Suddenly it is faced with the prospect of having to borrow from external sources, increasing the debt-to-GDP ratio while imposing new taxes to fill the monetary gaps in the budget this fiscal year.

However, after 10 years of “no new taxes”, Hurricane Melissa forced a tax package of $30 billion in the coming year 2026/2027 and a further $15.6 billion in 2027/2028. Notably, only indirect taxes ...

Rev Jackson belonged to a generation that believed citizenship required participation, not observation. His life reminds us that progress is neither inevitable nor permanent; it is organised.

JAMAICA’S two-man bobsleigh team of Shane Pitter and Junior Harris ended their campaign at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games in Italy on Tuesday, finishing 22nd overall after three runs and ...

Tru-Juice FC will face last season’s semi-finalists, Meadforest FC, and a win would see them join Lime Hall at the top of Zone A on six points, while Holland PYC will play away to Reno FC at Llandilo ...

With a Jamaican franchise set to return to the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) following a two-year absence, as confirmed by the Jamaica Observer on Monday, Pakistan-born businessman Fawad Sarwar’s has ...

Although unsure of his long-term future with the Reggae Girlz, Head Coach Hubert Busby says he’s happy with the current state of the women’s programme and is eager to qualify them for next year’s FIFA ...

A student added, “Miss, every time rain fall, water seep through the sides of the class and wet we up. We have to pray that we see sunshine every day.” This is our new norm. The new norm of the west.

NBA champion Powell made his All-Star debut on Sunday at the Intuit Dome, home of the Los Angeles Clippers in California, playing both matches for Team World in their match up against the USA Stripes ...

SPUR Tree Spices Jamaica Limited closed 2025 with a 34 per cent jump in annual profit, delivering record earnings despite a ...

Net operating revenue increased 23 per cent to $22.39 billion, supported by a 38 per cent rise in net interest income to $11.19 billion and a 41 per cent jump in trading gains to $5.06 billion, as ...

Radio Jamaica Limited’s nine-month loss widened to $502 million, underscoring mounting pressure on Jamaica’s largest listed media group as advertising revenues contract and the company moves into full ...