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Caribbean Cement Company Limited Managing Director Jorge Martinez (left) and Group Managing Director of the Trinidad Cement Limited cluster, Francisco Aguilera (second right), take part in a demonstration with students at St Eliz
Published 21 hours ago

Caribbean Cement posts higher profit as hurricane recovery lifts demand, output

Caribbean Cement Company Limited posted stronger first-quarter profit in 2026, capitalising on expanded production capacity and hurricane-driven demand after a year in which annual output fell to a…
Philip Chong, President, Jamaica Gasolene Retailers Association (JGRA), at the JGRA Press Conference, Kings Plaza, 38c Constant Spring Road, Kingston, on February 28, 2020.
Updated 20 hours ago

FTC launches investigation into petrol trade amid fuel surge

The Fair Trading Commission (FTC) has launched investigations into possible anti-competitive practices in the pricing and distribution of petroleum products, following complaints from gas station…

Image Plus Consultants CEO Kisha Anderson.
Published 21 hours ago

Apex Radiology to acquire Island Radiology

Image Plus Consultants Limited which operates under the Apex Radiology brand, plans to acquire the assets and brand of Island Radiology, a move that would extend its footprint into central Jamaica and…
Aisha Campbell
Published 21 hours ago

Aisha Campbell to drive Eppley’s regional real estate

Eppley, the JSE-listed financial services company, has appointed real estate executive Aisha Campbell as president of its real estate and infrastructure division. Campbell, an engineer by profession,…
Business
Published 21 hours ago

Elon Musk spars with OpenAI attorney over company’s evolution

Elon Musk on Thursday sparred with an attorney for OpenAI during his third day of testimony in the contentious trial over the company’s pivot from non-profit status to a for-profit venture valued at…
Business
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JSE summary

In Thursday’s trading session, the following reflects the movement of the JSE Indices: • The JSE Combined Index advanced by 1,359.15 points (0.38%) to close at 355,190.71 points and the volume…
A view of the plant operated by Caribbean Cement Company Limited, a subsidiary of global building materials corporation Cemex, which recently spent US$42 million on the expansion to grow capacity at the Rockfort, Kingston-based complex. The debottleneck pr
April 29, 2026

Caribbean Cement annual output fell to five-year low

The kiln expansion at Caribbean Cement Company Limited (CCCL) failed to lift output past one million tonnes in 2025 as production dipped below 2020 pandemic levels, according to data in its annual…
Richard Pandohie, CEO of Seprod Ltd.
April 30, 2026 by Neville Graham

No sugar-coating it

Consumers are bracing for a new round of price increases as three food manufacturing giants begin passing on the cost of the new sugar tax – with GraceKennedy the first to move, effective May 1.
Fraser McConnell (left), Jamaican rally cross driver, and Jeremy Barnes, managing director of Fesco, at the launch of FESCO Futron 93 Octane Gold standard in automotive fuel at the FESCO station on Beechwood Avenue in Kingston on  Friday, December 9, 2022.
April 29, 2026 by Neville Graham

Not for your Probox

The sale of 93-octane gasolene – a super-premium fuel used in high-performance sports cars – steers closer to entering Jamaica’s retail market, but petroleum marketing companies are divided on its…