Category: Business & Economy

Kimberly-Clark is buying Tylenol maker Kenvue in a cash and stock deal worth about US$48.7 billion, creating a massive consumer health goods company. Shareholders of Kimberly-Clark will own about 54 per cent of…

Airfare from Jamaica to some top destinations in the United States has spiked temporarily, as travellers scramble to rebook cancelled trips in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, according to data from flight aggregators…

Egg farmers may have sustained greater losses during Hurricane Melissa than during Hurricane Beryl in July last year, according to anecdotal reports reaching the Financial Gleaner. However, the status of the wider poultry…

Businesses and financial markets were slowly ramping up operations on Thursday even as damage assessments continued in the wake of Hurricane Melissa, which hit Jamaica with Category 5 strength, leaving lives upended and…

CEAC Outsourcing Company Limited plans more than triple the capacity of its waste-burning furnace in St Catherine to meet rising demand for medical and industrial waste disposal. The company is in the process…

Unearthing cases of price gouging depends on alert consumers who make complaints to the Consumer Affairs Commission, CAC, the government watchdog. Amid the approach of Hurricane Melissa, which resulted in an influx of…

Poverty and inequality fell in Jamaica, but weather events – particularly hurricanes – are driving cycles of food insecurity and economic hardship, according to the World Bank’s Poverty and Equity Brief released in…

The stock market remains closed for a second day as the effects of Hurricane Melissa continue to be felt across Jamaica. The Jamaica Stock Exchange said in an advisory that no trading would…

The stunning indictment that led to the arrest of more than 30 people, including Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and other NBA figures, on charges of illegal sports betting has drawn new scrutiny…

American Airlines led all US carriers in passenger volume to Jamaica during the first seven months of 2025, and did so with one of the lowest cancellation rates, according to United States federal…