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📌Story of the Week

$100 Oil: Guyana vs Trinidad — Who Benefits More?

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Oil is back above US$100 per barrel, but the Caribbean’s two biggest energy producers, Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago, will not benefit equally.

Guyana produces crude oil, so higher Brent prices can translate more directly into higher export revenue.

And Guyana’s share of production is also rising.

Taking Stock

One Great Studio: Building a Caribbean Agency Powerhouse

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📉The Bottom Line

Canada just opened the door to Chinese EVs

Chinese vehicles taking over? Read more​

Does Jamaica have a dead land problem?

Not what you think... Read more​

Dangote's refinery is going public

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The diaspora price effect

Higher value, lower returns? Read more​

Poll results

Does the strong demand for Jamaica’s US$1-billion bond make you more confident in the country’s economic outlook?

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Market Recap

Jamaica Stock Exchange

JSE Combined Index -0.96%​
Junior Market Index -0.53%​
Financial Index -1.12%​
Manufacturing and Distribution Index +0.03%​
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​Most Traded​
TJH -6.36%​
RA Williams +65.79%​
Wigton -0.97%​
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​Biggest Gains​
RA Williams +65.79%​
Quantas +27.85%​
Access Financial +14.51%​
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​Biggest Losses​
ISP Finance -30.76%​
Margaritaville Turks USD -26.66%​
MPC Caribbean Clean Energy -25.45%

Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange

Composite total +1.27%​
​Most Traded: Massy Holdings +6.06%​
​Biggest Gains: Eric Solis Marketing +15.11%​
​Biggest Losses: LJ Williams Ltd. B -7.69%

US markets

DOW Jones -2.03%​
S&P 500 +0.51%​
NASDAQ +1.94%​
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​(Stock market performance from Sept 14- Sept 18 2026)​
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💲Dollars and cents

Forex

USD$1.00 = JM$157.85 (-$0.87)

CAD$1.00 = JM$113.18 (-$1.87)

GBP$1.00 = JM$214.36 (-$1.79)

EUR$1.00 = JM$186.31 (-$0.76)​
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​(Average sell rate as of Sept 18 2026)

Crypto

1 BTC = US$80,611.39 +6.65%

1 ETH = US$2,581.02 +7.58%

Gas prices

87 - $209.62/litre (+$3.06)

90 - $217.33/litre (+$3.06)

DSL - $249.63/litre (+$10.50)

ULSD - $268.83/litre (+$10.50)

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