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Pioneer Manufacturing Distribution Company Limited, now rebranded as PMD, has formed an alliance with ASE Integral to distribute the Colombian company’s Biro line of cleaning products in Jamaica and, eventually, across the Caribbean. Concurrently,...
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‘SBAJ sounds SOS. Small businesses call for cash aid, loan freezes to jump-start commerce’. That statement summarises a request for help by the Small Business Association of Jamaica’s president to government, in the wake of Hurricane Melissa. It...
If you are a CEO in Jamaica, you could be using the wrong vocabulary. Like many, you are talking about “recovery”: getting back to where you were before the hurricane. But here’s some data: Sony didn’t “recover” after Japan’s post-war devastation....
Christmas and the days around it are merry-but-costly days which can potentially bring harm to your financial well-being, even if there is additional income. Truth be told, it does not have to be that way if there is proper planning and discipline...
As the United States renounces its climate commitments, a chain reaction of wavering pledges and scaled-back investments by other donors and multilateral institutions has followed. This trend raises the stakes for everyone else, underscoring the...
Netflix has struck a deal with Warner Bros Discovery, the legacy Hollywood giant behind Harry Potter and Friends, to buy its studio and streaming business for US$72 billion. The acquisition would bring two of the industry’s biggest players in film...
Consumers in the United States were much less confident in the economy in November in the aftermath of the government shutdown, weak hiring and stubborn inflation. The Conference Board said its consumer confidence index dropped to 88.7 in November...
Amid continuing market softness, US equities on the Jamaica Stock Exchange notched substantial gains in value, growing their market capitalisation by nearly eight per cent in the first month following Hurricane Melissa, even as other indexes fell....
Berger Paints Jamaica Limited entered the final quarter of 2025 on a strong footing, with a near one-fifth spike in revenue in the July-September period, and a five per cent gain year-to-date, positioning the paint and coatings manufacturer for a...
Barita Investments Limited expects the Bank of Jamaica, BOJ, to defend the dollar against sharp swings, and hold interest rates steady until next year to spur the rebuilding of infrastructure and livelihoods in the wake of Hurricane Melissa. As...
Mayberry Group Limited, a provider of investment banking and wealth management services, posted a net loss of $751.4 million for the September third quarter, compared to a profit of $145 million in the same period a year earlier. “This was...
IronRock Insurance Company Limited has reported losses of $10.13 million for the third quarter ended September 2025, reversing a profit of $7.8 million in the corresponding period last year. But CEO Christian Watt insists the company remains firmly...
First Rock Real Estate Investments Limited, FREI, has turned the corner in its third quarter, posting a modest profit after a bruising 2024. The company’s pivot to a REIT, or real estate investment trust, model is beginning to bear fruit, according...
Haiti’s transitional presidential council has backed an electoral law in the latest step towards holding a general election for the first time in nearly a decade. The approval late Monday means that the government can finally publish an official...
Behind the hoopla over the promise of artificial intelligence lay difficult realities, including how such technology might affect people already disadvantaged in a data-driven world. A new report by the United Nations Development Programme notes...
The longest shutdown of the United States government on record cost Delta Air Lines an estimated US$200 million, CEO Ed Bastian said Wednesday in the first disclosure by a US airline regarding the shutdown’s financial impact. Bastian told investors...
