Business
23 Sep, 2025
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Companies Office home under renovation, moving to Pan Jam building
The Companies Office of Jamaica, COJ, is expanding at its current location at Grenada Way in New Kingston to better serve clients but is making plans to relocate within two years, Minister of…
23 Sep, 2025
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ExxonMobil touts US$3b local spending in Guyana
Oil company ExxonMobil Guyana says that along with its contractors, it has spent an estimated US$2.9 billion with Guyanese businesses since operations began in 2015. In addition, the oil and gas…
23 Sep, 2025
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Spirit Airlines to furlough 1,800 flight attendants amid second bankruptcy
Spirit Airlines plans to furlough 1,800 flight attendants before the end of the year, the cash-strapped budget carrier said Monday. The company said it made the “difficult decision” to put cabin crew…
22 Sep, 2025
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Nvidia to invest US$100b in OpenAI
Chipmaker Nvidia will invest US$100 billion in OpenAI as part of a partnership announced Monday that will add at least 10 gigawatts of Nvidia AI data centres to ramp up the computing power for the…
22 Sep, 2025
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TikTok algorithm to be licensed to joint venture led by Oracle and Silver Lake
Tech giant Oracle will spearhead American oversight of the algorithm and security underlying TikTok’s popular video platform under the terms of a deal laid out this week the Trump administration. All…
19 Sep, 2025
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Coworking sector sprouting in Jamaica
Although most workplaces have long called back employees into office in the post-pandemic era, options for coworking and virtual office space in Jamaica continue to grow, at least in Kingston. From…
19 Sep, 2025
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GDSS prepping for succession
After five decades at the helm of one of Jamaica’s private and community-rooted waste management companies, Dorothea Gordon-Smith is preparing to hand over the reins of Garbage Disposal &…
19 Sep, 2025
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Clothing, resource swaps spreading across neighbourhoods
When Cassie Ridgway held her first clothing swap in Portland, Oregon, 14 years ago, she had a few goals: keep clothes out of landfills, help people find free fashion treasures and build community. The…
19 Sep, 2025
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Canada and Mexico vow closer economic ties
Prime Minister of Canada Mark Carney and President of Mexico Claudia Sheinbaum promised Thursday to strengthen trade relations in the face of US tariff threats and pushed to keep the most important…