Insurance & Disaster Recovery: The Financial Services Commission is pressing general insurers to speed up Hurricane Melissa claims, warning that delays can’t be justified by catastrophe scale and that policyholders must get clear updates. Roads & Infrastructure: Prime Minister Andrew Holness says Jamaica is ramping up road spending under SPARK, including the rehabilitated Caenwood Road in Portland, with a push to build stronger local contractor capacity. Housing & Wealth Building: National Housing Trust hands over Vineyard Town Apartments in St Andrew, highlighting how homeownership is becoming a generational wealth milestone for beneficiaries. SME Growth via Procurement: Finance Minister Fayval Williams says MSMEs are still being left out of government contracts and launches an MSME Procurement Integration Project to widen access. Finance Sector Expansion: Dolla Financial completes its acquisition of Evolve Loan Co’s lending portfolio, adding about $700m in loans and 1,800 customer relationships. Education Finance Milestone: The Students’ Loan Bureau marks 55 years since 1971, citing over $68b in tuition financing for about 370,000 students. Innovation & Agriculture: Agriculture Minister Floyd Green and IICA move toward a state-of-the-art agricultural innovation hub using robotics, VR and AI to boost productivity. Digital & Business Skills: JIPO urges entrepreneurs to protect inventions and creative works through IP registration as Jamaica’s young business class grows.