Business
December 9, 2025
R.A. Williams positioned to reverse contraction of profits, says CEO
R.A. Williams Distributors Limited expects that the investments made as groundwork for growth will soon start paying off in the form of returns and market share, in an assurance to shareholders that…
December 9, 2025
Oran Hall | The far-reaching effects of a weak stock market
Ordinary shares can be relied upon to yield very positive returns to investors over the long term, but, because stock markets are cyclical, there are periods when equities do not give positive returns…
December 9, 2025
Cedric Stephens | A new conversation on insurance
Concerned citizen John Mahfood put his money where his mouth is. He sponsored a half-page advertorial in this newspaper last Sunday to pose and answer a thought-provoking question: Can the Jamaican…
December 9, 2025
Al Gore’s satellite and AI system now tracking sources of deadly soot pollution
Soon people will be able to use satellite technology and artificial intelligence to track dangerous soot pollution in their neighbourhoods – and where it comes from – in a way not so different from…
December 9, 2025
Francis Wade | How government executives can inspire staff
Imagine that you lead a government ministry, department or agency – referred to as MDAs. As you approach the season for submitting annual and five-year reports, you realise something is missing. The…
December 9, 2025
Companies Office home under renovation, moving to Pan Jam building
The Companies Office of Jamaica, COJ, is expanding at its current location at Grenada Way in New Kingston to better serve clients but is making plans to relocate within two years, Minister of…
December 9, 2025
ExxonMobil touts US$3b local spending in Guyana
Oil company ExxonMobil Guyana says that along with its contractors, it has spent an estimated US$2.9 billion with Guyanese businesses since operations began in 2015. In addition, the oil and gas…
December 9, 2025
Spirit Airlines to furlough 1,800 flight attendants amid second bankruptcy
Spirit Airlines plans to furlough 1,800 flight attendants before the end of the year, the cash-strapped budget carrier said Monday. The company said it made the “difficult decision” to put cabin crew…
December 9, 2025
Nvidia to invest US$100b in OpenAI
Chipmaker Nvidia will invest US$100 billion in OpenAI as part of a partnership announced Monday that will add at least 10 gigawatts of Nvidia AI data centres to ramp up the computing power for the…