The London Underground, the world’s oldest subway system, opened in 1863. Around the same time, London’s modern sewage system was designed by civil engineer Joseph Bazalgette in response to the Great Stink of 1858, which brought Parliament to a...
The Jamaican government will be giving early consideration to extending the concession agreement under which the Sangster Airport is managed. The concession, lasting 30 years, is due to expire by 2034. The Montego Bay-based airport is operated by...
Supreme Ventures Limited, SVL, intends to transform Caymanas Park into a diverse complex that’s centred around horse racing but offers other amenities off which it can make money. Its plan includes the development of a three-star hotel on the 196-...
Sales of Tesla electric cars fell sharply in the last three months as boycotts over Elon Musk’s political views continue to keep buyers away, a significant development given expectations that anger with the company’s billionaire CEO would have...
The fate of Argentina’s state-run oil company was thrown into doubt on Monday as a judge in the United States ordered the cash-strapped country to give up its 51 per cent controlling stake in YPF in partial compensation for seizing the shares of...
United States Senate Republicans hauled Donald Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill to passage on Tuesday on the narrowest of votes, pushing past opposition from Democrats and their own GOP ranks after a turbulent overnight session. Vice-...
Elon Musk’s feud with President Donald Trump – and seemingly any congressional Republicans who support the president’s massive tax cuts and spending package – has reignited, with the tech billionaire threatening to launch a new political party, and...
Petrojam Limited, Jamaica’s sole oil refinery, aims to add a solar facility at its Kingston complex. The facility is modest in scale, enough to power offices rather than anything industrial, but reflects the Jamaican government’s policy towards...
New five-year spending plans for Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay and Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston indicate that Jamaica’s two largest airports will invest more than US$200 million in their operations, starting in...
The United States Treasury just made a deal with the other G7 countries that global minimum taxes that were already agreed upon will not apply to American companies. The Group of 7 governments caved under intense pressure from US President Donald...
Cigarette trader Carreras Limited will transition to a new managing director on August 1 when the current office holder Franklin Murillo takes up a new position in the wider British American Tobacco Group. Murrillo is being replaced by Ivan Hurtado...
Real estate developer Michael Lake wants the National Housing Trust, NHT, to do more for the transformation of the inner-city communities of Kingston. Lake, a former chairman of the Jamaica Developers Association, JDA, said the state housing agency...
Key Insurance Company’s board awaits clarity on the company’s future from its parent, GraceKennedy Financial Group Limited, which intends to delist it from the Jamaica Stock Exchange. “We understand that you would be interested in the planning post...
Tropical Battery Company Limited made a profit of $2.78 million, in the March second quarter, reflecting a decline nearly 90 per cent compared to profit of $26.6 million in the year prior. Revenue grew by five per cent to $1.63 billion. Much of the...
Leaders of many of the world’s nations, but not the United States, gathered Monday in Spain to tackle the growing gap between rich and poor nations and try to drum up the trillions of dollars needed to close it. More than 70 world leaders and other...
Power plants and industrial facilities that emit carbon dioxide, the primary driver of global warming, are hopeful that Congress will keep tax credits for capturing the gas and storing it deep underground. The process, called carbon capture and...
Denmark is taking steps toward enacting a ban on the use of ‘deepfake’ imagery online, saying such digital manipulations can stir doubts about reality and foster misinformation. The government said in a statement published Thursday that a “broad...
Weather experts are warning that hurricane forecasts will be severely hampered by the upcoming cut-off of key data from United States Department of Defense satellites, the latest Trump administration move with potential consequences for the quality...
Resource competition has long underpinned international relations. But it seems to be taking centrestage again, much like the nineteenth-century Scramble for Africa or Western grabs for Mideast oil in the last century. As demand rises for the...
Singapore has a low exposure to natural disasters. It is one of the least disaster-prone countries in the world, according to experts. Its location in Southeast Asia provides natural protection from many of the most destructive disasters like...
QUESTION: Can Jamaicans really make money from creating content? BUSINESSWISE: Every week, at least one Jamaican asks me the same thing: How do I make money online from content? It has become the most common question, as someone is always trying...
Jamaica Blue Mountain coffee is a rarity, commanding high prices not just for its taste, but for its story. Its elevation, climate, hand-picked processing, and meticulous standards, all contribute to its reputation. But, in a market where...
Husband-and-wife team Mickoy Holness and Nickeisha Horne Holness have entered the truck dealership market as representatives of a Chinese brand. Holness, who has two decades of experience in trucking, said he was approached by Chinese interests to...
Digital price labels, which are rapidly replacing paper shelf tags at American supermarkets, haven’t led to demand-based pricing surges, according to a new study that examined five years’ worth of prices at one grocery chain. But some shoppers,...
