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December 12, 2025
by Steven Jackson
Jamaica insurance sector on a positive track
Jamaica’s insurance sector continues to expand, with total assets just shy of the $600-billion mark and capital buffers showing improvement, the Financial Services Commission, FSC, indicated in its…
December 12, 2025
Trinidad secures US permission to negotiate gas deal with Venezuela
The United States has granted Trinidad & Tobago permission to negotiate a gas deal with neighbouring Venezuela without facing any US sanctions, the Caribbean nation’s attorney general has said.…
December 12, 2025
First Rock delivers third Costa Rica project
First Rock Real Estate Investments Limited has completed its third development project in Costa Rica. The latest project involves a modern KFC restaurant and a distribution centre and was executed…
December 12, 2025
Tesla offers cheaper versions of two EVs to win back market share
Tesla rolled out new, cheaper versions of two of its electric car models on Tuesday in hopes the offerings will help revive flagging sales, but investors dumped its stock anyway. The new Model Y,…
December 12, 2025
Johnson and Klemmer | The Federal Reserve’s other problem
The US Federal Reserve is much in the news currently, as White House pressure for lower interest rates calls the Fed’s independence into question. But lurking just behind the headlines is another…
December 12, 2025
China outlines more controls on exports of rare earths, technology
China outlined new curbs on exports of rare earths and related technologies on Thursday, extending controls over use of the elements critical for many high-tech and military products ahead of a…
December 12, 2025
Police pull over a self-driving Waymo for illegal U-turn, but can’t ticket
Police in Northern California were understandably perplexed when they pulled over a Waymo taxi after it made an illegal U-turn, only to find no driver behind the wheel and therefore, no one to ticket.…
December 12, 2025
Wigton to be twice as big after multibillion solar buildout
Wigton Energy Limited, which has set sights on becoming one of the largest owners of solar power in Jamaica, says it will take two years to build out the 70 megawatts of capacity. The company will…
December 12, 2025
by Steven Jackson
Hunt on for consultant to fix underperforming Tourism Linkages Network
The Ministry of Tourism plans to undertake a review of the Tourism Linkages Network, following revelations that the programme has not delivered on its core economic objectives. “The programme’s actual…