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July 10, 2026

Oran A Hall | Where you live determines level of price changes you experience

When the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) announces changes in the level of prices in Jamaica, it is not saying that all residents experienced the same degree of price changes over the period…
July 10, 2026

Prepare workforce for jobs that do not yet exist, says PSOJ president

The Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) wants greater focus on training the workforce in artificial intelligence (AI) and other technical fields to future-proof the country’s labour force…
July 10, 2026

Cedric E. Stephens | Promoting resilience in an age of climate risk – if the regulator can keep up

Today’s comments should be read and interpreted in the context of Christopher Burgess, PhD, civil engineer, land developer, climate change scientist, and managing director of CEAC Solutions, who…
July 10, 2026 by Carolyn Guniss

Slow claims in spotlight as FSC reviews ‘average clause’ after Hurricane Melissa

Many policyholders still await settlement of their insurance claims more than eight months after Hurricane Melissa battered the island, prompting the Financial Services Commission (FSC) to…
July 10, 2026 by Luke Douglas

JP Farms: Banana, pineapple production return but more time needed for plantain

JP Farms has nearly recovered from two years of hurricane damage, with pineapples back to full production and bananas at roughly 90 per cent of pre-storm output. The St Mary-based company, which runs…
July 10, 2026

Meta plans billions for its largest AI data centre outside US

Facebook and Instagram parent Meta said on Wednesday it will invest more than US$9.1 billion to build its first artificial intelligence (AI) data centre in Canada and its largest outside the United…
July 10, 2026 by Neville Graham

CAC 2000 breaks profit drought

CAC 2000 Ltd has returned to profitability for the first time in four quarters, delivering a modest second-quarter profit as management intensifies efforts to collect outstanding receivables, manage…
July 10, 2026

AI note-takers promise easy meeting recaps, but becomes data someone else holds

Launching an artificial intelligence (AI) tool to take notes and summarise important information from a virtual meeting can be alluring. Seconds after one of the agents attends an hour-long video…
July 10, 2026

Polymarket in high-stakes race to win back trust as it recommits to US market

After four years in exile, the prediction market platform Polymarket has begun a well-funded campaign to sell a new version of itself to the American public. To do so, the company is trying to…