Residents of Kingston and St Andrew received most of the growth in remittances since Hurricane Melissa, rather than the parishes the storm hit hardest. Jamaicans abroad sent home US$1.85 billion through remittance companies…
US issues sanctions on Turkish bank that it calls a ‘critical financial lifeline’ for Iran
The Trump administration announced Friday that it has imposed sanctions on a Turkish financial institution as part of its latest effort to sever “critical financial lifelines” for the Iranian government. The actions against…
Flock surveillance cameras become midterm campaign target as voters balk at tech companies’ power
Wisconsin’s candidates for governor want to limit them while Pennsylvania’s say they support a ban. A Michigan congressional candidate called them “un-American.” A Florida Senate candidate is selling merch opposing them.
Barita upgraded by rating agency
Barita Investments Ltd has been upgraded one notch by regional ratings agency CariCRIS, lifting the brokerage into the top creditworthiness band available to Jamaican obligors and putting it a step above its own…
Pabst Blue Ribbon offers $20,000 reward to help find its missing beer
Pabst Blue Ribbon wants its beer back, and it is offering a reward to help that happen. Greig DeBow, the CEO of Pabst Brewing Co, said Wednesday that the company would pay up…
BPO Transition: Balancing Investor Realities with Economic Necessity
In May 2024, I issued a stark warning in this column: Jamaica was standing directly in the pathway of a technology-driven economic tremor. I cautioned that our heavy national reliance on outsourced North…
Danielle Archer | How silence rewrites what citizens know
Jamaica is entering a moment where the most important governance question is not who holds office but how information moves. What the public thinks it knows, what it does not know, and what…
Imani Tafari-Ama | When the machine does the thinking
The anxiety surrounding the pervasive power of artificial intelligence (AI), particularly its potential impact on mental development, learning and psychosocial behaviour, has become sufficiently serious to prompt policymakers to pause and reconsider the…
Reggae Vibes Album Top 20 | September 6 | 2026
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