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Barita building at St Lucia Way, New Kingston.
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Barita acquisition of JN Fund Managers pushes client funds over $500 billion

Barita Investments Limited can proceed in fully acquiring JN Fund Managers Limited (JNFM), a wholly owned subsidiary of Jamaica National Group, according to a release on the matter. “The transaction …
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07 Jan, 2026 0

Studio courting digital media business clients

Digita Global Marketing (DGM) has opened a $75-million multimedia production space on Mountain View Avenue, Kingston, designed to streamline content creation for businesses and creatives. DGM…
GraceKennedy headquarters on Harbour Street, downtown Kingston
07 Jan, 2026 0

GraceKennedy codifies gender and other balances in new governance code

The food and finance conglomerate GraceKennedy Limited(GK) has codified a governance rule that ensures neither men nor women can hold less than 30 per cent of board seats. The requirement was outlined…
Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and former CEO Warren Buffett speaks during an interview with Liz Claman on Fox Business Network’s “Countdown to the Closing Bell,” May 7, 2018, in Omaha, Neb.AP
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Francis Wade | Not thinking strategically

Annie recently completed her honours MBA with an A- in strategic planning and was promoted to chief marketing officer (CMO). However, just before the holidays, her CEO gave her feedback. “You’re not…
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07 Jan, 2026 0

Asian shares and US futures advanced Tuesday

Asian shares and US futures advanced on Tuesday after stocks closed higher on Wall Street. Oil prices fell back after gaining on Monday following the capture by US forces of Venezuelan President…
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07 Jan, 2026 0

Record US$9.6m fine after oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico

Pipeline safety regulators on Monday assessed their largest fine ever against the company responsible for leaking 1.1 million gallons of oil into the Gulf off the coast of Louisiana in 2023. The…
Dean Young shows off one a Dagwood sandwich at his New Orleans, USA-based test kitchen on May 9, 2006.
07 Jan, 2026 0

Betty Boop, Blondie and others join public domain

Betty Boop and ‘Blondie’ are joining Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh in the public domain. The first appearances of the classic cartoon and comic characters are among the pieces of intellectual…
Humanoid application product lead at Boston Dynamics, Aya Durbin (left), and Vice-President and General Manager of Atlas at Boston Dynamics, Zachary Jackowski, talk during a Hyundai and Boston Dynamics news conference ahead of the CES tech show on Monday,
07 Jan, 2026 0

Hyundai and Boston Dynamics unveil humanoid robot Atlas at CES

Hyundai-owned Boston Dynamics publicly demonstrated its humanoid robot Atlas for the first time on Monday at the CES technology showcase, ratcheting up a competition with Tesla and other rivals to…
Federico DeMarco works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Tuesday, January 2026.
07 Jan, 2026 0

Wall Street reaches more records on gains by big tech firms

Broad gains led by technology stocks pushed Wall Street to more records on Tuesday. The gains mirror much of the action from the previous year, when big technology stocks often drove the market to a…