Business
December 9, 2025
Save your receipts, CAC urges consumers
Unearthing cases of price gouging depends on alert consumers who make complaints to the Consumer Affairs Commission, CAC, the government watchdog. Amid the approach of Hurricane Melissa, which…
December 9, 2025
Lumber Depot confirms new property purchase
Lumber Depot Limited has confirmed plans to acquire property on Gordon Town Road, adjacent to its existing full-service hardware store in Papine. The company expects to complete the property…
December 9, 2025
Jamaica Post shrinks global parcel network to 44 countries
The Postal Corporation of Jamaica, which operates as Jamaica Post, has scaled back its outbound deliveries to currently one-quarter of the world nations, and that’s before factoring in disruptions…
December 9, 2025
Oran Hall | Signs of an impending personal financial crisis
We know that the hurricane season runs from June to November each year, but many wait until a hurricane or storm is heading seriously to Jamaica to begin to prepare. Personal financial crises do not…
December 9, 2025
Small: Culture can unlock big growth
Investing in the arts through education or funding can unlock new earning power and build stronger industries, according to musician and educator Seretse Small. “It means building stronger bridges…
December 9, 2025
Francis Wade | Tomorrow’s local leaders must think like scientists
Five years from now, the most effective local organisations won’t be the ones with the most detailed plans. They’ll be the ones that treat strategy like a testable hypothesis. To explain why, here’s…
December 9, 2025
Jeffrey Wu | Electricity will decide the AI race
The next stage of the global AI race will be decided not by algorithms or chips, but by electricity – and that puts China at a distinct advantage. While Western tech giants are emphasising closed,…
December 9, 2025
Microsoft launches Mico as tech companies imbue AI with personality
Clippy, the animated paper clip that annoyed Microsoft Office users nearly three decades ago, might have just been ahead of its time. Microsoft introduced a new artificial intelligence character…
December 9, 2025
Netflix blames tax dispute in Brazil for rare quarterly earnings letdown
Netflix missed the earnings target set by stock market analysts during the video streamer’s latest quarter, a letdown that the company blamed on a tax dispute in Brazil. The results announced Tuesday…