The Vision for Health 2030 This Vision for Health 2030 is Jamaica’s 10-year strategic plan outlining the national… View the Vision for Health 2030 The Health Sector Plan is more than a blueprint…
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Double 12″ Spin #86 – Junior Murvin / Wailing Souls – In this edition, the Wailing Souls and falsetto master Junior Murvin (alongside Mikey Dread) are carrying us straight back to the early…
K-Chief Studios takes Montego Bay Global
K-Chief Studios takes Montego Bay Global With the first anniversary of the K-Chief Studios approaching, Michael Samuels and his team are preparing to host two reggae artistes from entirely different backgrounds. Anslom Nakikus,…
From Crime Noir to Duppies: Jamaican Stories Are Having a Moment on Screen
Something interesting has been happening on our screens over the past two years. Across television series, feature films, pilots and shorts, Jamaican stories are showing up in greater variety and in unexpected places….
Microsoft commits to sweeping AI privacy rules for students
Millions of students every day turn to AI chatbots for help with schoolwork, emotional support and personal advice – often unaware of where their conversations and other personal information end up. How that…
Island Grill targets 30 stores by 2030 in stepped-up expansion
Island Grill plans to grow its restaurant network by two-thirds to 30 outlets by 2030, a target that overtakes the goal the chain set a year ago. Chief Executive Officer Tania Waldron-Gooden told…
Fontana sales hit record, but costs weigh on profit
Fontana Limited generated record revenue but lower profit across its enlarged 11-store pharmacy network. It plans to cut costs going forward. “The next phase will focus on inventory optimisation, purchasing efficiencies and improving…
Omni sees local growth but shrinking oversees sales
Omni Industries Limited has cut its export ambitions by half and stretched the deadline, telling shareholders it now wants overseas sales to reach 10 per cent of revenue within five years – down…
Africa’s biggest oil refinery opens to public ownership, sparking excitement among retail investors
Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote opened his refinery to public ownership on Monday with plans to raise US$1.6 billion from retail investors across the continent in Africa’s biggest initial public offering, or IPO. Dangote,…
FSC sets up innovation unit, sandbox for new financial products
The Financial Services Commission (FSC) has established two departments – an Innovation Unit and a Market Growth & Development Department – to give securities, insurance and private pension firms an earlier channel to…
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says AI industry needs to give safety measures time to catch up
The CEO of Anthropic said Saturday the artificial-intelligence (AI) industry should slow its fast-moving development to give safety measures time to catch up. Without such a slowdown, Dario Amodei warned that, within six…