Business
27 Feb, 2026
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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…
27 Feb, 2026
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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…
27 Feb, 2026
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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…
27 Feb, 2026
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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,…
25 Feb, 2026
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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…
25 Feb, 2026
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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…
25 Feb, 2026
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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…
25 Feb, 2026
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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.
25 Feb, 2026
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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…