KSAMC signage drive nets nearly $4M as Dolphin Cove stake sale advances

The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation has taken in nearly $4 million in signage fees since rolling out a compliance outreach drive earlier this year, Deputy Mayor Lorraine Dobson told Tuesday’s monthly council meeting. She said compliance among businesses has climbed from 9% to 53%, crediting officers who visit commercial districts to explain the law, help with applications, and bring signage into order.

A three-month amnesty from January to March let firms clear arrears at a discount. The corporation has since shifted to enforcement, taking down unauthorised signs and billboards across the municipality.

Separately, Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister Rocky Meade said after a Tuesday meeting at the OPM that the Government is advancing plans for a secure, central repository for Jamaica’s key historical and official records. Meade warned that material now kept in a colonial building in bad repair leaves the nation’s heritage at risk, and that documents are spread across several sites. He said Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness wants an inclusive approach involving NIRA, the Jamaica Archives and Records Department, and the wider public service, and that the work forms part of broader National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority discussions after Hurricane Melissa.

In the House of Representatives on Tuesday, MPs honoured former Cabinet minister, MP and Mandeville mayor Dean Peart; former Senate president and Cabinet minister Oswald Harding; and former St. James West Central MP Arthur Nelson.

On the Jamaica Stock Exchange, Dolphin Cove disclosed that majority holder World of Dolphins Incorporated has agreed to sell about 313.9 million shares — roughly 80% of the company — to Global Attractions, a St. Lucia-registered firm. Once control changes hands, the buyer must make a mandatory offer for remaining shares within 30 days under takeover rules. PriceSmart Jamaica, meanwhile, plans new clubs in Montego Bay and on South Camp Road in Kingston, plus a local distribution centre in the 2026 financial year. For the quarter ended May 31, PriceSmart’s global operations reported US$1.48 billion in revenue, up 12.5% year on year.

Regionally, Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley, speaking at the opening of Royalton Resort Barbados — which began welcoming guests on June 1 — urged hotels to buy more from local suppliers and to share demand and standards so firms can plan. Royalton International chief development officer Daniel Diaz said more than 90% of staff are Bajans. Barbados’s House of Assembly also debated the Human Tissue Transplant Bill 2026 on Tuesday; Health Minister Senator Lisa Cummins said a kidney transplant was under way at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital as the debate proceeded. Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar reaffirmed ties with the United States after talks with a senior US delegation on investment and cooperation.

In sport, Tina Clayton (10.97), Rushell Clayton (53.34 in the 400 metres hurdles) and Rajindra Campbell (21.52 metres in the shot put) each finished second at Tuesday’s Memorial Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix. St Lucia’s Julien Alfred won the women’s 100 metres in 10.87. Spain beat France 2–0 to reach the 2026 FIFA World Cup final in New Jersey, where they will meet the winner of Wednesday’s Argentina–England semi-final.