Twenty-Six Million In, Ten Million Left
Ten years after what was then the Jamaica Stock Exchange's largest ordinary-share IPO, Portland JSX has paid no dividend, has written…
Thirty-Two Out of a Hundred: Caribbean Still at the Foundation Stage of AI, New Index Finds
The Caribbean remains at the foundation stage of artificial intelligence adoption, according to Dawgen Global's 2026 Caribbean AI Value & Governance Index. The 12-market benchmark gives the region an average score of just 32/100, with Jamaica leading at 52, followed by the Dominican Republic and Trinidad and Tobago at 48. BATV examines why AI announcements continue to outnumber live deployments and what this means for businesses, governments and regulators.
Landlord or Lender: The Monthly Arithmetic Behind the Caribbean Home
A new map of America's millennial homeowners shows that ownership follows affordability, not ambition. BATV runs the same test on Jamaica…
Ninety-Three Per Cent, and One Investment-Grade Letter
Three US agencies write nearly every credit rating that matters. For the Caribbean, they have awarded one investment-grade letter across four…
Fifty-Seven Billion Earned, Sixty-Three Billion Owned
JPMorgan Chase earned US$57 billion in 2025. That one year of profit is 91% of the combined balance sheets of the…
Forty-One Per Cent at the Pump, One Line in the Books
Knutsford Express grew revenue by 5.5% in the quarter to 31 August 2026 and still made 19% less money. The directors…
Forty-Eight Million in the Quarters, Thirty-Seven in the Year
AMG Packaging & Paper filed four quarterly reports in FY2026. Their net profits add to $48.1 million. The full-year statement filed…
SEVEN POINT FIVE MILLION, LOST NOT SPENT
Paramount sold more and kept less in the first quarter. Revenue rose 5.5 per cent; profit fell 22.8 per cent. And…
Two Trophies and a Billion: CFF Collects Double at JMEA Awards
Best Performing Manufacturing Company Listed on the Junior Market. From left: Andre Gooden, Manager of Group Business Development, JSE; Janice Lee,…
THE INSIDERS SOLD AT BOOK
Elite Diagnostic's chairman, its founders' vehicle and a director's company sold 38.9% of the company in three sessions, at roughly book…