Business JAM Mar 22, 2026

Lifespan head Nayana Williams named advisor to Women Entrepreneurs Network of the Caribbean

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Women Entrepreneurs Network of the Caribbean (WENC) has appointed Lifespan Company chief executive Nayana Williams as an advisor to its board, strengthening the organisation’s mission to support and empower women entrepreneurs across…

Business JAM Mar 22, 2026

Dr Jacqueline Coke-Lloyd | Why doing more is killing leadership effectiveness

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe most overworked person in many organisations today is not the frontline employee; it is the manager. From early mornings to late evenings, managers are responding to emails, attending back-to-back…

Business JAM Mar 22, 2026

Ernst & Young replacing PwC as external auditors for Jamaica Broilers

Reading Time: 2 minutesDurrant Pate/Contributor Jamaica Broilers Group  (JBG) is to replace its long-standing auditors, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), with Ernst & Young following significant accounting irregularities and a J$46 billion fraud discovered in its US operations…

Business JAM Mar 22, 2026

JBDC pushes AI automation for improved MSME efficiency and competitiveness

Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) is encouraging micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to move beyond basic use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools and begin integrating automation into their…

Business JAM Mar 22, 2026

PR in crisis: Jamaica’s industry leaders confront a breaking point at BrandCamp

Reading Time: 4 minutesBudgets are being cut. Agencies are contracting. Graduates are arriving in the workforce without the foundational skills the profession demands. And the media landscape has exploded from two newspapers and…

Business JAM Mar 22, 2026

LAB gone in the red but expects early return to profitability

Reading Time: 3 minutesDurrant Pate/Contributor Creative and media company, Limners and Bards Limited (LAB) has gone into the red for its January 2026 quarter, owing to, among a number of things, the ill-effects…

Business USA Mar 21, 2026

GroceryList hits J$500 million in revenue in 2025, turning remittances into same-day commerce

Reading Time: 2 minutesMost remittance platforms move money. GroceryList moves goods. The US-based startup quietly crossed US$2.7 million in revenue last year, reaching profitability by enabling immigrants abroad to purchase essentials from trusted local merchants…

Business JAM Mar 21, 2026

Jetcon reports 81% revenue surge, robust return to profitability in FY2025

Reading Time: 3 minutesDriven by a strategic shift from the pre-owned vehicles to a new vehicle distributorship, Jetcon Corporation Limited detailed a remarkable financial turnaround for fiscal year 2025. Jetcon, during the recent…

Business JAM Mar 21, 2026

MFS Capital Partners acquires 100% stake in Century Business Machines

Reading Time: 2 minutesDurrant Pate/Contributor Private equity firm MFS Capital Partners has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Century Business Machines (CBM) to acquire a 100 per cent equity stake. MFS Capital’s…

Business WORLD Mar 20, 2026

Mastercard launches Virtual C-Suite

Reading Time: 3 minutesMastercard is leveraging decades of leadership in payments, data and security to power a new era of artificial intelligence. With a growing suite of AI capabilities that span the entire…

Business JAM Mar 19, 2026

Guardsman’s Laura Heron-A Shield Maiden’s Tale-Part II 

Reading Time: 7 minutesThis article is a continuation of ‘Guardsman’s Laura Heron-A shield maiden’s tale’ published March 8 2026. Guardsman’s Board Director and a senior executive Laura Heron has held several positions across…

Business JAM Mar 19, 2026

Sandals announces US$200 Million reimagination of three Jamaican resorts

Reading Time: 2 minutesSandals Resorts today announced a US$200 million investment to reimagine three of its iconic Jamaican resorts: Sandals Montego Bay, Sandals Royal Caribbean and Sandals South Coast. Following Hurricane Melissa last fall, Sandals Resorts reopened…