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US filings for jobless aid jump to 219,00 last week but remain within stable range of past few years

US applications for unemployment benefits rose last week before Iran, Israel and the US announced a two-week ceasefire deal that injected a degree...

AP will offer buyouts as part of pivot away from newspaper-focused history

The Associated Press (AP), one of the world’s oldest and most influential news organisations, said on Monday it is offering buyouts to an...

Seeing Jamaicas centenary in 2062 Part II

Two reports about recent speeches in this newspaper were the stimuli. The first was made by Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry...

Irans proposal to collect tolls in the Strait of Hormuz violates trade norms

To end the war with the United States and Israel, Iran is demanding the right to collect tolls in the Strait of Hormuz...

Tourism sector drives delinquent loans to record high

Past-due loans in Jamaica’s banking system surged to $84.6 billion in January 2026 – the highest level on record – driven by a...

Oran A. Hall | How a faraway war can affect your pocket

The direct distance between Iran and Jamaica of over 7,000 miles is not that far when war intervenes. We are already experiencing some...

GAP refinances US$95.5m loan backing Jamaica, Mexico airport operations

The Pacific Airport Group (GAP), the Mexican airport operator that manages two of Jamaica’s international airports, has refinanced a “US$95.5 million bank loan”...

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