Business

A FedEx cargo plane.
10 Nov, 2025 0

Flight cuts add strain to supply chain as US shutdown lingers

Several airports with major package distribution centres are on the list of airports that will reduce capacity in the wake of the US Federal Aviation Administration’s announcement of a 10 per cent…
Foreigners look at a display board for flights at Baiyun airport in Guangzhou, southern China’s Guangdong province, on November 6, 2025.
10 Nov, 2025 0

China rolls out its version of the H-1B visa to attract foreign tech workers

Vaishnavi Srinivasagopalan, a skilled Indian IT professional who has worked in both India and the United States, has been looking for work in China. Beijing’s new K-visa programme targeting science…
Business
07 Nov, 2025 0

Melissa triggers second CCRIF payout, US$150m cat bond

CCRIF Spc, the Caribbean catastrophe risk insurance facility, will make a second payment to Jamaica, this time in relation to rainfall due to Hurricane Melissa. A day later, on Friday, the World Bank…
Mark Kerr-Jarrett, managing director of Barnett Limited.
07 Nov, 2025 0

Barnett Tech Park suffers significant hurricane damage

The Barnett Tech Park in Montego Bay suffered significant damage as a result of Hurricane Melissa, leaving more than 6,000 workers in the global services, or outsourcing, sector without a job for now.
Dr Andrew Holness speaks during a briefing on Hurricane Melissa at Jamaica House in Kingston on November 6, 2025. The Office of the Prime Minister has now assumed responsibility for the country’s disaster response agency, ODPEM.
07 Nov, 2025 0

Cedric Stephens | Preparing for future catastrophes

Today’s article is a mixture of a piece I began writing when Melissa, then a tropical storm, first threatened Jamaica. The other parts are post-Hurricane Melissa news. Like many people, I did not know…
07 Nov, 2025 0

Oran Hall | Consequences of not making a will

There are several estate planning tools – trusts, joint ownership, living gifts, and wills – but a will is perhaps the most common and effective means of passing on one’s assets to named…
Business
07 Nov, 2025 0

Dolla profits surge as it closes in on bond

Dolla Financial Services Limited tripled its profit in the third quarter to $186 million, setting the stage for a new yearly record. The company’s earnings year to date, January-September, have…
Executive Chairman of Supreme Ventures Limited, Gary Peart.
06 Nov, 2025 0

SVL delivers for Q3 but wary of Melissa effects

Supreme Ventures Limited, SVL, posted strong third-quarter results, but the gaming and lottery company remains cautious about the lingering effects of Hurricane Melissa, which disrupted operations in…
Business
06 Nov, 2025 0

Francis Wade | Staying in your lane is killing your legacy

Everyone says focus on your knitting; don’t stray outside your mandate. But the best government leaders – the ones who will be remembered 20 years from now – are doing the exact opposite. Imagine…