Category: Business & Economy

By about June 2026, Jamaica’s first formal truck stop and traveller’s halt should be open for business. It will be a dealer-owned and dealer-operated, or dodo facility, under the Regency Petroleum brand in…

It can be challenging for people who do not earn a consistent stream of income, because of self-employment, seasonality of employment, and commissioned-based employment, to manage their money effectively, but there are practical…

Spirits Pool Association Limited, which represents most of Jamaica’s rum distilleries, has pushed back against lawyer and rum consultant Howard Mitchell’s support for ageing Jamaican rum abroad. It comes amid an industry dispute…

Innovative Energy Group Limited, IEG, formerly known as Ciboney Group, is entering into the distribution of electric golf carts across the region to augment its energy business. The group earned $100-million profit for…

Elon Musk says he’ll be spending less time in Washington slashing government costs and more time running Tesla after his electric vehicle company reported a big drop in profits. Musk said on a…

Knutsford Express Services Limited, a luxury bus service popular among tourists and Jamaican commuters, faced rising costs as air travel slowed. For the February third quarter, its profit was sliced in half, dropping…

Investment company Eppley Limited has acquired full control of Stratus Alternative Funds SCC from partner NCB Capital Markets Limited, NCBCM, but the value of the transaction was not disclosed. Five years ago, NCBCM…

The 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season will begin on June 1 or in about 40 days’ time. The island, its Caribbean and other neighbours, were severely affected by hurricane events last year. Because of…

Farm thieves are turning to drones and the hijacking of trucks despite an overall fall in violent crimes. Agribusiness leaders say they are experiencing high levels of theft, and that rising security costs…

China’s economy expanded 5.4 per cent from January to March compared to year-earlier levels, the government said Wednesday, supported by strong exports ahead of US President Donald Trump’s rapid increases in tariffs on…