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From left: Shantia Cummings, Jada Blackwood, Haiden Williams, Paris Martin, Brandon Burrowes, and Keneilia Morgan, from Red Hills Primary School, all think they did well in their PEP examinations.
May 1, 2026 by Karen Madden

Confidence high as grade six students wrap up PEP

After two intense days, more than 30,000 grade six students across the island are breathing a collective sigh of relief after completing the 2026 Primary Exit Profile (PEP), the outcome of which will…
Aisha Campbell
May 1, 2026

Aisha Campbell to drive Eppley’s regional real estate

Eppley, the JSE-listed financial services company, has appointed real estate executive Aisha Campbell as president of its real estate and infrastructure division. Campbell, an engineer by profession,…
Philip Chong, President, Jamaica Gasolene Retailers Association (JGRA), at the JGRA Press Conference, Kings Plaza, 38c Constant Spring Road, Kingston, on February 28, 2020.
May 1, 2026

FTC launches investigation into petrol trade amid fuel surge

The Fair Trading Commission (FTC) has launched investigations into possible anti-competitive practices in the pricing and distribution of petroleum products, following complaints from gas station…
Rudolph Brown/Photographer Caribbean Cement Company Limited Managing Director Jorge Martinez (left) and Group Managing Director of the Trinidad Cement Limited cluster, Francisco Aguilera (second right), take part in a demonstration with students at St Eliz
May 1, 2026

Caribbean Cement posts higher profit as hurricane recovery lifts demand, output

Caribbean Cement Company Limited posted stronger first-quarter profit in 2026, capitalising on expanded production capacity and hurricane-driven demand after a year in which annual output fell to a…
Image Plus Consultants CEO Kisha Anderson.
May 1, 2026

Apex Radiology to acquire Island Radiology

Image Plus Consultants Limited which operates under the Apex Radiology brand, plans to acquire the assets and brand of Island Radiology, a move that would extend its footprint into central Jamaica and…
Chris Dehring, CEO of Cricket West Indies
May 1, 2026

Cricket West Indies expects losses of US$26m this year

Cricket West Indies (CWI) management expects the organisation to incur a further loss of US$26 million this year before returning to profit in 2027, as the body grapples with the financial…
Holland High’s Shanoya Douglas
May 1, 2026

JC, Hydel among five Jamaican schools in Baltimore for East Coast Showcase

BALTIMORE, Maryland: Athletes from five Jamaican high schools, led by ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships (Champs) winners Jamaica College (JC) and Girls’ runners-up Hydel High,…
Daniel Thompson
May 1, 2026 by Erica Virtue

DT: the perfect ship’s captain

Tributes flooded the airwaves on Thursday as stunned colleagues, listeners, and relatives saluted broadcaster Daniel ‘DT’ Thompson, who passed away after falling ill earlier this week. For 28 years,…
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Floyd Green, delivers the main address during the Rural Agricultural Development Authority Recovery and Investment Forum on Tuesday.
May 1, 2026

Gov’t targets yam recovery with $100m investment

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining is targeting the recovery of the yam industry with a $100 million investment. Portfolio minster Floyd Green said the support is part of a broader…