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📌Story of the Week

Royal Caribbean Just Bought Half of Sandals for $3 Billion

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How can investors take advantage of the new Sandals Royal Caribbean deal? Now they've announced that Royal Caribbean is buying half the business. Let's break down this Sandals deal. Royal Caribbean Group has agreed to acquire a 50 per cent stake in Sandals and Beaches Resorts for approximately US$3 billion.

Taking Stock

Meet NCB Jamaica's New CEO

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Poll results

What should be NCB's top priority under its new CEO?

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Market Recap

Jamaica Stock Exchange

JSE Combined Index +1.35%​
Junior Market Index +4.33%​
Financial Index +1.09%​
Manufacturing and Distribution Index +2.14%​
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​Most Traded​
The LAB +5.00%​
TJH -1.36%​
Wigton Energy +0.98%​
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​Biggest Gains​
GWEST Corporation +51.06%​
Image Plus +36.23%​
Palace Amusement +31.11%​
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​Biggest Losses​
Margaritaville (Turks) -38.15%​
CAC 2000 -16.67%​
JPS 7% -13.14%

Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange

Composite total -0.92%​
​Most Traded: Massy -2.29%​
​Biggest Gains: One Caribbean Media +11.26%​
​Biggest Losses: NCBFG -11.12%

US markets

DOW Jones +0.28%​
S&P 500 +1.21%​
NASDAQ +2.06%​
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​(Stock market performance from Sept 21- Sept 25, 2026)​
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💲Dollars and cents

Forex

USD$1.00 = JM$159.46 (+$1.61)

CAD$1.00 = JM$113.33 (+$0.14)

GBP$1.00 = JM$211.21 (-$3.15)

EUR$1.00 = JM$184.19 249.38
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​(Average sell rate as of Sept 25 2026)

Crypto

1 BTC = US$84,692.59 +4.69%

1 ETH = US$2,693.89 +3.16%

Gas prices

87 - $212.68/litre (+$3.06)

90 - $220.38/litre (+$3.06)

DSL - $249.38/litre (-$0.25)

ULSD - $268.58 (-$0.25)

Coming up

Taking Stock

Tuesday, September 8, 2026 - 8pm

Luwanna Williams has taken over as CEO of JN Bank. What plans does she have in store?

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