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Craftpersons seen creating jewellery at the Pandora factory in Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam, on Wednesday, September. AP
02 Oct, 2026 0

Pandora opens $150-million Vietnam jewellery factory powered by renewable energy

Danish jewellery company Pandora has opened the world’s largest fine-jewellery crafting facility in Vietnam, a US$150-million factory powered entirely by renewable electricity and using 100 per cent…
Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) Director of Operations Dr Nicole Manning displays a copy of the School-Based Assessment (SBA) Concession document during a press conference held at the Overseas Examinations Commission in St Andrew in January.
02 Oct, 2026 0

Kristen Gyles | Who wrote the SBA?

I have had the privilege of not only performing School-Based Assessments (SBAs) for subjects I sat at the CSEC level, but also marking SBAs for students sitting CSEC exams. In my days sitting CSEC,…
File Fesco gas station on Beechwood Avenue in St Andrew.
02 Oct, 2026 0

Fesco opening more stations

Future Energy Source Company Ltd (FESCO) plans to open two more dealer-owned service stations this year, which would take its network to 26 islandwide. The expansion follows record sales and rising…
Rev Neville Callam
02 Oct, 2026 0

Peter Espeut | A mighty tree has fallen

A few weeks ago, I lost a good friend. Baptist minister the Rev Dr Neville George Callam passed away on August 15 while on a visit to the United States. At his funeral last week, many said he will be…
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02 Oct, 2026 0

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Jamaica has a salary problem, but we keep calling it a cost-of-living problem This is true enuh, the wages paid to Jamaicans are abysmal compared to the cost of living. - @unbrash Only someone…
Meta glasses are displayed at the Meta Connect developer conference, in Menlo Park, California.
02 Oct, 2026 0

Letter of the Day | Beware of the invisible camera!

THE EDITOR, Madam: Wearable cameras or smart glasses are rapidly moving from novelty to normality. Smart glasses can take photographs, record conversations, and interpret what the wearer sees.
Tina-Gay Wilson, financial advisor at Sagicor, says yes to a red slip dress.
02 Oct, 2026 0

Something Extra | Friday

Those who dared to follow the Touch of Red theme created quite a splash at the Hennessy Made for More experience. Held at the S Hotel Kingston on Tuesday night, guests gathered poolside to indulge in…
JUTA President Simon Lawrence.
02 Oct, 2026 0

JUTA urges freeze on new tourism transport licences

Western Bureau: JUTA Montego Bay is calling for an immediate freeze on new tourism ground transportation licences and related work permits, warning that Jamaican-owned operators are being squeezed out…
From left: Abigail McIntosh, executive director of the Jamaica Conservation and Development Trust (JCDT), and Melissa Newman, director of corporate affairs, shared values and marketing at JEP Group, at Holywell Recreational Park.
02 Oct, 2026 0

JEP Group donates $800,000 to support Holywell upgrades

Jamaica Energy Partners (JEP) Group has donated $800,000 to the Jamaica Conservation and Development Trust (JCDT) to support upgrades at Holywell Recreational Park, extending a partnership in…