Business
14 Dec, 2025
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Yaneek Page | Should Jamaicans turn to Amazon for income after Hurricane Melissa?
A reader from Westmoreland who wrote to me recently shared a question that many people across the western parishes are now asking as they try to rebuild their lives after Hurricane Melissa. “Hey…
14 Dec, 2025
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Cedric Stephens | Closing the insurance gap
Last Sunday, Christopher Burgess, PhD, civil engineer, land developer, climate change scientist, and newspaper columnist, drafted a blueprint of how government should approach rebuilding of the…
14 Dec, 2025
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Oran Hall | Re-investing the proceeds of a matured bond in another
Recently, my friend shared with me that his wife wanted to know what to do with the proceeds of bonds she owned that were due to mature soon in light of calls she had received from her investment…
14 Dec, 2025
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Marcello Estevão | The global economy’s hidden rebalancing
Next year, global growth is expected to be near 3.1 per cent, almost the same as this year. To many observers, such steadiness suggests a world economy drifting sideways, neither slowing nor…
14 Dec, 2025
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US relieves airlines of covering passenger expenses amid aircraft recalls
The United States Department of Transportation has issued new guidance telling airlines they do not have to cover passenger expenses, such as meals or hotel stays, when flight cancellations or long…
14 Dec, 2025
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Appeals court backs contempt finding against Apple
A federal appeals court on Thursday backed a ruling that held Apple in civil contempt for brazenly defying an order designed to open its iPhone app store to other payment systems besides its own, but…
14 Dec, 2025
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Fed unanimously approves reappointment of regional bank presidents
The United States Federal Reserve’s governing board unanimously approved the reappointment of nearly all of the Fed’s 12 regional bank presidents, a group that has come under scrutiny by the Trump…
12 Dec, 2025
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GK reorganises insurance arm
GraceKennedy Limited has announced leadership changes in its insurance segment, the latest shuffle in the conglomerate’s strategic evolution, according to Steven Whittingham, CEO of GraceKennedy…
12 Dec, 2025
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Inflation keeps falling but businesses continue to bet on rising prices
Jamaican businesses are bracing for a potential uptick in prices, despite falling annual inflation, which was estimated at 1.2 per cent in August, one of the lowest levels in recent years.…