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March 29, 2026
OpenAI shutting down Sora
OpenAI is shutting down its social media app Sora, which went viral last autumn as a place to share short-form videos generated by artificial intelligence (AI) but also raised alarms in Hollywood and…
March 29, 2026
by Luke Douglas
Major crimes fall in STAR communities, but training numbers dip
Major crimes declined in the five communities served by Project STAR during the quarter ended November 2025, compared with the previous quarter, underscoring the impact of the social and economic…
March 29, 2026
Interviewed Guru Seth Godin, I Was the Problem
As an executive and corporate strategist, you want to keep your strategic thinking sharp. In today’s world, it sets you apart from the panicky, knee-jerk reactions plaguing others. But how do you…
March 29, 2026
The two faces of low interest rates
Low interest rates have meaning to consumers, savers, investors, businesses, governments, and the wider economy, affecting them in positive and negative ways. For consumers, low interest rates open…
March 29, 2026
Jamaicans can now get Airbnb payments via bank accounts
Airbnb has rolled out a new payout option for Jamaican hosts that allows them to receive earnings directly into their local bank accounts – a change that eliminates the currency conversion and…
March 29, 2026
Gordon Robinson | Death of a patriot; death of a nation
On March 21, proof beyond a reasonable doubt that USA is a soulless, cruel, immoral nation was presented. Let me be clear. There are Americans who are good, thoughtful, kind, intelligent people. They…
March 29, 2026
Julian Robinson | We can’t tax our way out of a slowdown
At a time when Jamaicans are still rebuilding their lives, this budget asks them to carry more. That, ultimately, is the issue. Not whether the Government needs revenue. Not whether the fiscal…
March 29, 2026
Kishan Khoday and Stuart Davies | New calculus of development
The development landscape is undergoing significant upheaval. Changes in the global economy, debt and cost-of-living pressures, fragility in multilateralism, declining aid, the risks and opportunities…
March 29, 2026
Christopher Burgess | Rum bar recovery and reconstruction
Five months after Hurricane Melissa, rebuilding in the worst-affected communities is drifting back towards fragility.