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August 17, 2026
Government awards $790m in new JamaicaEye contracts, with major buildout for Portmore
The Government has approved close to $790 million in new contracts for the expansion and maintenance of its JamaicaEye surveillance network, with the bulk of the spending directed at Portmore, St…
August 16, 2026
Why Your Strategy Retreat Is Already Broken Without a Post-Mortem
You are a high-ranking executive in a company that is about to create a new strategic plan. It comes on the heels of mostly poor results from the prior strategy. You sense that today’s corporate…
August 16, 2026
Five years under Taliban
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP): As Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers mark five years since sweeping back to power, some Kabul residents say they feel safer after decades of conflict and upheaval but stress the…
August 16, 2026
by Carolyn Guniss
New AI platform launches as Ja prepares public debate on AI rules
A Jamaican-developed artificial intelligence (AI) platform has entered the market just weeks before the National Artificial Intelligence Task Force launches public consultations on Jamaica’s first AI…
August 16, 2026
by Nicola Cunningham
JC Lodge: Still creating, still evolving
She is a Jamaican songbird whose soulful voice inspired a generation to believe in the beauty of love. With iconic hits such as Someone Loves You Honey, Telephone Love, and Make It Up to You, she was…
August 16, 2026
Flock announces changes amid backlash over its licence plate reader network
Flock Safety, the surveillance technology company increasingly under scrutiny from lawmakers from both parties, civil liberties advocates and citizens across the US, announced Thursday that it is…
August 16, 2026
Lawsuit seeks to ban Trump Media from charging for early access to president’s posts on US policy
President Donald Trump was sued in federal court Wednesday to stop him from making money off a new, paid service at his Truth Social company offering early, exclusive access to his posts on US policy.
August 16, 2026
Mickel Jackson | CCJ growing pains are no excuse for the Privy Council
The leaked emails from inside the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) do not make for comfortable reading. Judges describing their president’s leadership as authoritarian, complaining of unilateral panel…
August 16, 2026
Legendary music producer Clive Hunt releases new album
At 74, music producer, arranger, multi-instrumentalist and artiste Clive Hunt is showing no signs of slowing down. After more than five decades helping to shape Jamaican music and working with some of…