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These ladies partake of an offering at the 11th staging of the Ministry of Tourism/Tourism Enhancement Fund’s Christmas in July trade show at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Friday, July 10, 2026.
July 29, 2026

Tourism fund mulls AI training for start-ups

The Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) wants start-ups in its incubator programme to begin using artificial intelligence (AI) to design prototypes, which could improve their branding, product, and spaces.…
Dino Hinds, CEO of MFS Capital.
July 29, 2026

Remittance market flattens, but provider MFS Capital aims to target underserved areas

Remittance inflows are flat amid fewer providers, but MFS Capital Partners aims to profit by securing licences to operate along key corridors. The company secured licences for remittance services at…
Balram Vaswani, CEO of NUGL Inc, the operator of the Kaya cannabis brand in Jamaica.
July 29, 2026

Kaya tests market with protein-infused beverages through Israeli partnership

NUGL, Inc, the operator of Jamaica’s Kaya cannabis brand, said it is testing the market uptake of protein-infused beverages in partnership with Israeli food technology company Cannibble Food-Tech Ltd.…
FILE - Workers at the booth for Chinese DRAM producer ChangXin Memory Technologies, also known as CXMT, wait for visitors at the 21st China International Semiconductor Expo in Beijing, Nov. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)
July 29, 2026

China memory chipmaker CXMT’s shares soar in blockbuster share listing in Shanghai

Shares of CXMT, China’s largest memory chipmaker, shot skywards on Monday as they began trading in Shanghai in mainland China’s biggest initial public stock offering in recent years. CXMT’s shares…
Kim Wiggins dances to one of Bob Marley’s songs during the Marley Emancipation Mass.
July 29, 2026 by Janet Silvera

Anglican Church packs out for Caribbean ‘debut’ of Bob Marley Mass

WESTERN BUREAU: As Rita Marley celebrated her 80th birthday in Montego Bay, St James, on Sunday, an Anglican church in Barbados drew an overflowing congregation for what organisers described as the…
Melisa Anderson Cross
July 29, 2026

The silent epidemic: Why non-drinkers are developing fatty liver disease

For many decades, liver disease was almost exclusively attributed to excessive long-term alcohol consumption. But today, the demographic is shifting as busy professionals and other individuals are…
Dwayne ‘Stewie’ Stewart, co-founder and festival director of Films That Move; Paul Stilley, Deputy Public Affairs at the United States; and Alicia Walker, programme director of Films That Move, share a moment during the latest edition of the film scre
July 29, 2026 by Keisha Hill

Breaking the silence - How film can help us heal

Sometimes, the first step towards healing is finding the courage to tell the story. For many people who have experienced violence, abuse, loss, or crisis, the journey that follows can be complicated…
Dr Brian Kazzara, consultant psychiatrist at Bellevue Hospital, shares a moment with Lesley-Ann Wanliss, director of Bright Sparks and recipient of the Emerging Filmmaker Award, and Jordan Morris, director of Smile and winner of the Lens of Legacy Award. T
July 29, 2026 by Keisha Hill

Stories of grief, memory and healing take centrestage

Among the films that stood out during the latest Films That Move screening series were two productions that explored healing from very different perspectives, one through the raw experience of losing…
July 30, 2026

Personal safety in a modern world

Personal safety is becoming an increasingly important consideration in today’s connected world. While security is often associated with homes and businesses, many of the risks people face occur during…