Business JAM Apr 23, 2026

AMG Packaging hit with equipment downtime and lost production time

Reading Time: 2 minutesDurrant Pate/Contributor AMG Packaging & Paper Company has been hit with equipment downtime and lost production time, resulting in a sub-par performance during its February 2026 second quarter. For the…

Business USA Apr 23, 2026

OT Equity Analysis | Apple at the Crossroads: A Giant in Transition

Reading Time: 6 minutesPrepared for Our Today | Capital Markets & Investments Desk Apple has always been more than a stock; it is a referendum on the future. So when the company announced…

Business CARIB Apr 23, 2026

David Gibbons to lead the network of PwC firms operating in the Caribbean 

Reading Time: 3 minutesDavid Gibbons, has been appointed as the incoming CEO of the network of PwC firms operating in the Caribbean, effective 1 July 2026. “It’s a tremendous honour to serve as the…

Business JAM Apr 22, 2026

Guardsman’s Nadia Thakur: A Managing Director  with a unique set of skills 

Reading Time: 4 minutesThe importance of nature and the role it plays in how we live cannot be understated. We live in an age where urbanisation and tower blocks are the norm and…

Business JAM Apr 22, 2026

LCH Developments Ltd, Sandals join NCTFJ’s Changemaker

Reading Time: 4 minutesDemonstrating their commitment to environmental sustainability, LCH Developments Ltd, developers of The Pinnacle, and Sandals Resorts Intl. (SRI) have officially joined NCTFJ’s Changemaker. The companies signed their agreements this week,…

Business JAM Apr 21, 2026

Why business transformation fails when leaders forget the people

Reading Time: 3 minutesAcross Jamaica, businesses are investing heavily in transformation to introduce new technologies, restructure teams and adopt fresh strategies to remain competitive in an increasingly complex environment. Yet many change initiatives…

Business USA Apr 21, 2026

OT Equity Analysis | The Biggest Insurer in America Just Told the Market It’s Back

Reading Time: 4 minutesUnitedHealth’s Q1 2026 earnings are the first real evidence that a $300 billion recovery trade is worth taking seriously “A company generating $447 billion in annual revenue, trading at 0.66x…

Business JAM Apr 21, 2026

Barita increases fees and charges for its services

Reading Time: < 1 minuteEffective June 1, 2026, Investment and Brokerage House, Barita, is increasing the fees and charges for a range of services. These include General Service, RTGS transfer of US$ to local…

Business TCI Apr 21, 2026

Disciplined cost management steadies Margaritaville (Turks) operations

Reading Time: 3 minutesDurrant Pate/Contributor While delivering a sub-par performance for the February 2026 and combined three-quarters performance, the Jamaican-listed tourism/ entertainment company, Margaritaville (Turks) is signing high praise for its cost management…

Business JAM Apr 21, 2026

One hundred and fifty owners, one unforgettable sunset: SOL Harbour welcomes its purchasers home

Reading Time: 3 minutesPROVEN Properties Limited hosted SOL at Sunset on Saturday, welcoming residents, investors and guests to an evening celebration at the SOL Harbour Clubhouse and Pool Terrace in Ocho Rios.  The…

Business CARIB Apr 21, 2026

Local stock market up 8% in Q1 2026

Reading Time: 3 minutesEnergy stock led the way with big forward movement Durrant Pate/Contributor The stock market, as measured by the growth of the Combined Index, appreciated by 8.1% during the first quarter. …

Business USA Apr 20, 2026

Tim Cook to step down as CEO of Apple

Reading Time: 2 minutesLong-serving CEO of American tech giant Apple, Tim Cook is to walk away from that position and will be effective September 1, 2026 serve as the company’s Executive Chairman. The…