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02 Oct, 2026
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Centuries-old Japanese art of ikebana draws those seeking calm
TOKYO (AP): Ikebana, the Japanese art of arranging flowers, is a form of expression that dates back more than 500 years. It continues to blossom, quietly, not only with traditionalists, but also with…
02 Oct, 2026
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Hurricane Melissa’s real lesson – It could hit again
The day after Hurricane Melissa passed, many Jamaicans walked outside to find a different world. The roofs of their houses were gone. Trees lay across roads. Businesses were shuttered. Some families…
02 Oct, 2026
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PriceSmart opens MoBay club with US$28m investment
PriceSmart has opened its first warehouse club in western Jamaica, investing more than US$28 million in a new Montego Bay location that is expected to create 182 jobs and further expand the retailer’s…
02 Oct, 2026
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Sygnus co-founder Ike Johnson to step down as COO
Sygnus Capital Group Ltd says co-founder Dr Ike Johnson will leave his post as executive vice-president and chief operating officer (COO) on December 31, ending a decade in the senior ranks of the…
02 Oct, 2026
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Naomi Campbell’s five-year charity trustee ban overturned
LONDON (AP): Supermodel Naomi Campbell won a legal challenge Thursday to overturn a five-year ban on serving as a charity trustee in England and Wales that she said had “hurt deeply”. A three-judge…
02 Oct, 2026
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JMMB Group watching interest rates hikes, adds that Guyana market difficult to enter
Large financial provider JMMB Group Ltd said it is closely monitoring US interest rates and Middle East tensions, while flagging the Guyanese market as difficult to enter. “It’s a little volatile…
02 Oct, 2026
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Payoneer renews Etsy deal, but most Jamaican sellers remain shut out
Payoneer, the cross-border payments company many Jamaicans use to collect overseas earnings, has renewed its partnership with global marketplace Etsy through to 2029. The renewal continues Payoneer…
02 Oct, 2026
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Kintyre seeks additional US$500,000 to fund growth
Kintyre Holdings, the Junior Market company, aims to raise US$500,000 in private equity funding to finance operations. Earning nearly three-quarters of a billion dollars in profit over six months has…
02 Oct, 2026
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Movie Review | ‘Verity’ puts Hathaway, Johnson and Hartnett in Colleen Hoover thriller
AP: In Verity, it’s hard to know who to trust. There’s Anne Hathaway’s titular character, a wildly popular novelist who is unable to speak or move after a car accident, but whose secret, disturbing…