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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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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…
16 Sep, 2026
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When parents and children drift apart
the distance between parents and children does not always begin with a major disagreement. Sometimes, it happens quietly; one missed conversation, one busy evening, one unanswered question, one more…
16 Sep, 2026
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When did being ‘fine’ become a full-time job?
How are you? I am fine! There it is. Two words carrying more emotional baggage than any two words should reasonably be expected to handle. According to life coach Nicola Clarke, ‘I am fine’ has become…