Business
16 Sep, 2026
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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,…
16 Sep, 2026
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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 from…
16 Sep, 2026
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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.…
16 Sep, 2026
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When the crash scene becomes a ‘witness’
Kenute Hare’s new book deserves attention because it asks a question Jamaica can no longer afford to treat as technical: When people die or are injured on the roads, are we investigating crashes well…
16 Sep, 2026
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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…
15 Sep, 2026
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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…
13 Sep, 2026
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EduFocal to keep AGM vote results under wraps up to 30 days
Shareholders in EduFocal Ltd voted on renaming the company and authorising the issue of new shares at Thursday’s annual general meeting (AGM), but the company will announce both results at a later…
13 Sep, 2026
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Liberty Business launches AWS cloud partnership in Jamaica
Liberty Business has launched a partnership with Amazon Web Services in Jamaica, giving local companies and government agencies access to AWS cloud services through the telecommunications provider’s…
13 Sep, 2026
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Charlene Ashley | Your first export order may be your most dangerous sale
Imagine a Jamaican product lands on a foreign shelf. We take the photograph, post the flag emoji and announce that the business has “gone global”. Six months later, the shelf is empty, the distributor…