China’s exports jumped 12.4 per cent in March from a year earlier in a last-minute flurry of activity as companies rushed to beat increases in tariffs imposed by the United States, and analysts…
Category: Business & Economy
Short-term rentals growing in Kingston
The hospitality sector in Kingston and St Andrew, collectively referred to as the Corporate Area, has been quite active in 2025 so far, with a series of music and sporting events providing steady…
Pulse working on transition with expert panel
Faced with plummeting revenue, entertainment company and modelling agency Pulse Investments Limited is searching for solutions on how to reinvigorate the business in the wake of the passing of founder Kingsley Cooper, and…
Barita finalises reorganisation
The company now known as Barita Financial Group Limited, BFGL, has finalised the legal aspects of its corporate restructuring, following the approval by the Supreme Court this month. “The schemes will come into…
Flow to pull plug on legacy copper systems
Telecommunication services provider Flow Jamaica is reshaping its retail network and investing in network upgrades to protect its position in the market. It is estimated that more than a million homes in Jamaica…
Energy demand, oil prices swing amid global uncertainty
Oil prices swung wildly on Wednesday, sinking to a four-year low in anticipation of slowing economic growth due to a burgeoning trade war, before jumping two per cent after the announcement of a…
Kaya marijuana sales rising, profit elusive
Canabis company Kaya Inc sold a record US$3 million ($470 million) worth of products last year, growing sales by 28 per cent. Marijuana sales accounted for three-quarters of the revenue, with food and…
Manpower inks manufacturing, distribution deal with Paramount
Jamaica’s largest facilities maintenance company Manpower Maintenance Services, MMS, has signed a manufacturing and distribution deal with listed chemicals company Paramount Trading. The agreement was signed on the sidelines of Expo Jamaica 2025…
More tariff threats on a manic Monday for stocks
Undeterred by a stock market collapse that has continued for days, United States President Donald Trump threatened additional tariffs on China on Monday, raising fresh concerns that his drive to rebalance the global…
Trapped and tariffed: Jamaica’s harsh reality in an unequal trade game
Trapped and tariffed is not just a headline nor is it a simulation: this is our current reality. With each passing day, the trap is tightening as we struggle to eke out a…