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MSMEs seek bigger share of $470 billion procurement bill

Jamaica’s Government spends about US$3 billion (J$470 billion) per year to procure goods and services from the private sector, with only about one...

JPS writes off J$3.5b in Hurricane Melissa damage as profit slides

The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) has written off US$22.3 million — about J$3.5 billion — in assets damaged by Hurricane Melissa last...

BOJ holds policy rate citing uncertainty

The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) has opted to maintain its benchmark interest rate at 5.50 per cent, underscoring heightened global uncertainty and an...

Apple at 50

A scrawny hippie and a nerdy engineer who became prank-playing friends vowed to change the world when they founded a Silicon Valley startup...

Persons outside labour force surge in Melissa-hit parishes

Some 30,100 fewer persons were employed as of January 2026 compared to the year before, and Jamaica’s labour force also fell by 33,000...

VM Investments secures court order to pause Kintyre reorganisation

VM Investments Limited (VMIL) has moved to tighten its grip on the long-running restructuring of Kintyre Holdings Jamaica Limited (KHJL), after securing...

Cedric E. Stephens | Seeing Jamaicas centenary in 2062

The actors in the island’s 2026-27 Budget Debate performed poorly. Even though they made many references to the socio-economic and other impacts of...

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