Business
06 Jun, 2026
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Francis Wade | Why We Can't Afford to "Peanut Butter" a Vision 2050 Jamaica
As a leader, board member, or connected party in a government ministry, department, or agency, you might be perplexed.
Why, in spite of your very hard work during Vision 2030 Jamaica (V2030), has…
06 Jun, 2026
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Anthropic urges industry coordination to allow for a 'pause' in AI development if risks grow
Anthropic is proposing that the world's top artificial intelligence (AI) companies come up with a coordinated way to pause development of advanced AI systems, warning the technology is improving…
06 Jun, 2026
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Road standards proposal wins engineers backing
Jamaica's engineers are contributing to the drafting of road construction standards—currently in proposal form by the state-led standards body—aimed at addressing the country's deepening…
05 Jun, 2026
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7-storey W18 development to rise on former Truck Stop site
Construction will begin next month on a seven-storey development on West Kings House Road in Kingston, on land previously associated with Truck Stop Grill & Bar.
Known as W18, the mixed-use…
05 Jun, 2026
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Kingston Wharves looking to double business in two years
Kingston Wharves Limited (KWL) said it would invest US$20 million (J$3 billion) initially to double its capacity if it were to acquire lands that include the Tinson Pen Aerodrome.
"We feel very…
05 Jun, 2026
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Derrimon targets release of overdue accounts by month end to lift JSE suspension
Derrimon Trading Company Ltd expects to release its overdue 2025 audited financial statements by June 30, the food distributor said, after problems with its accounting platform delayed the accounts…
05 Jun, 2026
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Stanley Motta profit rises 45% on strong rental growth
Stanley Motta Limited operations improved during its March 2026 first quarter from increased occupancy, but also, the company increased the value of its real estate investment.
“This increase…
05 Jun, 2026
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Oran Hall | Making sense of high interest rates
Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor Richard Byles is not happy that the commercial banks have not ‘received the memo’ about reducing lending rates, consistent with the lowering of the central bank's…
05 Jun, 2026
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Energy, water use and pollution of AI and data centres rival most countries
WASHINGTON (AP): The environmental footprint of data centres already rivals some of the world's largest countries, according to a United Nations University report, which also predicts their water…