Business
December 17, 2025
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CB Group CEO Matthew Lyn (left) and Evergo CEO Dr Wayne McKenzie seal their fleet partnership at the signing ceremony.
December 17, 2025
Family-owned businesses must be protected
The effects of Hurricane Melissa on Jamaica continue to resonate across all sectors. While more attention has been given to what we label as negative effects, there are more than the residual positive…
December 17, 2025
Trump’s executive order to curtail state AI regulations
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday pressuring states not to regulate artificial intelligence. Trump and some Republicans argue that the limited regulations already enacted by…
December 17, 2025
US gained 64,000 jobs in Nov, lost 105,000 in Oct; unemployment rate at 4.6%
The United States gained a decent 64,000 jobs in November but lost 105,000 in October as federal workers departed after cutbacks by the Trump administration, the government said in delayed reports.…
December 17, 2025
Sagicor Group Jamaica to merge with Sagicor Life Inc to become US$6.9 billion Sagicor Group Caribbean
Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd said on Tuesday it will merge with Sagicor Life Inc, unifying operations under a new holding company, Sagicor Group Caribbean, and in the process create a US$6.9-billion…
December 17, 2025
Ford pivots from electric vehicles
Ford Motor Co is pivoting away from its once ambitious electric vehicle (EV) plans amid financial losses and waning consumer demand for the vehicles, in favour of investment in more efficient gas…
December 17, 2025
A case study of cannabis in Morocco, North Africa
Since he started growing cannabis at 14, Mohamed Makhlouf has lived in the shadows, losing sleep while bracing for a knock on his door from authorities that could mean prison or his entire harvest…
December 17, 2025
Salada invests in sorrel and X-ray safety
Salada Foods Jamaica Limited will close out 2025 with record revenues, a new sorrel-flavoured drink, and a US$302,000 (J$50-million) investment in an X-ray machine to improve the quality of its core…
December 16, 2025
US stocks slip at the start of a week full of economic updates
Wall Street is losing ground on Monday at the start of a week full of economic reports that could drive where interest rates, and thus stock prices, go. The S&P 500 fell 0.3 per cent in afternoon…