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FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried.
12 Dec, 2025 0

Sam Bankman-Fried appeals fraud conviction, court to rule later

Federal appeals court judges in Manhattan reacted sceptically Tuesday when a lawyer for once high-flying cryptocurrency entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried argued that his fraud conviction was unfair and…

Minister of Agriculture Floyd Green surveys damage during a tour of St Elizabeth in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, which hit Jamaica on October 28, 2025, causing widespread devastation to the agricultural sector.
12 Dec, 2025 0

Agri sector still counting the costs as recovery begins

Agro-Investment Corporation, an agri-business promotion and facilitation agency, has estimated losses to its network at around $690 million in the wake of Hurricane Melissa, but that number is…

People walk over a bridge near the European Central Bank in Frankfurt, Germany, on Sunday, October 26, 2025.
12 Dec, 2025 0

ECB leaves key rate unchanged as businesses weather US tariffs

The European Central Bank, ECB, left its key interest rate unchanged on Thursday as inflation remains under control and European businesses weather the impact of higher American tariffs better than…
Business
12 Dec, 2025 0

Trump lowers tariff on China

President of the United States Donald Trump described his face-to-face with President of China Xi Jinping on Thursday as a roaring success, saying he would cut tariffs on China, while Beijing had…

Christopher Clarke, CEO of Caribbean Creams Limited, addresses shareholders at the company’s annual general meeting in Kingston on Monday, November 3, 2025.
12 Dec, 2025 0

Melissa slows down Kremi, but not for long, says CEO

Caribbean Cream Limited’s Montego Bay depot sustained damage during Hurricane Melissa, but the company expects to be back to normal before the busy holiday season. The ice cream company, which trades…

General Accident Group CEO Sharon Donaldson.
12 Dec, 2025 0

Genac shoots past prior-year results but Melissa a new complication

Just nine months in, General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Limited’s earnings have already surged past the full-year results for all of 2024, performance that positioned the insurer for a strong…
Caribbean Cement Company Ltd.
12 Dec, 2025 0

Caribbean Cement ready to supply rebuilding material after Melissa

Caribbean Cement Company Limited said it holds sufficient cement inventory and production capacity to support Jamaica’s rebuilding efforts following Hurricane Melissa, as it disclosed third-quarter…
Anne Krueger
12 Dec, 2025 0

Anne Krueger | The case for a multilateral trade organisation without America

Since January, the world has watched in shock as US President Donald Trump’s administration has undermined every pillar of the economic order that the United States helped build and proudly championed…

People take a look to Nvidia’’s new products during the Computex 2025 exhibition in Taipei, Taiwan, on Wednesday, May 21, 2025.
12 Dec, 2025 0

AI chipmaker Nvidia becomes first US$5-trillion company

Nvidia has become the first US$5-trillion company, just three months after the Silicon Valley chipmaker was first to break through the US$4-trillion barrier. Hitting the new benchmark puts more…