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Idris Elba
31 Dec, 2025 0

Idris Elba, Cynthia Erivo recognised in New Year’s honours list

LONDON (AP): Britons ranging from Hollywood stars Idris Elba and Cynthia Erivo to a 102-year-old judo instructor have been named in King Charles III’s New Year’s honours list, an annual tradition that…
Ian Parsard
31 Dec, 2025 0

Dorm operator 138 Student Living makes profit and continues talks with UWI

Dormitory operator 138 Student Living Jamaica Limited (138SL) closed its financial year on solid ground, reporting higher revenue and improved earnings, amid ongoing negotiations with The University…
Mark Hart, executive chairman of Cargo Handlers Ltd.
31 Dec, 2025 0

Cargo Handlers annual profit grows 18 per cent

Cargo Handlers Limited (CHL), which provides dockside services at the Montego Bay Freeport, reported higher revenue and profit for its financial year ended September 2025, reflecting increased…
Mark Zuckerberg talks at a Meta Connect conference in September 2024 in California, USA.
31 Dec, 2025 0

Meta acquires Manus to strengthen push to AI agents

US technology giant Meta has announced the acquisition of Manus, a Singapore-based developer of general-purpose AI agents, which builds on chatbots prompts to create workflows. The deal closed on…
Providence Baptist Church in Hodges Land, St Elizabeth, after Hurricane Melisa struck on October 28.
31 Dec, 2025 0

Storm damage cancels watch night services

WESTERN BUREAU: Reverend Godfrey Watson, chairman of the St Elizabeth Ministers’ Fraternal, says many churches across the parish will forgo their traditional watch night services to welcome the New…
Leighton Smith, standout performer of the night, delivers a crowd-pleasing set.
31 Dec, 2025 0

Leighton Smith, Dr Kathy Grant flavour pot at Christmas Comedy Cook-up

After 22 years of offering up comedy served hot and spicy, the organisers of the Boxing Day show Christmas Comedy Cook-up have the recipe down to an art. Friday’s installation was another series of…
Business
31 Dec, 2025 0

US stocks dip on penultimate 2025 trading day

Stocks fell slightly on Wall Street Tuesday as trading for 2025 nudges closer to the finish line. With just one trading day left before the year ends, most big investors have closed out their…
A gold bar shown in St Vincent Jewelry Centre in the Jewelry District of Los Angeles, USA, in April this year.
31 Dec, 2025 0

Surging silver and gold slide after exchange raises margin requirements

Silver and gold futures fell sharply on Monday after the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), one of the world’s largest trading floors for commodities, asked traders to put up more cash to make bets on…
From left: Tamara Dunbar, president, Kiwanis Club of CyberConnect Jamaica, Anadeen Nembhard, VP and head of people, culture and talent management, Sygnus Capital, and Martin Nesbeth, co-founder and CFO, Carbyne Capital.
31 Dec, 2025 0

Sygnus and Kiwanis Support Bustamante Hospital for Children

Sygnus has again partnered with the Kiwanis Club of CyberConnect Jamaica to support its annual Christmas initiative at the Bustamante Hospital for Children, donating essential items and cash to…