EV & Investment Moves: Kintyre Holdings Jamaica is entering the electric vehicle market via a partnership with Florida’s Rush Hour Engineering, using its subsidiary Affinity Ventures Group to roll out Chinese-made JMEV EVs starting in Jamaica and expanding across the Caribbean. Construction Supply Watch: Cabinet has approved additional cement imports to ease a shortage hitting Jamaica’s construction sector, with officials pointing to weather-related production setbacks and post-Hurricane Melissa rebuilding demand. Fraud Alert (AI Scams): Industry Minister Delano Seiveright is warning Jamaicans about a fake social media video using his image and an AI-manipulated voice to promote an unauthorised investment scheme—people are urged not to send money or share personal details and to report the content. Diaspora & Commodities: JACRA is encouraging diaspora investors to put money into Jamaica’s commodities—spices, cocoa, coconut and coffee—highlighting farm and processing opportunities. Infrastructure Resilience: Works Minister Robert Morgan says 55 structures, including the Black River Bridge in St. Elizabeth, are earmarked under the Accelerated Bridge Programme to strengthen transport against extreme weather. Tourism Momentum: Sandals is rolling out a US$200 million overhaul across three Jamaica properties, including Sandals Montego Bay and the rebrand of Sandals Royal Caribbean as Sandals Caribbean Cay. Labour & Safety: Two Jamaican farm workers died in an Ontario crash involving an off-road utility vehicle and an SUV; investigations are ongoing.