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16 Sep, 2026
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Something Extra | Wednesday
The 78th Emmy Awards have come to a close, with Widow’s Bay emerging as the night’s big winner. The series made Emmy history with 14 wins, the most ever for a comedy series, sweeping major categories,…
16 Sep, 2026
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FSC sets up innovation unit, sandbox for new financial products
The Financial Services Commission (FSC) has established two departments – an Innovation Unit and a Market Growth & Development Department – to give securities, insurance and private pension firms…
16 Sep, 2026
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Editorial | Regulating AI
The renewed fears of a potentially apocalyptic future caused by artificial intelligence (AI), and calls for a slowdown in the advance of these technologies, again highlight the need for a full and…
16 Sep, 2026
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Elizabeth Morgan | The 18th BRICS Summit – still aiming to achieve their goals
The 18th BRICS Summit was held in New Delhi, India, September 12- 13 and was chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The theme was ‘Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and…
16 Sep, 2026
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Stronger Jamaican dollar contributed to BOJ loss
The Bank of Jamaica said it booked a $6.9-billion loss in the eight months to August, driven mainly by writedowns and currency movements. “The losses year to date have arisen primarily from unrealised…
16 Sep, 2026
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Island Grill targets 30 stores by 2030 in stepped-up expansion
Island Grill plans to grow its restaurant network by two-thirds to 30 outlets by 2030, a target that overtakes the goal the chain set a year ago. Chief Executive Officer Tania Waldron-Gooden told the…
16 Sep, 2026
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Message for Caribbean people: know your health
When we leave Jamaica or another Caribbean island and make the United Kingdom home, we take many things with us. Our culture. Our food. Our music. Our stories. Our sayings. Our sense of family and…
16 Sep, 2026
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Norris R. McDonald | Trump’s barrel-of-a-gun annexation of Venezuela’s oil and gas
“The United States appears to be destined by Providence to plague America with misery in the name of liberty.” — Simón Bolívar The American military now controls over $100 billion of Venezuela’s oil…
16 Sep, 2026
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A new brain map could help personalise epilepsy treatment
Mayo Clinic researchers have created a detailed map of the pulvinar, a deep brain region that could help doctors more precisely target brain stimulation therapies for people with drug-resistant…