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June 28, 2026
by Janet Silvera
Heron vows stronger voice for tourism after JHTA victory
Sandals Resorts International executive O'Brian Heron was on Saturday elected president of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), defeating Christopher Jarrett after members voted for…
June 28, 2026
by Yasmine Peru
Squidly Cole pays tribute to his father Stranger Cole - Pioneering singer ‘helped shape the sound and evolution of Jamaican music’
Drummer Squidly Cole had been rehearsing with Stephen Marley’s band for the Roots and Rhymes Summer Tour with Marley and Buju Banton, which is currently in motion across the US. But when his father,…
June 28, 2026
Supreme Court ruling blocks thousands of lawsuits against maker of Roundup weedkiller
The Supreme Court sided with the maker of the Roundup weedkiller on Thursday in a ruling expected to block thousands of lawsuits alleging it failed to warn people that the product could cause cancer.
June 28, 2026
Former executive sues Meta over attempts to 'silence' her memoir, 'Careless People'
A former Meta executive whose memoir, ‘Careless People’, provides an explosive insider account of her time at the social media giant, has sued the company for attempting to "silence" her.
June 28, 2026
Trump threatens 100% tax on European imports if countries impose tax on digital services
President Donald Trump on Friday threatened a 100-per-cent tax on imports from any country that imposes a tax on digital services from United States companies.
In a post on social media, Trump took…
June 28, 2026
Apple increases prices for Macs and iPads by 20 per cent in some cases, blaming a shortage of memory chips
Apple on Thursday announced an increase in prices for Macs and iPads, citing a memory chip shortage brought on by the artificial intelligence (AI) boom.
The Cupertino, California-based company…
June 28, 2026
Yaneek Page | How much do you know about the hidden economy that is quietly generating billions of US dollars in digital commerce?
What I am about to share may be one of the most important economic conversations Jamaica should be having, and the start of the 2026 Atlantic Hurricane Season is a momentous occasion to kick off the…
June 28, 2026
Raquel Seville and Keisha Bailey | Scotia's Exit and the $54-Billion Question
Scotia Group Jamaica is leaving the Jamaica Stock Exchange while it is winning with record profits. The profit line is not the story. The story is capital, float, and where roughly $54 billion will…
June 28, 2026
by Luke Douglas
BSJ sees tenfold rise in modular home assessments
Several providers of modular homes are seeking approval of their building systems by the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) in preparation for the post-Melissa rebuilding of western…