Business
February 27, 2026
CPJ quarterly sales slashed in half
Caribbean Producers Jamaica Limited (CPJ), which provides food and beverage to the hotel trade, reported that its quarterly revenue were slashed in half due to travel disruptions caused by Hurricane…
February 27, 2026
by Cedric Stephens
Cedric Stephens | Risk and insurance: Solar panels, salvage rights, and the struggle for fair hurricane claims
Hurricane Melissa is healing my recurring ambivalence about writing this nearly three-decade-old column. The first sign that the process had started was an email from a leading environmentalist. The…
February 27, 2026
Francis Wade | The five-year plan that killed a 50-y-o company: An AI supplier case study
Your company is doing much right. Your executives, however, are uneasy about the future and what might be waiting over the horizon. These fears are genuine, but do they warrant a hearing? Consider a…
February 27, 2026
JSE Summary and tables
In Thursday’s trading session the following reflects the movement of the JSE Indices: • The JSE Combined Index advanced by 888.78 points (0.25%) to close at 352,983.91 points and the volume traded…
February 27, 2026
Nvidia beats Wall Street but sellers drag down market
Nvidia’s latest blowout profit report is being waved off by Wall Street on Thursday, and it is dragging the US market down. The S&P 500 fell 0.8 per cent following its swivels earlier in the week,…
February 25, 2026
Century pumps US$34m into Jamalco
Century Aluminium pumped US$34 million (about J$5.3 billion) into capital upgrades at its majority-owned Jamalco alumina refinery, racing to sever the operation’s dependence on the island’s power grid…
February 25, 2026
by Neville Graham
Mercedes‑Benz dealership denying aftersales service for grey market vehicles
Silver Star Motors, the authorised distributor for Mercedes-Benz in Jamaica, will no longer provide aftersales service support for vehicles imported outside of the manufacturer’s authorised…
February 25, 2026
IronRock makes fourth quarter profit but full year loss
IronRock Insurance Company Limited made $40-million profit during its fourth-quarter ending Decmeber 2025, despite heavy claims arising from Hurricane Melissa-related damage. The general insurer…
February 25, 2026
Dolla annual profit jumps 40% despite challenges
Microlender Dolla Financial Services posted a 40 per cent increase in net profit for 2025, despite challenges from fraud and Hurricane Melissa, which inched up non-performing loans.