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August 2, 2026 by Livern Barrett

Safety net broken - More Delta Capital investors left waiting as court records show massive financial gap

Delta Capital Partners, the investment firm facing criminal charges in Jamaica for alleged regulatory breaches, had assets up to December 2023 that were valued at one-third of its over US$15.4 million…
VM Group Ltd (contributed).
August 2, 2026 by Carolyn Guniss

VM Group ends 60-year audit relationship with KPMG

VM Group has ended a roughly 60-year relationship with KPMG, appointing PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) as its new external auditor after shareholders approved the change at Tuesday’s annual general…
Garth Rattray
August 2, 2026

Garth Rattray | Democratic socialism then and now – Part 1

On July 4, the United States president pulled the communist rabbit out of his hat of political tricks. With democratic socialist politicians succeeding at the polls, he did his best to conflate…
A section of Cumberland High School in Portmore, St Catherine.
August 2, 2026 by Corey Robinson

The transfer race - Parents spend thousands chasing preferred high schools as other institutions struggle with empty classrooms

When St Catherine mother T.K. Gentles* handed over $3,500 to secure a transfer for her son to Cumberland High School, she knew the money did not guarantee success. But for her, it was a risk worth…
Restoration work on a section of the Maggotty High School in St Elizabeth, several months after it sustained structural damage during the passage of the Category 5 Hurricane Melissa on October 28, 2025.
August 2, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

Schools in race against time - Despite damage delays, principals expect grade seven intakes to hold steady

WESTERN BUREAU: While some administrators of Hurricane Melissa-battered schools don’t anticipate any major shifts in numbers in their customary intake of new students for the upcoming academic year,…
Ricardo Hutchinson, director of Portland JSX Ltd
August 2, 2026 by Carolyn Guniss

JSE suspends Portland JSX shares as audited accounts become 91 days overdue

The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) has suspended trading in the shares of investment company Portland JSX Ltd (PJX) after it failed to submit its audited financial statements for the year ended February…
A map of properties slated for public auction in August.
August 4, 2026 by Carolyn Guniss

Dozens of properties headed to auction amid jump in past-due loans

A commercial plaza, a medical facility, and resort-area properties are among dozens of mortgaged properties scheduled to be auctioned in August. It comes amid a three-quarter rise in past due loans…
August 2, 2026

Grace turns the corner on Melissa

GraceKennedy’s recovery from the disruption caused by Hurricane Melissa gathered momentum in the second quarter, helping to lift profits as its food operations rebounded and its financial services…
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Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Monday, July 6, 2026.
August 2, 2026

US stocks rise to finish a wild July as Amazon soars, Apple sinks and inflation worries worsen

US stocks rose Friday to finish a wild July for Wall Street as Amazon leaped, Apple sank and rising oil prices worsened worries about inflation staying high. The S&P 500 climbed 0.7 per cent after…