Business
25 Sep, 2026
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Tech leaders to UN: For the sake of humanity, please control the AI technology we created
The heads of major artificial intelligence (AI) firms pleaded with the United Nations on Wednesday to save the world or at least its people — by somehow regulating the fast-expanding technology that…
25 Sep, 2026
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Meta bets big on wearable AI as Zuckerberg pushes back against AI doom
Meta is going all in on a consumer-friendly AI agent and pushing forward with AI-powered wearable devices during a moment in the industry when its CEO Mark Zuckerberg acknowledged it is a “wild time…
25 Sep, 2026
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UN chief urges global AI cooperation, says world can’t afford ‘race to the bottom on AI safety’
The United Nations chief urged global competitors in artificial intelligence (AI) on Wednesday to cooperate in addressing threats from the technology, warning that “the world cannot afford a race to…
24 Sep, 2026
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Melania Trump rings New York Stock Exchange opening bell to launch new women’s initiative, Imperia
Melania Trump rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Wednesday to promote her new initiative to help women become leaders and achieve economic power. It’s called Imperia, and…
23 Sep, 2026
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JBG forensic sweep finds no new irregularities amid $6.8b loss
Jamaica Broilers Group (JBG) said it conducted a forensic review of its electronic communications and found no accounting irregularities beyond those already disclosed, the poultry group said in…
23 Sep, 2026
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Broke by month-end: Cash crunch drives look at fortnightly pay
Jamaican employers and trade unions are split over whether to move the country’s monthly paid workers onto fortnightly pay, a change that would lift nobody’s salary but would halve the wait between…
23 Sep, 2026
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CG United presses expansion despite US$62m Melissa claims bill
Hurricane Melissa cost CG United Insurance Jamaica US$62 million in claims and pushed it to loss position, but it’s still in growth mode. “Overall, CG United Jamaica had 209 reported claims,” Country…
23 Sep, 2026
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Coconut output up 73% since 2021, but drought stalls recovery
Jamaica’s coconut production has climbed 73 per cent since 2021 on the back of a sustained replanting drive, but current drought conditions threatens that recovery, with one St Thomas grower reporting…
23 Sep, 2026
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Pension industry hires Market Research Services to conduct pension survey
The Pension Industry Association of Jamaica (PIAJ) has hired Market Research Services Limited (MRSL) to map how Jamaicans save and prepare for retirement, seeking data to back its push for pension…