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The headquarters of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, Harbour Street, Kingston.
25 Sep, 2025 0

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…
Business
25 Sep, 2025 0

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…
25 Sep, 2025 0

Caribbean Airlines to cut flights between Ja and Ft Lauderdale in November

Caribbean Airlines will discontinue its Fort Lauderdale to Montego Bay and Fort Lauderdale to Kingston routes effective November 2, 2025, just a few months after resuming the service following a…
25 Sep, 2025 0

California attorney fined $10k for filing an appeal with fake legal citations generated by AI

A California attorney must pay a $10,000 fine for filing a state court appeal full of fake quotations generated by the artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT. The fine appears to be the largest issued…
Business
25 Sep, 2025 0

Fesco to add four more gas stations to network

Future Sources Energy Company Limited, which trades as Fesco, will add at least four new service stations to the network by December 2026. The investment will range from $700 million to $1 billion and…
Lifestyle
25 Sep, 2025 0

Eight new words from Merriam-Webster dictionary update

NEW YORK (AP): Merriam-Webster on Thursday announced a major overhaul of its popular Collegiate dictionary. The company has added more than 5,000 terms. Here’s a few of them with definitions – and…
News
25 Sep, 2025 0

Scotia Insurance powers 22 students back to school with scholarships

Almost two dozen families began the new school year with a financial boost, thanks to Scotia Insurance. Twenty-two outstanding students, representing Scotiabank branches islandwide, have each been…
News
25 Sep, 2025 0

How a mother’s vision grew into St Ann’s trusted family bookstore

Twenty years ago in Brown’s Town, St Ann, Sandra DaCosta opened a small bookstore with a simple goal: to provide for her family. What began as a small venture quickly blossomed into Direct Books &…
News
25 Sep, 2025 0

GraceKennedy Foundation awards over $2 million in Carlton Alexander bursaries

The GraceKennedy Foundation (GKF) has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting education by awarding prestigious Carlton Alexander bursaries to 23 children of GraceKennedy team members for the…