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03 Jul, 2026
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Egg producers will pay $3.3M and donate 53 million eggs to settle price-fixing claims
The US Justice Department and 17 states reached settlement agreements with three major egg producers this week to resolve allegations that the companies illegally colluded for years to raise prices,…
03 Jul, 2026
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Beyond rhetoric: Lessons from the CHASE Fund, ODPEM, and the Dominican Republic
When Hurricanes Beryl (2024) and Melissa (2025) tore through the Caribbean, they left behind a trail of destruction — but also a few quiet victories. In Jamaica, one of those victories was found in…
03 Jul, 2026
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Jamaica’s ABM network stabilises, but storm-hit parishes lag behind
Jamaica’s network of automated banking machines (ABMs) remains largely stable at 2.0 per cent below pre-Hurricane Melissa levels, but some parishes in the storm’s path are yet to recover.
The total…
03 Jul, 2026
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Largest insulin distributor in Jamaica posts gain on acquisition
Acado Limited posted a US$8 million gain on the acquisition of the Jamaica operations of Massy Distribution Limited, a deal that gave it near-total control of the local insulin market, subject to a…
03 Jul, 2026
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Petrojam absorbs US$156,000-a-day loss after gas unit shuts down in April
Jamaica’s sole oil refinery suffered an unexpected shutdown of its gasolene production unit in April, racking up an estimated US$3.6 million (J$550 million) in production losses over 23 days and…
03 Jul, 2026
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Kristen Gyles | Saved by a guilty plea
Here’s an interesting story. In 2017, three young men founded a cryptocurrency company called Centra Tech. At the core of what this company was purportedly offering the world was a new cryptocurrency…
03 Jul, 2026
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Peter Espeut | Between a rock and a hard place
I do not think that many appreciate the difficult corner into which Prime Minister Andrew Holness has painted himself.
For many years, the financial affairs of one of his Cabinet colleagues – Dr…
03 Jul, 2026
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Something Extra | Friday
Emerging singer-songwriter Cholita officially introduced her six-track EP Broken Promises on Friday evening with an intimate launch at Mezza Luna. Friends, family, industry insiders and supporters…
03 Jul, 2026
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