In response to the widespread agricultural damage caused by Hurricane Melissa, Jamaican agritech marketplace FarmLinkr has launched a Seed Voucher Programme designed to help affected farmers replant, recover and restore food production as…
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Soldiers arrested in cocaine bust last week have been released
The two Jamaica Defence Force soldiers who were arrested in last week’s cocaine bust in Kingston…
Police seize 180 passports in probe of overseas employment scam
By Prince Moore The police have recovered 180 passports belonging to persons who fell victim to a…
Ambassador Curtis Ward has died
Ambassador Curtis Ward, former Jamaican representative at the UN Security Council, has died. …
Soldier charged with illegally shipping arms, ammunition
A member of the Jamaica Defence Force is now in custody, charged with shipping a large quantity of…
Deadly Two-Vehicle Collision Claims Lives of Three Minors, Adult
A tragic traffic collision along the Crawford to Font Hill main road on Saturday claimed […] The post Deadly Two-Vehicle Collision Claims Lives of Three Minors, Adult appeared first on McKoysNews.
Opening dates of two new PriceSmart clubs in Jamaica pushed back by Melissa
PriceSmart Inc said Thursday that the opening of two new warehouse clubs in Jamaica has been pushed back following disruptions tied to Hurricane Melissa last October. The membership-based retailer told investors on its…
The Power of Financial Literacy
Even people who are otherwise very literate can be financially illiterate; it shows in how poorly they manage their financial affairs. Financial literacy, though, gives power to realise personal goals from short-term to…
Jamaica’s luxury one-bedroom market breaks $50m threshold
The prospective buyer, graceful with strands of grey, followed the skirted realtor up a minimalist tower, paused at the patio to take in the view. Then sped away in his Porsche. “That’s what…
Three make or break business decisions for 2026
In a few weeks, we will receive one of the most-telling economic signals since Hurricane Melissa, the release of the fourth-quarter 2025 JCC Business and Consumer Confidence Surveys conducted by Market Research Services…