Business

December 9, 2025 by Steven Jackson

American Airlines leads US carriers flying to Jamaica with 28% market share

American Airlines led all US carriers in passenger volume to Jamaica during the first seven months of 2025, and did so with one of the lowest cancellation rates, according to United States federal…
Trinidad and Tobago's Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar.
December 9, 2025

After 16 years, CLICO compensation issues still unresolved

Prime Minister Gaston Browne is expected to lead a delegation to Trinidad & Tobago to discuss the payment of millions of dollars owed to former policyholders of the Colonial Life Insurance…
Prime Minister of Belize, John Briceno.
December 9, 2025

Belize signs ‘safe third country’ agreement with US

The small Central American nation of Belize has signed a “safe third country” agreement with the United States, the two sides said on Monday, as the Trump administration seeks to ramp up deportations…
The OpenAI logo is seen on a mobile phone in front of a computer screen displaying output from ChatGPT.
December 9, 2025

OpenAI launches web browser to compete with Google Chrome

OpenAI said Tuesday it is introducing its own web browser, Atlas, putting the ChatGPT maker in direct competition with Google as more internet users rely on artificial intelligence to answer their…
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
December 9, 2025

Brazil greenlights oil drilling near mouth of Amazon River

The government of Brazil approved exploratory drilling by state-run oil giant Petrobras near the mouth of the Amazon River on Monday. The decision comes only weeks before the United Nations climate…
The Discovery Communications logo atop its headquarters in Silver Spring, USA, July 31, 2017.
December 9, 2025

Warner Bros Discovery weighing options after buyout interest

Just months after announcing plans to split into two companies, Warner Bros Discovery has signalled that it may be open to a sale of its business. In an announcement on Tuesday, the entertainment…
Diane Coyle
December 9, 2025

Diane Coyle | Measuring AI’s economic impact

Is AI transforming the economy in any real sense, or is the promise of rapid growth mere hype? US stock markets certainly favour the former view: shares of AI and tech companies have accounted for…
December 9, 2025

Yaneek Page | Mental health, a major business risk we keep ignoring

Every October the world pauses to observe Mental Health Awareness Month. In Jamaica, it sometimes feels like we barely take time to blink, as messages are drowned out by sirens of crime, violence,…
Business
December 9, 2025

Oran Hall | The not-so-obvious ways to save

Being able to save is critical to generating the financial resources required to live at a reasonable level now and in the future. There are some obvious ways to save, but there are others which do…