Business JAM Sep 17, 2025

Turbulence rocks Jamaican stock market this past week

Reading Time: 2 minutesDurrant Pate/Contributor The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) continues to endure financial turbulence this month, where, for the second consecutive week, six of the nine JSE indices declined. Last week’s decline…

Business JAM Sep 17, 2025

GENAC switches external auditors

Reading Time: < 1 minuteGeneral Accident Insurance Company (GENAC) has switched external auditors, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), to Ernst & Young (EY). The switch has already been endorsed by shareholders, who voted in favour of change…

Business USA Sep 17, 2025

Federal Reserve cuts interest rates for first time this year

Reading Time: 2 minutesDurrant Pate/Contributor The Federal Reserve today (September 17) lowered its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points, bringing the federal funds target range to 4.00 to 4.25 per cent.  This…

Business JAM Sep 17, 2025

Jamaican businessman Philip Wong donates US $1M to YMCA aquatic centre and gym in Miami 

Reading Time: 2 minutesRenowned businessman and philanthropist Philip H Wong, CEO of the Deltan Group of Companies, has once again demonstrated his commitment to community development with a US$1 million donation to the…

Business JAM Sep 17, 2025

Slippery slope characterizes Jamaica’s stock market

Reading Time: 2 minutesDurrant Pate/ Contributor The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) has gone on another slippery slope this month, where for the second consecutive week, six of the nine JSE indices declined. Last…

Business USA Sep 17, 2025

CARIF 2025 opens with strong call for bold, sustainable action

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe 9th Caribbean Infrastructure Forum (CARIF 2025) is bringing together policymakers, investors, financiers, and industry leaders over the next two days to chart a path forward for the region’s infrastructure development. …

Business JAM Sep 17, 2025

7Krave launches new marketplace platform to empower Jamaican businesses

Reading Time: 2 minutesLeading Jamaican delivery service 7Krave has announced a major expansion of its operations with the launch of the 7Krave Marketplace, a first-of-its-kind, all-in-one digital commerce platform designed specifically to serve…

Business JAM Sep 17, 2025

FirstRock clears multi-million dollar Sagicor Bank debt

Reading Time: 3 minutesDurrant Pate/Contributor FirstRock Real Estate Investments is announcing that it has finally cleared its multi-million dollar debt to Sagicor Bank Jamaica Limited, used to finance its upscale Hambani Estate residential…

Business JAM Sep 16, 2025

In less than two months, NCBFG stock price rose by over 50 per cent

Reading Time: 3 minutesNCB has definitely gone through the summer blues with its stock price hitting a low of J$28.50 in the last week of July. This nadir elicited much debate. Negative press reports,…

Business JAM Sep 16, 2025

Aventa Jamaica reaffirms commitment to local health care sector

Reading Time: 4 minutesAventa Jamaica affirmed its commitment to the local health care sector, highlighting its mission of Advancing health and Enhancing lives at the Pharmaceutical Society of Jamaica’s (PSJ) 40th Annual Conference….

Business JAM Sep 16, 2025

JMEA announces record-breaking nominations for M&E Awards Gala

Reading Time: 3 minutesA record 188 nominations across 28 award categories were announced at the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA) Awards Nomination Cocktail, held last Thursday, September 11, at the Jamaica Pegasus…

Business JAM Sep 16, 2025

BPM Financial accepted as 15th JSE member dealer

Reading Time: < 1 minuteInvestment firm BPM Financial has commenced operating as the newest member dealer on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, effective Monday (September 15). The Holborn Road-headquartered BPM becomes the 15th member dealer…