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Antoine Lodge 
Fayval Williams, Minister of Finance and Public Service brings address at the post cabinet press briefing held on September 16, 2026 at Jamaica House.
21 Sep, 2026 0

US$1b bond raise reflects confidence, says Fayval Williams

Jamaica raised US$1 billion from the international capital markets on Wednesday at a coupon of 6.25 per cent, the lowest coupon the country has paid on an international bond. It was the government’s…
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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference after a cabinet reshuffle in Tokyo, Thursday, September 17, 2026.
21 Sep, 2026 0

Japan’s central bank raises interest rate to 1.25%, the highest in 31 years

Japan’s central bank on Friday raised the benchmark interest rate to 1.25 per cent from 1.0 per cent, a 31-year-high. The Bank of Japan has been trying to normalise monetary policy after decades of…
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Anthropic co-founder and president Daniela Amodei.
21 Sep, 2026 0

Anthropic’s Claude is helping to build the next version of itself

Anthropic’s Claude is helping the company develop the next, more intelligent version of the model, the artificial intelligence (AI) lab said in an announcement on Thursday. Claude is leading 26 per…
Contributed Photos Nigel Davy, chairman of Innovative Energy Group Limited.
20 Sep, 2026 0

Solar firm IEG mulls property development to unlock legacy losses

Innovative Energy Group (IEG) wants to enter property development to augment its solar-installation business, and would seek approval to use legacy tax losses from the Ciboney Group, a listed entity…
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20 Sep, 2026 0

FID seeks broker to sell 11 forfeited properties

The Financial Investigations Division (FID) has gone to market for a real estate brokerage firm to sell 11 properties taken from criminals, the first concrete step towards the privately run disposal…
Yaneek Page
20 Sep, 2026 0

Yaneek Page | Ja’s crime rate nears Costa Rica’s, but growth promise unfulfilled

There are few instances in economic life when the business community can expect a tangible return on an external shift without cutting another cheque, and the dramatic fall in Jamaica’s murder rate…
Antoine Lodge 
Fayval Williams, Minister of Finance and Public Service brings address at the post cabinet press briefing held on September 16, 2026 at Jamaica House.
18 Sep, 2026 0

Food replaces transport as inflation driver, says finance minister

Jamaica’s inflation problem has shifted from transport costs to drought-hit food prices, Minister of Finance and the Public Service Fayval Williams said on Wednesday, as she argued that the economy…
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18 Sep, 2026 0

Rock Solid scales staff eightfold on tank demand

Rock Solid Plastics Ltd turns out up to 150 water tanks a day from its Kingston factory and now employs 40 people, up from five when it started in 2020. The company said demand has held steady as…
The entrance of the Financial Services Commission office on Barbados Avenue, New Kingston.
18 Sep, 2026 0

Insurers, dealers face recovery-plan rules as FSC consultation closes

The Financial Services Commission (FSC) closed public consultation on Wednesday on guidelines that would require insurance companies and securities dealers to keep board-approved recovery plans…