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August 21, 2026
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Michael Abrahams | Jamaica deserves a better Opposition
August 21, 2026
Digicel set to roll out AI agent Ruby across Caribbean after Jamaica debut
Telecom provider Digicel Group revealed that Ruby, its artificial intelligence (AI)- powered assistant, now successfully resolves more than half of the queries routed through it in Jamaica without…
August 21, 2026
Now, give me money, that’s what I want
THE EDITOR, Madam:
August 22, 2026
by Yasmine Peru
Miss Ja Festival Queen Christina Williams talks goals, coronation and Portland
On August 1, attorney, development advisor and head of information privacy at the Jamaica National Heritage Trust, Christina Williams, was crowned Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2026. Firmly rooted in…
August 21, 2026
Spur Tree Spices aims for strong second-half to hit $2b target
Spur Tree Spices Ltd aims to cross $2 billion in annual revenue for the first time, but achieving it requires growing by at least 13 per cent over the second half of last year. “Our goal for this year…
August 21, 2026
Seprod profit rises 16%, group trims debt
Seprod Limited reported net profit of $688 million for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026, a 16 per cent increase over the year-earlier levels, as disciplined expense management compensated for a…
August 21, 2026
by Janet Silvera
Beyond ‘Red Light, Yellow Light, Pepper Light’
WESTERN BUREAU: Young Jamaicans are being challenged to look beyond Red Light, Yellow Light, Pepper Light hype and use the Internet to find scholarships, learn skills, and pursue opportunities capable…
August 20, 2026
Government in receipt of World Athletics Class One certificate for National Stadium Track
Independence Park Limited and the Government of Jamaica are now in receipt of the official certification from World Athletics confirming that the island's National Stadium Track is certified as a…
August 20, 2026
Somalia faces renewed hunger crisis as UN food agency warns of funding shortfall
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) – Six million people in Somalia are facing acute food insecurity while the World Food Program has only a tenth of the resources it had in 2022 when it helped avert famine in…