Jamaican businesses lift inflation forecasts, expect slower currency slide
Jamaican firms nudged up their inflation expectations in December, even as they saw a slower pace of currency depreciation and mixed signals on business conditions, according to the Bank of Jamaicas (BOJ) latest survey. Respondents projected point-to-p
Two cops face probe over suspected link to three murders
Two policemen are under investigation for their suspected involvement in three murders, including the shooting death of a popular St Mary businessman last week, multiple law-enforcement sources have revealed. The other killing was a double murder, but sou
LAST CHANCE
Jamaicas bobsled pilot, Shane Pitter, will now turn his attention to the four-man bobsled, where the country will have its last chance of making a final at this years Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games. Yesterday in the two-man bobsled, Pitter and
United Oil completes first phase of Jamaica seabed survey in bid to unlock billion-barrel prospects
United Oil & Gas PLC has completed the first stage of a surface geochemical exploration programme on its Walton-Morant licence offshore Jamaica, clearing a critical early hurdle in a three-phase effort to build the scientific case for what the company
Stephen Curry's animated basketball movie ‘GOAT' is a disappointing air ball
Youd expect an animated basketball movie with four-time NBA champion Stephen Curry in the producers chair to be an easy lay-up. So why is GOAT such a brick? Despite a wondrously textured, kinetic world and some interesting, oddball characters, the m
Editorial | Help Cuba!
Jamaica may be fearful to act on its own. But with its Caribbean Community (CARICOM) partners, it has a moral obligation to speak out, and offer support to the Cuban people in the face of Americas attempt at bludgeoning its government into submissio
Sugar tax, a long overdue step to promoting public health
THE EDITOR, Madam: The Government has introduced a tax on sugar-sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages (NASBs), aiming to raise $10.1 billion in revenue for the 2026-2027 fiscal year. This Special Consumption Tax (SCT) is expected to increase the price of a
Something Extra | Wednesday
Sigma Sunday lit up the streets of New Kingston as over 30,000 participants ran, walked, and wheeled toward a shared goal: to ‘Run for the West. The 2026 Sagicor Sigma Corporate Run aimed to raise $150 million to restore five schools in Western Jamai
‘Intentional care is not a luxury'
Wellness is often framed as a trend, something seasonal, aesthetic, or aspirational. But for Antoinette Davis, wellness is neither fleeting nor performative. It is foundational. As founder and Chief Executive Officer of Ettenio Jamaica, Davis has built a