Business

Microsoft’s headquarters in Seattle, Washington, in the United States.
16 Sep, 2026 0

Microsoft commits to sweeping AI privacy rules for students

Millions of students every day turn to AI chatbots for help with schoolwork, emotional support and personal advice – often unaware of where their conversations and other personal information end up.…
Cedric Stephens
16 Sep, 2026 0

When the crash scene becomes a ‘witness’

Kenute Hare’s new book deserves attention because it asks a question Jamaica can no longer afford to treat as technical: When people die or are injured on the roads, are we investigating crashes well…
Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote (foreground, second right) flanked by executives and stakeholders at the Nigeria Stock Exchange.
16 Sep, 2026 0

Africa’s biggest oil refinery opens to public ownership, sparking excitement among retail investors

Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote opened his refinery to public ownership on Monday with plans to raise US$1.6 billion from retail investors across the continent in Africa’s biggest initial public…
Dario Amodei, CEO and co-founder of Anthropic. (AP Photo)
15 Sep, 2026 0

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says AI industry needs to give safety measures time to catch up

The CEO of Anthropic said Saturday the artificial-intelligence (AI) industry should slow its fast-moving development to give safety measures time to catch up. Without such a slowdown, Dario Amodei…
Gordon Swaby, CEO of EduFocal.
13 Sep, 2026 0

EduFocal to keep AGM vote results under wraps up to 30 days

Shareholders in EduFocal Ltd voted on renaming the company and authorising the issue of new shares at Thursday’s annual general meeting (AGM), but the company will announce both results at a later…
Charles Manus.
13 Sep, 2026 0

Liberty Business launches AWS cloud partnership in Jamaica

Liberty Business has launched a partnership with Amazon Web Services in Jamaica, giving local companies and government agencies access to AWS cloud services through the telecommunications provider’s…
Dr Charlene Ashley
13 Sep, 2026 0

Charlene Ashley | Your first export order may be your most dangerous sale

Imagine a Jamaican product lands on a foreign shelf. We take the photograph, post the flag emoji and announce that the business has “gone global”. Six months later, the shelf is empty, the distributor…
13 Sep, 2026 0

Scotia Group Q3 profit rises 10% ahead of buyout vote

Scotia Group Jamaica Limited’s third-quarter profit rose some 10 per cent to $6.1 billion on stronger lending and higher fee income, less than four weeks before minority shareholders vote on its…
A rider sits on an electric Spiro motorcycle in Nairobi, Kenya, on February 24, 2026.
13 Sep, 2026 0

Chinese electric bike imports surge as Africa’s EV investments diversify

Africa’s imports of electric motorcycles and three-wheelers from China rose sharply in the first half of 2026, an increase that highlights a divide in the continent’s transition to electric vehicles.…