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December 12, 2025

CPJ shuffles leadership

Caribbean Producers Jamaica Limited, CPJ, will have a new interim boss at month-end, and has eliminatea a management position, as the new owner eyes further expansion. Juan Baez will step in as…
Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank.
December 12, 2025

ECB leaves interest rates unchanged

The European Central Bank, ECB, left interest rates unchanged on Thursday with inflation back under control and the economy weathering Trump’s tariff onslaught better than expected. The bank’s…
Business
December 12, 2025 by Steven Jackson

Inflation keeps falling but businesses continue to bet on rising prices

Jamaican businesses are bracing for a potential uptick in prices, despite falling annual inflation, which was estimated at 1.2 per cent in August, one of the lowest levels in recent years.…
Graphic of Hambani Estate development by First Rock.
December 12, 2025

First Rock gets Mayberry’s help on Hambani

First Rock Real Estate Investment Limited and its subsidiary FCH Jamaica Developers Limited has settled their debt with Sagicor Bank Jamaica Limited, utilising the proceeds of a corporate note…
Mustafa Suleyman
December 12, 2025

Mustafa Suleyman | Seemingly conscious AI is coming

My life’s mission has been to create safe, beneficial AI that will make the world a better place. But recently, I’ve been increasingly concerned about people starting to believe so strongly in AIs as…

Lisa Cook, member of the Federal Reserve Board of the United States.
December 12, 2025

Fed Governor Lisa Cook wins first round in legal fight to fire her

A federal court has ruled that US Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook can remain in her position while she fights President Donald Trump’s efforts to fire her. The ruling, which will almost certainly…
Tammara Glaves-Hucey, head of general insurance, GraceKennedy Financial Group.
December 12, 2025 by Neville Graham

GK reorganises insurance arm

GraceKennedy Limited has announced leadership changes in its insurance segment, the latest shuffle in the conglomerate’s strategic evolution, according to Steven Whittingham, CEO of GraceKennedy…
Business
December 12, 2025

FTC drafts rules on exclusive selection of service providers

The Fair Trading Commission, FTC, has released draft guidelines that could shake up the system utilised by certain companies to select third-party service providers. Customers are often directed to…
Andrés Velasco
December 12, 2025

Andrés Velasco | Why is Europe so wimpy?

With the United States unhinged, China increasingly authoritarian, and Russia in full Dr Evil mode, the world desperately needs a good guy to believe in. There is only one candidate for the job:…