Category: Business
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Jamaica Social Housing Land Appeal: Holness Asks Landowners, Including Jamaicans Overseas, to Sell Unused Land to the Government
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has appealed to owners of unused land in developed areas, including Jamaicans…
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NWC 51 Percent Water Rate Increase in Jamaica: Why 500,000 Customers, Hotels and Small Businesses Are Pushing Back
The National Water Commission has asked the OUR to approve a 51 percent increase in water…
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Jamaica Pension Funds Reform: Senate Clears Funds to Invest Up to 10 Percent in Private Assets
Jamaica’s Senate has approved new pension investment regulations allowing funds to hold up to 7.5 percent…
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Jamaica Named Caribbean’s Leading Destination for the 20th Straight Year at the World Travel Awards 2026
Jamaica won Caribbean’s Leading Destination for the 20th consecutive year at the World Travel Awards 2026…
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Jamaica Tourism Winter 2027: 1.32 Million Airline Seats Secured, Up 23.5 Percent as Canada Capacity Jumps 62.1 Percent
Jamaica has secured 1,324,965 airline seats for January to April 2027, up 23.5 percent on 2026,…
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Jamaica Ranked No. 5 Island in the Caribbean in Condé Nast Traveler 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards
Jamaica climbed to No. 5 among the top islands in the Caribbean and Atlantic in the…
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Scotiabank Jamaica Minority Shareholders Back $75-a-Share Buyout
The vote clears a key hurdle toward taking Scotia Group Jamaica private in a J$63.5 billion…
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The Fight Over Jamaica’s Cheques Reaches the Supreme Court Today
A judicial review challenge puts the Bank of Jamaica’s plan to end cheque negotiation by March…
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Carry the Story Forward: How Fernando Edwards Took a Self-Published Book to Walmart
The Clarendon-born, Los Angeles-based author built a children’s book around Jamaica’s seven National Heroes, then found…
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Bank of Jamaica lifts policy interest rate to 6%
A unanimous 50-basis-point increase is intended to contain inflation and keep price expectations from becoming entrenched.