Business
23 Sep, 2026
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Broke by month-end: Cash crunch drives look at fortnightly pay
Jamaican employers and trade unions are split over whether to move the country’s monthly paid workers onto fortnightly pay, a change that would lift nobody’s salary but would halve the wait between…
23 Sep, 2026
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CG United presses expansion despite US$62m Melissa claims bill
Hurricane Melissa cost CG United Insurance Jamaica US$62 million in claims and pushed it to loss position, but it’s still in growth mode. “Overall, CG United Jamaica had 209 reported claims,” Country…
23 Sep, 2026
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Coconut output up 73% since 2021, but drought stalls recovery
Jamaica’s coconut production has climbed 73 per cent since 2021 on the back of a sustained replanting drive, but current drought conditions threatens that recovery, with one St Thomas grower reporting…
23 Sep, 2026
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Pension industry hires Market Research Services to conduct pension survey
The Pension Industry Association of Jamaica (PIAJ) has hired Market Research Services Limited (MRSL) to map how Jamaicans save and prepare for retirement, seeking data to back its push for pension…
23 Sep, 2026
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Francis Wade | A CEO’s ego – Now clinging to prior success
Your CEO has a strong ego. Most successful ones do. It carried him through the growth years, and it now sits at the centre of every conversation about the company’s future. Right now, that same ego is…
23 Sep, 2026
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Google fined $463 million for breaching EU rule on location data
Google has been fined 403 million euros (US$463 million) for breaching the European Union’s strict privacy rules because it mishandled users’ location data, the bloc’s data privacy watchdog said on…
23 Sep, 2026
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Federal Reserve rate hike reflects new world of sticky inflation and faster growth
President Donald Trump has renewed his attacks on the Federal Reserve after it hiked its benchmark interest rate on Wednesday, but the Fed matters less than broader economic trends when it comes to…
23 Sep, 2026
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Bill Gates pushes for ‘smart use’ of AI as his foundation builds more representative language data
Bill Gates told his foundation’s Goalkeepers gathering that “increased generosity” and “the smart use of AI” together could accelerate the fight against inequality, urging the world’s richest…
23 Sep, 2026
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Seprod considers additional public offer
Seprod Limited will ask shareholders to approve a five-for-one stock split and a near doubling of its authorised shares, a move that would let the company issue new stock or raise fresh capital.