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May 5, 2026

Shares of eBay take off on a $56 billion buyout bid from GameStop’s Ryan Cohen

Shares of eBay are soaring before the opening bell Monday as Ryan Cohen's GameStop pursues an approximately US$56 billion takeover of the company, seeing it as a vehicle to compete with online…
Chris Dehring, CEO of Cricket West Indies
May 1, 2026

Cricket West Indies expects losses of US$26m this year

Cricket West Indies (CWI) management expects the organisation to incur a further loss of US$26 million this year before returning to profit in 2027, as the body grapples with the financial…
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Caribbean Cement Company Limited Managing Director Jorge Martinez (left) and Group Managing Director of the Trinidad Cement Limited cluster, Francisco Aguilera (second right), take part in a demonstration with students at St Eliz
May 1, 2026

Caribbean Cement posts higher profit as hurricane recovery lifts demand, output

Caribbean Cement Company Limited posted stronger first-quarter profit in 2026, capitalising on expanded production capacity and hurricane-driven demand after a year in which annual output fell to a…
Philip Chong, President, Jamaica Gasolene Retailers Association (JGRA), at the JGRA Press Conference, Kings Plaza, 38c Constant Spring Road, Kingston, on February 28, 2020.
May 1, 2026

FTC launches investigation into petrol trade amid fuel surge

The Fair Trading Commission (FTC) has launched investigations into possible anti-competitive practices in the pricing and distribution of petroleum products, following complaints from gas station…

Image Plus Consultants CEO Kisha Anderson.
May 1, 2026

Apex Radiology to acquire Island Radiology

Image Plus Consultants Limited which operates under the Apex Radiology brand, plans to acquire the assets and brand of Island Radiology, a move that would extend its footprint into central Jamaica and…
Aisha Campbell
May 1, 2026

Aisha Campbell to drive Eppley’s regional real estate

Eppley, the JSE-listed financial services company, has appointed real estate executive Aisha Campbell as president of its real estate and infrastructure division. Campbell, an engineer by profession,…
Business
May 1, 2026

Elon Musk spars with OpenAI attorney over company’s evolution

Elon Musk on Thursday sparred with an attorney for OpenAI during his third day of testimony in the contentious trial over the company’s pivot from non-profit status to a for-profit venture valued at…
Business
May 1, 2026

JSE summary

In Thursday’s trading session, the following reflects the movement of the JSE Indices: • The JSE Combined Index advanced by 1,359.15 points (0.38%) to close at 355,190.71 points and the volume…
A view of the plant operated by Caribbean Cement Company Limited, a subsidiary of global building materials corporation Cemex, which recently spent US$42 million on the expansion to grow capacity at the Rockfort, Kingston-based complex. The debottleneck pr
April 29, 2026

Caribbean Cement annual output fell to five-year low

The kiln expansion at Caribbean Cement Company Limited (CCCL) failed to lift output past one million tonnes in 2025 as production dipped below 2020 pandemic levels, according to data in its annual…