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December 14, 2025
Appeals court backs contempt finding against Apple
A federal appeals court on Thursday backed a ruling that held Apple in civil contempt for brazenly defying an order designed to open its iPhone app store to other payment systems besides its own, but…
December 14, 2025
US relieves airlines of covering passenger expenses amid aircraft recalls
The United States Department of Transportation has issued new guidance telling airlines they do not have to cover passenger expenses, such as meals or hotel stays, when flight cancellations or long…
December 14, 2025
Fed unanimously approves reappointment of regional bank presidents
The United States Federal Reserve’s governing board unanimously approved the reappointment of nearly all of the Fed’s 12 regional bank presidents, a group that has come under scrutiny by the Trump…
December 14, 2025
Marcello Estevão | The global economy’s hidden rebalancing
Next year, global growth is expected to be near 3.1 per cent, almost the same as this year. To many observers, such steadiness suggests a world economy drifting sideways, neither slowing nor…
December 14, 2025
by Paul H. Williams
Of St John’s Anglican Church and Allison Morris – Part II Way back when
ALLISON MORRIS is mourning the destruction of Black River, Elizabeth, by Category 5 Hurricane Melissa. It is like a loved one has passed. There was substantial damage to her own family house and yard.…
December 14, 2025
by Nicola Cunningham
Not so merry Christmas
There will be less decking of halls, stringing of lights, trimming of trees, and setting up sound systems this Yuletide season as several party promoters have scaled back, postponed, or cancelled…
December 14, 2025
Cedric Stephens | Closing the insurance gap
Last Sunday, Christopher Burgess, PhD, civil engineer, land developer, climate change scientist, and newspaper columnist, drafted a blueprint of how government should approach rebuilding of the…
December 18, 2025
by Yasmine Peru
10 years after ditching Lady Saw, Minister Hall remains committed
A conversation with Minister Marion Hall, the former Queen of the Dancehall, who ditched her raunchy Lady Saw alter ego 10 years ago today when she got baptised, is peppered with the refrain “I bless…
December 14, 2025
Floyd Morris | A new era for disability advocacy
In recent times, I have had conversations with persons with disabilities and others within the society about the Disabilities Act that has been enacted in Jamaica. Some of these individuals have…