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St Lucian company to buy majority stake in Dolphin Cove

A St Lucia-based entity has agreed to purchase the 79.99 per cent controlling stake in Dolphin Cove Ltd, bringing to a head more than a year of US bankruptcy proceedings that have held the fate of the Jamaican-listed marine attractions operator.

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July 12, 2026

JSE posts 11% first-half gain, matching Wall Street but split widens between main and junior boards
The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) closed the first half of 2026 as one of the exchange’s strongest half-year performances since the pandemic. The JSE Main Market ranked 40th out of 100 indices…
July 12, 2026

Yaneek Page | The missing scorecard: Jamaica needs a national electricity affordability target
Every controversial refereeing decision at the World Cup eventually comes back to one thing: the scoreboard. Fans can argue about penalties, substitutions, and VAR calls for weeks, but the only…
July 12, 2026

Meta appeals landmark jury verdict that found it to blame for social media addiction for young users
Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, has appealed the verdict of a landmark social media addiction lawsuit in Los Angeles, challenging the jury’s determination that the company designed…
July 12, 2026

Volkswagen sales plunge as German automaker lays out plan to slash number of brands

Volkswagen reported weak sales numbers on Friday, a day after the giant German automaker announced plans to slash the number of models by nearly half as sales plunged, particularly in China. The…
July 12, 2026

Global oil demand dropping, but US drivers keep buying more gas
Global oil demand is set to decline this year for the first time since the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, according to a report from the International Energy Agency. The drop, which the…
July 12, 2026

Apple files lawsuit accusing ChatGPT maker OpenAI of stealing trade secrets
Apple on Friday accused OpenAI of stealing trade secrets as it seeks to build its own hardware for ChatGPT, a major rupture in a partnership between the iPhone maker and the artificial intelligence…
Updated 9 hours ago by Luke Douglas

Montego Bay sports complex banks on daily wellness, pickleball revenue

The developers behind the Montego Bay sports complex being rebuilt at Catherine Hall say the facility will operate as a daily health and wellness destination rather than a match-day venue, a model…
July 10, 2026 by Luke Douglas

JP Farms: Banana, pineapple production return but more time needed for plantain
JP Farms has nearly recovered from two years of hurricane damage, with pineapples back to full production and bananas at roughly 90 per cent of pre-storm output. The St Mary-based company, which runs…
July 10, 2026 by Neville Graham

CAC 2000 breaks profit drought
CAC 2000 Ltd has returned to profitability for the first time in four quarters, delivering a modest second-quarter profit as management intensifies efforts to collect outstanding receivables, manage…