News Jamaica: WHO PAYS FOR THE FSC?
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News Jamaica: Jamaica Stock Exchange to Launch Live Trading Pilot for Bitcoin and Ethereum
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News Jamaica: FSC opens door to crypto regulation
The FSC has opened consultations on proposed rules to license and supervise virtual asset service providers (VASPs) in Jamaica. Jamaica has no domestic VASP sector but crypto flows linked to the ...
News Jamaica: What Is A Mutual Fund? How They Work And How To Invest For Beginners
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News Jamaica: Water investments key to Jamaica’s resilience–Samuda
ST JAMES, Jamaica—Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change Matthew Samuda, says ongoing investments in wastewater and water-supply infrastructure are vital to strengthening Jamaica’s environmental resilience and safeguarding the nation’s coastal assets. Speaking during the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) 65th Annual Awards Luncheon, held recently at Sandals Dunn’s River in Ocho Rios, St Ann, Samuda noted that the Government is undertaking capital investments in the water and sewage...
News Jamaica: YEA launches ACTION to strengthen Afro-Caribbean trade and investment
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Young Entrepreneurs Association of Jamaica (YEA) has announced the launch of ACTION (Afro Caribbean Trade and Investment Opportunities Network), a regional platform that connects businesses, investors and strategic partners with new trade and investment opportunities across Africa and the Caribbean. Developed in partnership with the Pan African Leadership Institute (PALI), Catema Trade Facilitation of Ghana, the African Prosperity Network (APN) and the Global Africa Trade Advisory...
News Jamaica: Atlantic Hardware resumes trading after late audited results
TRADING in shares of Atlantic Hardware & Plumbing Company Limited resumed on Monday after the Jamaica Stock Exchange lifted the suspension imposed on the Junior Market company for failing to file its ...
News Jamaica: More than two dozen entities identified for JSE Micro Market, says Williams
KINGSTON, Jamaica—An initial group of 25 entities that have successfully graduated from the Jamaica Business Development Corporation’s programme has been identified as primary candidates for the Jamaica Stock Exchange Micro Market that was launched on June 23. “These businesses have already demonstrated a level of operational discipline and growth readiness. This wide-ranging collaboration will ensure that the pipeline of prospective issuers is diverse, geographically spread, and representative of the breadth...
News Jamaica: Holland High School’s athletic programme receives financial boost from Glastonbury
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — Meat supplier Glastonbury provided an undisclosed sum towards boosting the athletics programme at the Holland High School in Trelawny, on Monday. The announcement was made by Hugh Gentles, the custos of Trelawny and chief executive officer (CEO) of the company. Glastonbury is a supplier of meats, fish, ground produce, grains and frozen items to businesses across Jamaica. The presentation was made during a welcome ceremony on Monday...
News Jamaica: Investing In Jamaica’s Smallholder Farmers’ Climate Resilience Could Double Agricultural Production
Jamaica’s 154,000 smallholder farmers are the backbone of the agriculture sector and are vital to the Caribbean country’s sustainable development. As the most vulnerable group to climate change, investing in their climate resilience would improve productivity, food security and the economy.
News Jamaica: Agricultural sector rebounds with almost 200,000 tonnes of produce — Green
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Floyd Green, says despite the devastation of Category Five Hurricane Melissa last October, the agricultural sector recorded 190,000 tonnes of domestic produce in the first quarter of 2026. Delivering the keynote address at the launch of the 72nd staging of the Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show, held at Hi-Pro in White Marl, St Catherine, on June 18, he noted that while the...
News Jamaica: Hanover youth business pilot soars
Student entrepreneurs in Hanover who were part of the pilot project of the Social Development Commission’s (SDC) Hanover and Infiniti Cooperative Credit Union Youth Entrepreneur Programme, performed ...
News Jamaica: Jamaica prepared a financial fortress for disaster. Melissa will test it.
Hurricane Melissa was among the worst-case scenarios Jamaica could have imagined. The storm’s winds flattened crop fields, homes and businesses. Its rains washed away trees, roads and cars. And yet ...
News Jamaica: Dolla Financial completes acquisition of Evolve loan portfolio
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Dolla Financial Services Limited has completed the acquisition of the lending portfolio of Evolve Loan Co Limited, in a transaction that adds approximately $700 million in loans and about 1,800 customer relationships to its business. The transaction became effective on June 30, 2026 and forms part of Dolla’s wider strategy to expand its scale, grow earnings capacity and deepen its presence in Jamaica’s microfinance sector. According to...
News Jamaica: How Volatile Is Bitcoin Compared To Other Assets
High volatility creates short-term uncertainty across crypto markets, which can lead to temporary losses, triggering panic selling. For instance, bitcoin's recent crash from a price of more than ...
News Jamaica: Jamaica’s National Stock Exchange Will Pilot Bitcoin and Ethereum Trading
By CCN.com: In a further sign of the blurring of the lines between crypto and mainstream assets, it will soon be possible to trade bitcoin on the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE). The exchange which was founded five decades ago has inked an agreement with Canadian fintech firm Blockchain that will ‘enable live trading of digital assets and security tokens in a regulated and secured environment’, according to a statement. Under the agreement, Blockstation will offer the end-to-end crypto trading platform for JSE’s network. This followed a test-run in which the broker-dealer members of the JSE participated. JSE’s subsidiary, the Jamaica
News Jamaica: Jamaica: The Year Of True Recovery
Investment incentives available: Special economic zones, capital allowance on industrial properties when submitting annual returns, duty-free importation of capital equipment and raw material for ...
News Jamaica: Jamaica spends five times more on imports than it earned from exports in Jan-March quarter – STATIN
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Jamaica spent five times more on imports than it earned from exports during the January to March quarter of 2026. This is according to the latest International Trade Merchandise Bulletin issued on Wednesday by the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN). According to STATIN, Jamaica’s total spending on imports for January to March was valued at US$1,869.8 million while earnings from total exports was valued at US$376.6 million. STATIN said...
