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Updated 8 hours ago by Steven Jackson/Senior Business Reporter

Digicel flags regulatory concerns over SpaceX's global 5G cellular ambitions 

Digicel Group has raised concerns about regulatory parity as SpaceX moves ahead with plans to deliver 5G connectivity directly to unmodified cell phones — a development that comes as Starlink's satellite internet service already operates in Jamaica.

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Jamaica airport workers earn equal pay overall, but that figure masks gender imbalances underneath
Women and men, on average, earn equal pay at Jamaica's two largest airports, but that overall equity conceals imbalances at the operational, management, and executive levels, according to the…
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Updated 7 hours ago by Steven Jackson

Dolphin Cove turns profit despite revenue fall 
Dolphin Cove Limited's revenue fell 39 per cent in the March 2026 first quarter, but the marine park operator still earned US$140,000 profit, aided by a partial reversal of prior impairment…
Updated 3 hours ago by Luke Douglas

Quantas Advantage sees opportunities in real estate 
Investment firm Quantas Advantage Ltd sees opportunities in real estate following its initial public offering (IPO). It also has deals in The Bahamas and the Cayman Islands in its pipeline of…
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Updated 5 hours ago

Francis Wade | The leader who fixed everything - And inspired no one
You are a leader striving to motivate your staff, and it still isn’t working. Why are your efforts yielding so few results? Here’s a contrarian take based on some of Donald Trump’s supporters.
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SpaceX buys AI coding start-up Cursor for US$60 billion in race for an edge over Anthropic and OpenAI
SpaceX will move forward with its US$60-billion acquisition of artificial intelligence (AI) start-up Cursor as Elon Musk's space exploration and AI company seeks a competitive edge against rivals…
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Updated 4 hours ago

Investors might ignore AI giants like SpaceX, but their 401(k) pension accounts won’t
While Americans might want to ignore all the hubbub around SpaceX, Elon Musk and initial public offerings (IPOs), their 401(k) pension accounts likely can't. SpaceX is now worth US$2.1…
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US filings for unemployment benefits fall to 226,000 last week as lay-offs remain historically low 
The number of Americans applying for jobless aid fell modestly last week as lay-offs remained in the same historically low range of recent years. US applications for unemployment benefits in the week…
Updated 3 hours ago

McDonald's is frying up some apple pies to honour America's 250th birthday
The company said on Tuesday it's bringing back fried apple pies for the first time in more than three decades. They'll be available at most US restaurants for a limited time, starting June…
Updated 8 hours ago

In boost to Musk, Justice Department seeks to dismiss air pollution lawsuit against xAI data centre
The Trump administration is helping one of Elon Musk's companies fight a civil rights lawsuit that alleges it is illegally running dozens of natural gas turbines to power a US$20 billion AI data…