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TUI Group, one of the world’s largest tour operators, has reported slower-than-usual winter bookings following Hurricane Melissa’s impact in Jamaica, but maintains a positive outlook. The Germany-based company will also pivot towards capturing...
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Salada Foods Jamaica Limited will close out 2025 with record revenues, a new sorrel-flavoured drink, and a US$302,000 (J$50-million) investment in an X-ray machine to improve the quality of its core coffee products. General Manager Tamii Brown said...
Since he started growing cannabis at 14, Mohamed Makhlouf has lived in the shadows, losing sleep while bracing for a knock on his door from authorities that could mean prison or his entire harvest confiscated. But after decades of operating in...
Ford Motor Co is pivoting away from its once ambitious electric vehicle (EV) plans amid financial losses and waning consumer demand for the vehicles, in favour of investment in more efficient gas engines and hybrid EVs, the company said on Monday....
Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd said on Tuesday it will merge with Sagicor Life Inc, unifying operations under a new holding company, Sagicor Group Caribbean, and in the process create a US$6.9-billion entity. The deal, struck with parent Sagicor...
The United States gained a decent 64,000 jobs in November but lost 105,000 in October as federal workers departed after cutbacks by the Trump administration, the government said in delayed reports. The unemployment rate rose to 4.6 per cent last...
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday pressuring states not to regulate artificial intelligence. Trump and some Republicans argue that the limited regulations already enacted by states, and others that might follow, will...
The effects of Hurricane Melissa on Jamaica continue to resonate across all sectors. While more attention has been given to what we label as negative effects, there are more than the residual positive effects on many sectors. For example, there are...
The financial conglomerate Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) made $20 billion profit for its October 2025 financial year, or roughly $150 million less than a year ago, as provisions tied to Hurricane Melissa offset otherwise steady banking operations. The...
Regulators on both sides of the Atlantic are moving from observation to action as the Ethereum ecosystem grows in size and complexity. The ethereum price is no longer viewed only as a speculative chart but as a signal attached to infrastructure that now underpins trading venues, lending protocols and tokenised assets.
Europe’s MiCA Rulebook Comes Into Force
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As financial institutions quietly integrate blockchain into cross‑border payment flows, attention is shifting from retail trading to real‑world infrastructure. The XRP price still dominates headlines, but inside banks and payment firms, the focus is on what the XRP Ledger can actually do for settlement speed, liquidity management, and regulatory compliance.
Wall Street is losing ground on Monday at the start of a week full of economic reports that could drive where interest rates, and thus stock prices, go. The S...
Some Jamaican farmers are showing renewed interest in the rearing of goats despite the setback that many in the sector have faced following the passage of Hurricane Melissa, even while consumer demand for local mutton is expected to be muted over...
A reader from Westmoreland who wrote to me recently shared a question that many people across the western parishes are now asking as they try to rebuild their lives after Hurricane Melissa. “Hey Yaneek, can you consider a question for me? Do you...
Last Sunday, Christopher Burgess, PhD, civil engineer, land developer, climate change scientist, and newspaper columnist, drafted a blueprint of how government should approach rebuilding of the housing stock that was damaged and destroyed by...
