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06 May, 2026 0

Spur Tree Spices plans ackee orchard to strengthen supply

Spur Tree Spices Limited is planting roughly 3,000 ackee trees to secure its own supply of the fruit, as demand from overseas markets outpaces what its current suppliers can deliver, CEO Albert Bailey…
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06 May, 2026 0

CAC 2000 turns to debt refinancing as losses deepen on sharply lower revenues

CAC 2000 Limited is pursuing debt refinancing to stabilise its working capital position as losses deepen on sharply lower revenues, underscoring persistent liquidity challenges at the air-conditioning…
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06 May, 2026 0

Roomba pioneer aims to crack the household market again with an AI-powered pet robot

The robotics pioneer who helped unleash the Roomba vacuum is now betting that you might one day replace your beloved dog or cat with a plush robot that follows you around your home and adapts to your…
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06 May, 2026 0

Pennsylvania sues AI company, saying its chatbots illegally hold themselves out as licensed doctors

The US state of Pennsylvania has sued an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot maker, saying its chatbots illegally hold themselves out as doctors and are deceiving the system's users into…
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05 May, 2026 0

Shares of eBay take off on a $56 billion buyout bid from GameStop’s Ryan Cohen

Shares of eBay are soaring before the opening bell Monday as Ryan Cohen's GameStop pursues an approximately US$56 billion takeover of the company, seeing it as a vehicle to compete with online…
Chris Dehring, CEO of Cricket West Indies
01 May, 2026 0

Cricket West Indies expects losses of US$26m this year

Cricket West Indies (CWI) management expects the organisation to incur a further loss of US$26 million this year before returning to profit in 2027, as the body grapples with the financial…
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Caribbean Cement Company Limited Managing Director Jorge Martinez (left) and Group Managing Director of the Trinidad Cement Limited cluster, Francisco Aguilera (second right), take part in a demonstration with students at St Eliz
01 May, 2026 0

Caribbean Cement posts higher profit as hurricane recovery lifts demand, output

Caribbean Cement Company Limited posted stronger first-quarter profit in 2026, capitalising on expanded production capacity and hurricane-driven demand after a year in which annual output fell to a…
Philip Chong, President, Jamaica Gasolene Retailers Association (JGRA), at the JGRA Press Conference, Kings Plaza, 38c Constant Spring Road, Kingston, on February 28, 2020.
01 May, 2026 0

FTC launches investigation into petrol trade amid fuel surge

The Fair Trading Commission (FTC) has launched investigations into possible anti-competitive practices in the pricing and distribution of petroleum products, following complaints from gas station…