Business

December 9, 2025

Oran Hall | Consequences of not making a will

There are several estate planning tools – trusts, joint ownership, living gifts, and wills – but a will is perhaps the most common and effective means of passing on one’s assets to named…
Business
December 9, 2025

Dolla profits surge as it closes in on bond

Dolla Financial Services Limited tripled its profit in the third quarter to $186 million, setting the stage for a new yearly record. The company’s earnings year to date, January-September, have…
Executive Chairman of Supreme Ventures Limited, Gary Peart.
December 9, 2025

SVL delivers for Q3 but wary of Melissa effects

Supreme Ventures Limited, SVL, posted strong third-quarter results, but the gaming and lottery company remains cautious about the lingering effects of Hurricane Melissa, which disrupted operations in…
Business
December 9, 2025

Francis Wade | Staying in your lane is killing your legacy

Everyone says focus on your knitting; don’t stray outside your mandate. But the best government leaders – the ones who will be remembered 20 years from now – are doing the exact opposite. Imagine…
A car sits on its roof in Catherine Hall, a community in Montego Bay where homes, businesses and infrastructure suffered heavy damage due to Hurricane Melissa.
December 9, 2025

Yaneek Page | Reinventing your business model for climate survival

The Atlantic hurricane season officially ends on November 30. That gives us just under 200 days before the next one begins. The countdown has already started, not just on calendar, but on the clock…
The OpenAI logo is displayed on a cellphone with an image on a computer monitor generated by ChatGPT’s Dall-E text-to-image model.
December 9, 2025

OpenAI and Amazon sign US$38b deal for AI computing power

OpenAI and Amazon have signed a US$38 billion deal that enables the ChatGPT maker to run its artificial intelligence systems on Amazon’s data centres in the United States. OpenAI will be able to power…
A mobile phone displays a user’s travels using Google Maps.
December 9, 2025

Gemini AI to transform Google Maps into a more conversational experience

Google Maps is heading in a new direction with artificial intelligence sitting in the passenger’s seat. Fuelled by Google’s Gemini AI technology, the world’s most popular navigation app will become a…
Joe Pires, managing director of Caribbean Chemicals and Agencies Limited.
December 9, 2025 by Neville Graham

Caribbean Chemicals batting for more farming in the east

Caribbean Chemicals & Agencies Jamaica Limited is urging farmers in eastern Jamaica to intensify production and adopt more efficient practices in the wake of Hurricane Melissa, which devastated…
A flooded area of Cave Valley in St Ann, one of many areas damaged during Hurricane Melissa, which hit Jamaica on October 28, 2025.
December 9, 2025

Jamaica’s insured losses from Melissa could reach US$4b, analytics firm says

Verisk Analytics, a global data analytics firm, estimates that insured property losses from Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica could range between US$2.2 billion and US$4.2 billion, but these figures await…