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Trader Michael Milano, left, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, April 20, 2026.
Published 3 hours ago

Oil jumps, stocks barely budge

Oil prices are climbing Monday following the latest rise of tensions between the United States and Iran, but the moves are more modest than they were earlier in the war. US stocks, meanwhile, are giving back a bit of their record-breaking rally.

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Executive Chairman of the Guardsman Group, Kenneth 'Kenny' Benjamin.
Published 10 hours ago

Kenny Benjamin to be inducted into PSOJ Hall of Fame

The Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica ( PSOJ ) has announced that Founder and Executive Chairman of the Guardsman Group, Kenneth 'Kenny' Benjamin, will be inducted as the 32 nd member…
Kamal Bankay, executive chairman of Dream Entertainment Ltd, and chair of Carnival in Jamaica.
April 19, 2026 by Neville Graham

‘Socametrics’ — Jump, wave, and pay

The streets of Kingston were filled with revellers dancing in the soca economy as Sunday turned to Monday. Behind the costumes and road-march revelry, a more sober calculation is taking shape –…
SoftBank Chief Masayoshi Son, left, and OpenAI Chief Sam Altman hold a talk during an event for enterprises in Tokyo, in Tokyo, Monday, February 3, 2025.
April 19, 2026

Can AI Agents be Jamaica’s Artemis Mission to Prosperity?

Jamaica does not have the luxury of fearing advanced artificial intelligence. More than any algorithm, we should fear being poor, vulnerable, inefficient, and leaving an inheritance of indebtedness…
New polymer banknotes
April 17, 2026

Counterfeiters target Jamaica’s plastic banknotes

Fraudsters are counterfeiting Jamaica’s plastic polymer banknotes, according to the regulator in its annual report.
Jacqueline Sharp, co-founder of Quantas Advantage Inc.
April 17, 2026

Quantas, co-founded by former Scotia execs, eyes JSE listing

Quantas Advantage Inc, led by former bank executives, aims to raise US$9.4 million through an initial public offering (IPO) on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, with plans to upsize the offering to US$15.5…
The FSC building in New Kingston.
April 17, 2026

Insurers draw $78b from reinsurers to settle Hurricane Melissa claims

Insurance companies received a near sixfold increase in reinsurance funds to settle claims arising from Hurricane Melissa, according to the latest data from the Financial Services Commission (FSC),…
Rudolph Brown/Photographer Christopher Levy, group president and CEO of Jamaica Broilers Group, speaks at the Best Dressed Chicken Renewed Energy launch at The Best Dressed Chicken Processing Plant, Spring Village, in St Catherine, on Tuesday, August 5, 20
April 17, 2026

Jamaica Broilers sells poultry unit in US operations

Jamaica Broilers Group Limited (JBG) announced plans to sell its chicken processing plant in South Carolina, marking the first asset sale since its US corporate scandal.
Rosemarie Henry, vice-president of risk and compliance at Cuna Mutual.
April 17, 2026

CUNA Mutual cranks up presence after 2025 success

CUNA Caribbean Insurance Jamaica Limited, the local arm of US-based CUNA Mutual Group and the long-standing insurer to Jamaica’s credit union movement, plans to expand its market presence after…
Business
April 15, 2026

NCB auctioning 110 repo vehicles worth $437m

National Commercial Bank Jamaica (NCB), the nation’s largest bank, is auctioning off 110 repossessed vehicles, ranging from an $18.4-million 2022 Porsche Cayenne to a $500,000 2016 Nissan AD wagon.…