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May 27, 2026
Manufacturing stocks surge 16% in Q1 as JSE rally lifts sector index
The manufacturing and distribution stocks on the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) doubled the performance of the overall market or their strongest quarterly performance in recent memory.
The outlook…
May 27, 2026
Democrats feud over stock trading as they sharpen anti-corruption case against Trump
After three terms in the US House and two unsuccessful campaigns for the US Senate, Colin Allred said he's heard plenty about voters' suspicions that politicians are just trying to make a…
May 27, 2026
by Neville Graham
Holborn Road landmark up for auction
Plans are afoot to auction an incomplete New Kingston building at 8 Holborn Road whose construction was halted at one point by the authorities.
The property — described in the auction notice as…
May 27, 2026
JPS profit halves as Hurricane Melissa recovery costs bite
Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) posted a 50 per cent dip in its first-quarter profit as the power utility absorbed the lingering financial toll of Hurricane Melissa.
The Category 5 storm, which…
May 28, 2026
ThisBank to raise US$6.9m in US debt offering
ThisBank Ltd, the UK-based digital lender formerly known as JN Bank UK, raised some US$6.9 million in a debt offering, according to a notice filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission…
May 26, 2026
Canada will require self-isolation for people travelling from Congo, Sudan and Uganda due to Ebola
The Canadian government said Tuesday that travellers from Ebola-affected regions will be required to self-isolate for 21 days, and that immigration authorities are temporarily suspending decisions on…
May 26, 2026
BOJ holds policy rate at 5.5 per cent
The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has unanimously agreed to maintain the policy rate on overnight placements by deposit-taking institutions at 5.5 per cent per annum.
May 26, 2026
PNP hails gov’t’s decision to honour Portia Simpson Miller with hospital naming
The People’s National Party (PNP) has welcomed the announcement by Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness that the Western Children and Adolescent Hospital in Montego Bay, St James, will be named in honour…
May 26, 2026
Dean Jones | Hurricane season returns to the forefront as Jamaica expands financial protection
With the official Atlantic hurricane forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration out, governments, insurers and property owners across the Caribbean are again confronting a…