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AP McDonald’s Golden Arches signs are seen on March 31 in Los Angeles.
09 Oct, 2026 0

McDonald’s sued over AI tool that recommends prices to US franchisees

McDonald’s is facing a federal lawsuit that alleges its AI-enhanced pricing tool violates anti-trust laws because it shares non-public data with franchisees who might be competing in the same market.…
AP A woman walks by a sign ‘Buy now pay later’ at a store in Bangalore, India, on September 10, 2009.
09 Oct, 2026 0

Americans using buy now, pay later more than ever

Americans spent more than US$160 billion last year using buy now, pay later plans, according to research published by Federal Reserve economists. Experts say they’re increasingly seeing people use the…
AP World Trade Organization Deputy Director-General Johanna Hill (left) and Chief Economist Robert Staiger at a conference on Global Trade Outlook and Statistics, at the headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, on Thursday, October 8, 2026.
09 Oct, 2026 0

WTO raises merchandise trade growth forecast to 3.9% as AI boom offsets hit from Middle East

The World Trade Organization (WTO) is sharply increasing its forecast for merchandise trade growth worldwide this year, more than doubling its earlier prediction to 3.9 per cent as booming AI…
AP Vice-President JD Vance speaks during a news conference on the Fraud Task Force inside the White House campus on Thursday, October 8, in Washington, DC.
09 Oct, 2026 0

Vance: Microsoft suspended from programme to apply for green cards for H-1B visa workers

President Donald Trump’s administration is suspending tech giant Microsoft from a programme to apply for green cards for workers who come to the US to live and work using an H-1B visa as it accuses…
Attorney-at-law Hugh Wildman.
09 Oct, 2026 0

Wildman seeks Sykes’ intervention over clash of court dates

Attorney Hugh Wildman has called for Chief Justice Bryan Sykes to intervene in conflicting court commitments that he says are making it difficult for him to attend the multimillion-dollar fraud trial…
Niquan Allen (left) of Mona High is outjumped for the ball by Kyle Chen (right) of Vauxhall High during their Walker Cup football quarter-final match at Drewsland Mini Stadium in Kingston last Saturday.
09 Oct, 2026 0

Big four in Walker Cup semi-finals showdown

The 2026 Walker Cup semi-finals will have a distinctly familiar feel as four former champions battle at Stadium East today in a double-header for places in this year’s final. Kingston College (KC)…
May Pen Mayor Joel Williams.
09 Oct, 2026 0

OUSTER LOOMS - PNP caucus plans to boot May Pen mayor, deputy; tackle permits, water

The minority caucus in the Clarendon Municipal Corporation says it will move a no-confidence motion against Mayor of May Pen Joel Williams and his deputy, Clive Mundle, at a special sitting it has…
Dr Donovan Bennett, president of the Jamaica Cricket Association.
09 Oct, 2026 0

Grange “surprised, disappointed” by Bennett’s cricket-funding remarks

MINISTER OF Sport Olivia Grange says she is surprised and extremely disappointed by comments from Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) President Dr Donovan Bennett concerning the Government’s $100…
Councillor Tanyalee Williams of the May Pen North Division rises to speak during Thursday’s meeting of the Clarendon Municipal Corporation.
09 Oct, 2026 0

JLP rift rocks Clarendon MC with councillor, MP at odds

Soured relations between Councillor Tanyalee Williams and Clarendon Central Member of Parliament (MP) Delroy Williams have boiled over, triggering her dramatic resignation from the Jamaica Labour…