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11 Sep, 2026
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Wholesale prices moved higher last month in latest sign of stubborn inflation
Wholesale inflation picked up last month after cooling earlier this summer as higher oil and gas prices stemming from the Iran war are keeping costs elevated.
11 Sep, 2026
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Shoprite sales hit US$16.9b while holding price rises below inflation
Shoprite Holdings, southern Africa’s largest food retailer, grew merchandise sales from continuing operations by 7.2 per cent to R270.8 billion (US$16.8 billion) for its financial year ending June,…
11 Sep, 2026
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Dangote US$1.6b share sale to fuel world’s largest refinery
Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE opens subscriptions on Monday for an initial public offering to raise US$1.6 billion and fund a path to becoming the world’s largest refinery. “We are…
11 Sep, 2026
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Broadcom’s AI chip sales more than triple as custom silicon orders build
Large semiconductor company Broadcom reported record revenue, operating income and free cash flow for its third fiscal quarter, with revenue rising 86 per cent from a year earlier to US$29.6 billion…
11 Sep, 2026
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No French connection for Infantino
PARIS (AP): The French Football Federation (FFF) yesterday withdrew its support for Gianni Infantino’s bid for another term as FIFA president, citing governance concerns that intensified following his…
11 Sep, 2026
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Chinese Federation answers Kew Park’s call in five days
An appeal from a past student has resulted in approximately $2.5 million in supplies and equipment for Kew Park Primary School in eastern Westmoreland, with the Jamaica Chinese Federation responding…
11 Sep, 2026
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Oxford scholar David Salmon lands prestigious Commonwealth studentship
Jamaican scholar and former Gleaner journalist David R. Salmon has been awarded a prestigious Routledge/Round Table Commonwealth Studentship for the 2026-27 academic year. Salmon, a DPhil candidate…
11 Sep, 2026
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‘Use NHT, TEF money to fund agriculture’
Warning that “if you’re not farming food, you’re forming fool”, university lecturer and researcher Dr K’adamawe K’nife is urging a multi-source funding model to build resilience in Jamaica’s…
11 Sep, 2026
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Movie Review |‘Practical Magic 2’ should have stuck to the original spellbook
AP: Getting a sequel greenlit nearly 30 years after the original movie floundered upon its release likely required a stroke of magic. The 1998 Practical Magic, led by Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman…