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An entrance of the European Central Bank photographed in Frankfurt, Germany, on Thursday, October 29.
04 Nov, 2026 0

Europe’s economy brushes off energy shock from Iran war, shows moderate growth in Q3

Europe’s economy persevered with moderate growth in the third quarter despite higher oil prices from the US-Iran war, as gross domestic product increased by 0.4 per cent over the quarter before. The…
Business
04 Nov, 2026 0

Interest rate cuts bite Republic Bank Ghana, nine-month profit falls a quarter

Republic Bank Ghana PLC’s nine-month profit fell by almost a quarter as falling Ghanaian interest rates squeezed the income it earns on loans and government securities, even as its balance sheet…
04 Nov, 2026 0

Elite shares dropping towards buyout offer price

Resource Assets Ltd, a St Lucia-registered company, has offered to buy all of Elite Diagnostic Ltd’s issued ordinary shares at $1.60 each or less than its trading price but roughly equivalent to its…
A Ryanair Boeing 737 MAX takes off from Lisbon airport in January 2023.
04 Nov, 2026 0

Ryanair CEO anticipates European airfare prices up as much as 20% next year as jet fuel prices rise

The CEO for Ryanair expects European plane ticket prices may climb as much as 20 per cent next year with the conflict in the Middle East ongoing. “So we’re facing 2027 where we have much higher oil…
Manchester City’s Khadija Shaw scores her side’s first goal from a penalty on during the Women’s Champions League football match against Paris Saint-Germain in Manchester, England, on October 29.
04 Nov, 2026 0

Shaw misses out on prestigious FifPro XI shortlist

LONDON, England (CMC): Jamaican superstar Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw is among several high-profile players omitted from the prestigious FifPro Women’s World XI shortlist. The 26-player shortlist was voted…
Floyd Green, leader of government business in the House of Representatives.
04 Nov, 2026 0

Opposition erupts as Green moves to shut down Cuba vote censure debate

In a move that appeared to catch the parliamentary Opposition off guard, Leader of Government Business Floyd Green last evening called for a critical debate on an Opposition motion to censure the…
Jamaica’s Jodi-Ann Ward (centre) wins the ball from Australia’s Liz Watson during their Netball Pool A match on day seven of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games at the NEC Arena in 2022.
04 Nov, 2026 0

Ward understands the assignment against England

National senior netball defender Jodi-Ann Ward says she is determined to help the Sunshine Girls wrest the Horizon Series trophy from rivals England when the teams meet in their four-match series…
04 Nov, 2026 0

Track’s trickle-down economics helps no one

As another Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association of Jamaica (TOBA) sale looms, continuing decline of the local breeding industry, its output – quantity and quality of horses produced annually –…
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04 Nov, 2026 0

‘Kevin Smith killed Taneka Gardner’ - Pathways murder accused continues to reject murder statement

Murder accused Andre Ruddock has denied fabricating a story that a detective constable had instructed him to take the blame for killing Taneka Gardner on behalf of late church leader Kevin Smith.…