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December 9, 2025

Oran Hall | Increasing life expectancy a challenge for personal financial planning

As more people live longer, the question arises about how to fund and maintain the lifestyle people were used to in their pre-retirement years for their full retirement years. At the centre of this is…
American Airlines planes sit on the tarmac at LaGuardia Airport, January 11, 2023, in New York.
December 9, 2025

Airlines optimistic about quick recovery as US shutdown ends

Airlines are optimistic they can resume normal operations just a few days after the United States government lifts its order to cut some flights at 40 busy airports, but it’s not clear how soon that…
In this November 23, 2015 photo, a car sits on top of a wall of a home, destroyed when a dam burst in Bento Rodrigues, Brazil.
December 9, 2025

London judge finds global mining company BHP Group liable in Brazil’s worst environmental disaster

A London judge ruled Friday that global mining company BHP Group is liable in Brazil’s worst environmental disaster when a dam collapse a decade ago unleashed tons of toxic waste into a major river,…
Chairman and CEO of Cari-Med Group, Glen Christian.
December 9, 2025 by Luke Douglas

Goods not short but delivery a challenge, distributors say

Large distributors say they are open for business and have adequate supplies of goods at this time but are experiencing some challenges in getting products to the areas of Jamaica hardest hit by…
Business
December 9, 2025

Hurricane Melissa triggers US$81m insurance payout for damage to Flow network

Liberty Latin America expects to recover US$81 million in insurance payouts for hurricane damage to Flow Jamaica’s network. Restoration of the network continues post-Melissa, the pace of which is…
Jason Morris, chief investment officer of Sygnus Group.
December 9, 2025

Sygnus RE wraps positive financial year, aiming for regional expansion

Sygnus Real Estate Finance Limited has closed its financial year on a strong note, with a 150 per cent surge in net profit, buoyed by significant fair value gains on investment properties and joint…
Business
December 9, 2025

Dequity Capital going public through JSE main market IPO

Private equity firm Dequity Capital Management Limited is seeking $657.5 million of equity capital from stock market investors in an initial public offering on the Jamaica Stock Exchange. The offer of…
A sign is seen at a Wendy’s restaurant Tuesday, August. 5, 2025, in Garland, Texas.
December 9, 2025

Wendy’s to close hundreds of American stores in bid to halt falling profit

Wendy’s plans to close hundreds restaurants in the United States over the next few months in an effort to boost its profit and make its remaining stores more appealing. The Dublin, Ohio-based chain…
Arsenio Dominguez, secretary-general of the International Maritime Organization, speaks at an event on the energy transition of global shipping during the COP30 UN Climate Summit on Monday, November 10, 2025, in Belem, Brazil.
December 9, 2025

UN shipping regulator advocates for industry emissions fee at COP30

The head of the International Maritime Organization, an agency of the United Nations, said Monday he was continuing to “advocate and campaign” for global regulations to move the shipping industry away…