Business
26 Mar, 2026
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Jury finds Instagram and YouTube liable in landmark social media addiction trial
A jury has found both Meta and YouTube liable in a first of its kind lawsuit seeking to hold social media platforms responsible for harm to children using their services, awarding the plaintiff US$3…
25 Mar, 2026
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Jamaica, Caribbean oil supplies secure despite Middle East turmoil, says Rubis
Jamaica and the broader Caribbean will continue generating strong profits for French energy distributor Rubis in 2026, company executives said, dismissing concerns that the Middle East conflict will…
25 Mar, 2026
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Main Event looks to carnival to grow cash in aftermath of Melissa
Main Event Entertainment Group Limited (MEEG) expects the carnival season to drive its second-quarter recovery. “We have our fair share of carnival work coming up,” CEO Solomon Sharpe told the…
25 Mar, 2026
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SOS annual sales rise despite hurricane inventory write-downs
Stationery and Office Supplies Limited (SOS) held its ground in 2025, recording its second-highest annual revenue despite losing its entire Montego Bay inventory to Hurricane Melissa – a resilience…
25 Mar, 2026
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Office furniture acquisition could push MFS Capital towards $300m
MFS Capital Partners plans to acquire Century Business Machines (CBM), a long-established supplier of office furniture, technology and stationery. CEO Dino Hinds has projected a doubling of…
22 Mar, 2026
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Jamaicans are 49th happiest in world – UN report
Jamaicans are happier this year than last year despite hurricane damage, according to the World Happiness Report 2026. In a world where conflict drives nations to the bottom and social media is…
22 Mar, 2026
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Hurricane Melissa damage prompts rethink of solar reliance for 220mw auction
Jamaica wants investors to build more wind and hydroelectric power projects, citing their resilience during hurricanes as part of a national push to generate half of its electricity from renewable…
22 Mar, 2026
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The nonprofit strategy retreat that ends in a stalemate
Imagine you head up a nonprofit. Unfortunately, your strategic planning leads to little more than abandoned initiatives. You believe that strategy is important, but why does it not inspire the…
20 Mar, 2026
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Clarendon Alumina Partners to lose $7.6b even as partners push efficiency drive at Jamalco
Clarendon Alumina Partners (CAP), which holds a stake in Jamalco alumina refinery, expects to bleed losses totalling US$46 million (J$7.6 billion) for fiscal year ending 2027, according to government…