Business

An Uber logo displayed at the company’s headquarters in San Francisco, California, USA, on September 12, 2022.
August 23, 2026

Uber fined nearly $1 billion by Dutch regulators over automated suspensions of driver accounts

Dutch data-protection authorities have fined Uber nearly US$1 billion, saying the ride-hailing company used automated software to suspend driver accounts, sometimes permanently, with no human review…
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FILE - A Tesla vehicle is seen at a Tesla facility Wednesday, April 15, 2026, in Portland, Ore.
August 23, 2026

Tesla recalls nearly three million vehicles in China over door handle safety risks

Tesla and other Chinese carmakers are making a major recall of more than four million vehicles over safety concerns mostly related to their door handles, according to Chinese authorities on Friday.…
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Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Monday, July 6, 2026.
August 23, 2026

US stocks rise even as bond market applies more pressure

US stocks rose Friday and trimmed their losses from a shaky week. That was even though the bond market, which has been the centre of Wall Street’s action, remained jumpy and continued to add pressure.…
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…
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Manor Park Plaza
August 21, 2026

Pan Jamaica Group acquires Discount Pharmacy property, charts Manor Park redevelopment

Pan Jamaica Group Limited (PJG) has acquired the property housing Discount Pharmacy on the corner of Constant Spring and Olivier roads in upper St Andrew, giving the conglomerate ownership of three…
Hotel Four Seasons.
August 21, 2026

Hotel Four Seasons relisted at US$13.5m

Hotel Four Seasons, the 114-room hospitality property on Ruthven Road in New Kingston, has returned to the market at US$13.5 million, reflecting a discount from its listing five years earlier. The…
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Newly appointed Bank of Jamaica Governor, Dr Brian Langrin.
August 21, 2026

BOJ sees inflation risk as stability is job one

Newly installed BOJ Governor Dr Brian Langrin has signalled that maintaining price stability will remain the Bank of Jamaica’s (BOJ) overriding priority, warning that inflation risks are tilted to the…
Albert Bailey CEO of Spur Tree Spices Jamaica Ltd.
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…
CONTRIBUTEDGuardian Holdings Ltd Group CEO, Ian Chinapoo.
August 21, 2026

Guardian approaches 80% settlement rate on Melissa claims

Regional insurance provider Guardian Holdings Ltd has settled more than 70 per cent of insurance claims arising from Hurricane Melissa, Group CEO Ian Chinapoo said last Friday. “So, as of June, we…