Business
December 9, 2025
OECD predicts global economy will grow 3.2% this year despite tariff wars
The world economy has proven surprisingly durable in the face of trade wars initiated by the United States, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development said Tuesday, upgrading its…
December 9, 2025
Howard Davies | The Basel consensus is cracking
Ask a room of central bankers how many want a less stable financial system, and you will see few, if any, hands go up. Ask how many support intrusive, costly supervision, endless box-ticking, and…
December 9, 2025
Bitcoin price tumbles in crypto rout
Bitcoin and companies tied to cryptocurrencies extended a nearly two-month swoon Monday, tracking with a broader market sell-off in technology companies that many see as overvalued. Bitcoin slid 6.5…
December 9, 2025
Dom Rep positions for tourists rerouted from Jamaica by Hurricane Melissa
The Dominican Republic has authorised the arrival of 800 new flights to accommodate a surge in tourists who were originally planning to vacation in Jamaica and other nearby islands, but were rerouted…
December 9, 2025
by Luke Douglas
Zinc still the roofing material of choice as storm victims restore homes
There has been an increase in sales of zinc sheeting since the passage of Hurricane Melissa, as persons push to restore their homes, many of which lost roofs made from the same material during the…
December 9, 2025
Oran Hall | Let the Consumer Affairs Commission fight for you
The Consumer Affairs Commission, CAC, recovered $17.21 million as compensation for aggrieved customers from 971 complaints for the period April to November, 2024, according to the Jamaica Information…
December 9, 2025
Yaneek Page | 2026: A hard road ahead for small businesses
We can finally wave goodbye to the 2025 hurricane season but it may be 18 months or more before Jamaica can exhale, particularly now that the message is coming from two institutions responsible for…
December 9, 2025
Rohde and Peña | AI wants our water
AI is often portrayed as the harbinger of a prosperous, more efficient future. But the machines driving this revolution depend on a resource far older – and far more contested – than data or…
December 9, 2025
Brazilian police crack down on US$4.8b tax-evasion and money-laundering scheme
Brazilian police launched a police operation on Thursday to dismantle a major tax-evasion and money-laundering scheme in the fuel sector. The group under investigation is Brazil’s largest tax debtor,…