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Red Stripe makes digital investment to modernise brewery operations

Red Stripe has launched a new operational platform designed to modernise its brewery operations, improve productivity and strengthen competitiveness. 

The company did not disclose the size of the investment, up to print. 

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IRS did better than expected in tax season after slashing staff, except on the phone, watchdog says  
The IRS did better than expected getting refunds out to taxpayers during the 2026 tax season despite massive cuts to its workforce, but the national taxpayer advocate says taxpayers who needed human…
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Court filing reveals President Trump spoke to Live Nation CEO before anti-trust case was settled 
President Donald Trump spoke personally with the chief executive of Live Nation in the weeks before the Justice Department abruptly settled its long-standing anti-trust lawsuit against the…
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Tech entrepreneurs seeking the next AI frontier are pivoting from chatbots to 'world models' 
Computer scientist Louis Castricato was in his eighth year studying large-language models (LLM) — the artificial intelligence technology behind chatbots like ChatGPT and Claude — when he started to…
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Alibaba sues the US Defense Department in a bid to remove 'Chinese military company' designation 
The Chinese tech giant Alibaba has sued the US Department of Defense, demanding that it be removed from the Pentagon's list of Chinese military companies that prohibits them from landing US…
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US economy expanded 2.1% in March quarter, government says, upgrading last estimate 
The US economy expanded at an unexpected 2.1 per cent from January through to March, compared to year-earlier levels, the Commerce Department reported on Thursday in its final estimate of…
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Charlene Ashley | THE UNGLAMOROUS OCTOPUS OF BUSINESS — The real competition happens behind the curtain
Many will disagree when I say Apple is not a company. Neither are Toyota or Microsoft. They are something else entirely. Over the past five years, some of the world's most admired companies…
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Companies in preparation for JSE Micro Market listing
The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) opened a new market for small companies this week, with 10 firms already in preparation to raise between J$50 million and J$100 million each through public listings.
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Silvera wins second JMEA term with data-led agenda for manufacturers
The Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA) plans to deepen industry data collection as part of a five-point agenda unveiled by President Kathryn Silvera after her re-election on…
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United Oil presses Jamaica farm-out as Strait of Hormuz ‘closure’ reprices prospect
Offshore oil exploration firm United Oil & Gas Plc expects to secure a joint-venture partner by October, according to its full-year results published this week. The company cited the disruption…