Business
June 21, 2026
by Neville Graham
Kintyre enters EV market through share issuance, diluting existing shareholders
Kintyre Holdings (Ja) Ltd has acquired a majority stake in an electric vehicle (EV) dealership in a deal expected to reach $100 million, financed through the issuance of new shares, marking the…
June 21, 2026
Blue Mahoe Capital Caribbean launches US$5-million crowdfunding push to build affordable homes in Jamaica
Blue Mahoe Capital Caribbean Inc, a Florida-based real estate developer, launched a crowdfunding campaign this month to raise US$5 million for affordable housing projects in Jamaica, marking a step in…
June 21, 2026
by Luke Douglas
June 21, 2026
Cuba economic emergency reforms emerging
Cuba's Communist Party has approved an emergency economic package featuring unprecedented free-market measures aimed at opening up the struggling island's economy following heightened…
June 21, 2026
US bank card programme to steer cash payments to single mothers in government housing
The black-owned Redemption Bank, in the United States introduced a debit card aimed at helping single mothers who live in government-subsidised housing escape poverty.
June 21, 2026
Eager to work, teens find a frustrating summer job search
Jaelyn Chester will wait your tables or stock your shelves. She'll wash your dishes or scrub your toilets. If only someone would give the 17-year-old a chance.
June 21, 2026
Federal regulators back Trump's plan to speed power to energy-hungry AI data centres
US Federal regulators on Thursday agreed to let large energy users connect more quickly to the nation's inefficient electric transmission system to accommodate surging demand from power-hungry…
June 19, 2026
by Steven Jackson
Digicel flags regulatory concerns over SpaceX's global 5G cellular ambitions
Digicel Group has raised concerns about regulatory parity as SpaceX moves ahead with plans to deliver 5G connectivity directly to unmodified cell phones — a development that comes as Starlink's…
June 19, 2026
by Steven Jackson
Jamaica airport workers earn equal pay overall, but that figure masks gender imbalances underneath
Women and men, on average, earn equal pay at Jamaica's two largest airports, but that overall equity conceals imbalances at the operational, management, and executive levels, according to the…