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09 Oct, 2026 0

Letter of the Day | Housing should be treated as a national emergency

THE EDITOR, Madam: I am a visitor to Jamaica and I would like to throw some light on the housing problems here. Other nations have addressed this by compulsorily purchasing empty homes, taxing second…
President Donald Trump arrives to speak during an event at the US Institute of Peace, in Washington DC.
09 Oct, 2026 0

Please don’t let me be misunderstood

THE EDITOR, Madam: There’s no middle ground for President Donald Trump, who is either loved or loathed and, with mid-term Congressional elections looming, those feelings are intensified in all types…
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Government scales back NaRRA office space after public backlash Why centralise ALL the jobs in Kingston? Have the head office there and put a real NaRRA office in the West so jobs and decisions…
Business
09 Oct, 2026 0

Innovative Energy Group cites $900m pipeline

Innovative Energy Group Limited (IEG) said it enters its 2027 fiscal year with about $900 million in signed contracts and letters of intent. Not all of that pipeline will convert to revenue, but the…

Leacroft Forden (left), managing director of KeFordco Ltd, and Nick Curtis, co-founder of Bocobay.
09 Oct, 2026 0

Bocobay founder eyes seven Caribbean islands as Jamaica push gathers pace

Nick Curtis began by managing one villa in Aruba during the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, the co-founder and CEO of Bocobay runs a vacation-rental company with about 400 homes in four countries, and he…
09 Oct, 2026 0

Scotiabank Jamaica minority shareholders back buyout

Minority shareholders of Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) voted to accept a buyout by parent company Scotiabank Caribbean Holdings Ltd (SCHL), clearing a key hurdle towards taking the island’s…
Aloa Luqman, former Nigerian cultural diplomat, and Arafat A. Bage, consular officer at the Nigerian High Commission in Jamaica.
09 Oct, 2026 0

High commissioner hails Nigeria-Jamaica ties at Independence celebration

Nigeria gained independence from Britain on October 1, 1960, becoming the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The milestone remains significant for the West African nation, which established diplomatic…
Premier Cora Richardson Hodge.
09 Oct, 2026 0

Anguilla’s AI domain registration earns US$80m year-to-date, more than all taxes from productive sector

Registration fees for Anguilla’s .ai Internet domain brought in EC$217 million (US$80 million) in the first seven months of 2026 for the nation of under 14,400 residents. The .ai suffix, which marks…
Dr Farin Williams (right), newly elected national president of JCI Jamaica, receives congratulations from outgoing National President Marklon Bedward after his election at JCI Jamaica’s annual convention at the Grand Palladium Resort & Spa in Lucea, Hano
09 Oct, 2026 0

New JCI Jamaica president pledges focus on leadership and community service

Dr Farin Williams has been elected national president of Junior Chamber International (JCI) Jamaica for 2027, pledging to place leadership development, community service, health and wellness, and…