Business

Jamaica’s unemployment rate fell to 3.3 per cent in October, though the labour market showed signs of softness as fewer people sought work and youth employment declined ahead of Hurricane Melissa’s strike later that month, according to the...

By 2050, will your organisation exist? Are you sowing the seeds of its demise today? The US Coast Guard faced this question and didn’t flinch. Instead, it crafted a 25-year perspective that changed the way it understands current challenges. While...

Caribbean Cream recorded a loss in its November 2025 third quarter as Hurricane Melissa forced the Jamaican ice cream maker to shutter operations momentarily. The maker of Kremi brand frozen treats reported a net loss of $99.3 million for the...

Fuel terminal operator West Indies Petroleum Terminal (WIPT) reported weaker earnings in its first financial release since listing, sending shares down more than 25 per cent. Even so, the stock traded mid-day Thursday at $9.20 – more than 18 times...

Innovative Energy Group (IEG) plans to assemble electric golf carts in Jamaica, betting the venture will open doors for its core solar panel business across Caribbean resorts and golf clubs. The renewable-energy company plans to hire some 20...

The owner of Saks Fifth Avenue is seeking bankruptcy protection, buffeted by rising competition and the massive debt it took on to buy its rival in the luxury sector, Neiman Marcus, just over a year ago. Saks Global has secured roughly US$1.75...

West Indies Petroleum Terminals (WIPT), a storage facility operator that listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) just three weeks ago, has surged to a market capitalisation that now exceeds NCB Financial Group’s, one of the region’s largest...

In 2025, global natural catastrophe losses covered by insurance and reinsurance capital exceeded US$100 billion for the sixth consecutive year, with the latest projected losses estimated at US$107 billion, according to the Swiss Re Institute. The...

Even people who are otherwise very literate can be financially illiterate; it shows in how poorly they manage their financial affairs. Financial literacy, though, gives power to realise personal goals from short-term to long-term and plays a...

In a few weeks, we will receive one of the most-telling economic signals since Hurricane Melissa, the release of the fourth-quarter 2025 JCC Business and Consumer Confidence Surveys conducted by Market Research Services Limited. The results will...