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June 15, 2026
Carol Oilver | Aliens might exist – but there are three reasons why they’re not visiting us
About 6,200 exoplanets have been found in more than 4,700 solar systems, though none are like Earth or our Solar System.
Most stars could have at least one planet, and there are more than 100 billion…
June 15, 2026
Technology meets heritage in Artefacts of Jamaica
Jamaican visual artist Idris Veitch’s Artefacts of Jamaica, a digital project that documents and reinterprets some of the country's most significant historic buildings. Focusing on the Ward…
June 15, 2026
Wind industry sues US Pentagon over stalled projects putting US$47b at risk
Renewable energy groups are suing the US military because they say national security reviews for new wind farms on private land have been effectively frozen for months.
The groups say this logjam…
June 15, 2026
An underground detector in China unveils its first major findings about mysterious ghost particles
A massive underground detector aimed at understanding the mysterious ghost particles in our universe released its first major results on Wednesday.
The Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory…
June 15, 2026
SpaceX stock soars in debut and makes Elon Musk a trillionaire
Elon Musk became the world's first trillionaire after shares of his rocket company SpaceX soared in Wall Street's biggest initial public offering of stock.
Shares in SpaceX jumped more than…
June 15, 2026
What Elon Musk's Trillion Means in Real Terms
Catapulted by the market debut of his rocket company SpaceX, Elon Musk is now the world's first trillionaire.
That level of wealth, all owned by just one person, was once unfathomable. Before…
June 15, 2026
IFC finalises US$15-million investment in Caribbean debt fund targeting SME financing
The private-sector financing arm of the World Bank, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) has confirmed plans to invest US$15 million in a regional fund arranged by Sygnus Capital.
June 15, 2026
by Neville Graham
Main Event losses mount
Main Event Entertainment Group's (MEEG) losses grew more than fourfold in the April second quarter to $45 million as the company cut costs to reflect the challenging events market.
June 15, 2026
Charlene Ashley | Shop foreign, think local: The uncomfortable economics of online shopping
We tell Jamaicans to support local businesses. Then we proudly post bargains we found online. The irony is hard to miss.
We encourage entrepreneurship, yet increasingly buy directly from the very…