Category: Business & Economy

Have you ever noticed how a little money earned here or spent there amounts to much over time? Choosing to save by curtailing spending or earning more is key to a strong financial…

Urbanist Brent Toderian has issued a call to the Jamaican government to reclaim Kingston’s waterfront and transform it into a vibrant, people-centred public space. Delivering the 25th annual Maurice Facey Lecture at the…

Lasco Manufacturing Limited, LASM, will invest $1.1 billion by the end of 2026 to improve the efficiency of its operations. This investment is in addition to the $425 million spent on improvements in…

The Ministry of Tourism plans to undertake a review of the Tourism Linkages Network, following revelations that the programme has not delivered on its core economic objectives. “The programme’s actual contribution to national…

The global economy is holding up better than expected despite major shocks, but the head of the International Monetary Fund says that resilience may not last. “Buckle up,” Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said…

Lasco Financial Services Limited, LFSL, says it has clinched a government contract to provide financing routes for small and medium-sized enterprises under a public-private partnership arrangement. “We will be working with them (Jamaican…

Higher income and trading gains led the securities sector to post a sixfold rise in profit during the June 2025 quarter, according to regulator Financial Services Commission. Licensed securities dealers collectively generated $6.51…

Semiconductor maker AMD will supply its chips to artificial intelligence company OpenAI as part of an agreement to team up on building AI infrastructure, the companies said Monday. OpenAI will also get the…

After five decades at the helm of one of Jamaica’s private and community-rooted waste management companies, Dorothea Gordon-Smith is preparing to hand over the reins of Garbage Disposal…

QUESTION: I own a services business in Jamaica in a competitive space. I am centrally located. However, my landlord just notified me that the rent will increase, come January. Things are going up…