 by Nicola Cunningham

Documentary to revisit 1962 execution of J’can man in Britain

Ubuntu Productions and the Black River Film Festival (BRFF) have officially secured the rights to adapt the true story of Oswald Grey, the last black man executed in Britain. They have also partnered…
D Dr Anna Law is all smiles with patient Chey Swaby (left), continuing her commitment to personalised care.
April 29, 2026

The Smile Architect: Dr Anna Law marks 30 years of Align Orthodontics

When Dr Anna Law returned to Jamaica in the mid-1990s, she stood out as one of the few women practising orthodontics locally. Trained in the United States at Tufts University and the University of…
Content creators Walter Grant Jr (left) and Adam Bogle share a toast in honour of the night’s celebrations.
April 29, 2026

Something Extra | Wednesday

As part of Usain Bolt’s Tracks and Records’ ongoing 15th anniversary celebrations, Red Stripe hosted a party on Sunday in honour of the restaurant, celebrating its long-standing mix of food, music and…
Janette Cameron, a resident of Canaan, St James, works on repairing a damaged window at her house, which suffered significant damage during Hurricane Melissa on October 28 last year and has still not been fully repaired since then.
April 29, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

Some St James residents yet to be contacted on housing benefits post-Melissa

WESTERN BUREAU: Six months after Hurricane Melissa unleashed its fury on western Jamaica, residents of some communities in rural St James have still not got the housing assistance they were promised…