Business
February 25, 2026
Fontana quarterly revenue tops $2.8B but costs pressure profit
Fontana Limited registered a 38 per cent dip in net profit year-on-year in the quarter ending December 31, 2025, largely due to the economic effects of Hurricane Melissa. Despite the setback by the…
February 25, 2026
Spiro secures US$50 million from Afreximbank, others to expand Africa battery-swapping network
Financing for electric vehicle transport is ramping up in Africa as confidence rises in the potential for battery swapping, fast charging and other technologies. Spiro, Africa’s largest electric…
February 24, 2026
Advertorial | How to make smarter investments
The following content is created and paid for by Coerator Investment For many of us, financial planning and investing in securities can be a bit overwhelming. Here are 7 tips to assist you with…
February 22, 2026
Airports Authority to spend $9.5 billion upgrading airports as Hurricane Melissa fallout lingers
The Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ) plans to spend more on capital projects in the fiscal year ending 2027 than at any point since the pandemic as it works to modernise the country’s aviation…
February 22, 2026
Barita profit dips 62% in Melissa quarter
Barita Profit Falls 62 per cent as Hurricane Melissa Chills Jamaica’s Capital Markets Barita Investments Limited posted a 62 per cent drop in quarterly net profit after tax as Hurricane Melissa…
February 22, 2026
Yaneek Page | Post-Melissa taxes and the reset for a resilient Ja
Jamaica is facing a stress test that has shattered a decade of fiscal silence: the ‘no new taxes era’ is officially buried under the multibillion-dollar wreckage of last year’s disastrous hurricane…
February 22, 2026
by Lawrence Nicholson
Family owned businesses leading the way against corruption
There have been mixed responses to the latest release of the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) by Transparency International. For many, any report on corruption is about government and has nothing to…
February 22, 2026
Bulletins
In Friday’s trading session the following reflects the movement of the JSE Indices: - The JSE Combined Index closed at 351,347.00 and the volume traded amounted to 25,517,101 valued at…
February 20, 2026
Hurricane Melissa costs Liberty Latin America US$76 million in Jamaica
Hurricane Melissa tore through Jamaica in late October 2025, flattening homes and severing telephone lines. For Liberty Latin America, the Category 5 storm left a combined cost of US$76 million —…