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The Paramount Pictures water tower is seen in Los Angeles, December 18, 2025, with the Hollywood sign in the distance.
22 Sep, 2026 0

Paramount reaches deal with US states to settle case challenging Warner buyout, AP source says

Skydance-owned Paramount reached a settlement Monday with a group of state attorneys general that had sued to challenge the company’s buyout of Warner Bros Discovery, effectively paving the way for…
JBDC Chief Executive Officer, Daenia Ashpole
22 Sep, 2026 0

Growth & Jobs | JBDC eyes growth for MSMEs by tackling the ‘messy middle’

The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) is looking to deepen its partnership with the Jamaica Employers’ Federation (JEF) and the Young Entrepreneurs Association (YEA) as it strengthens…
This image released by Netflix shows Kadeem Hardison and Jenifer Lewis in a scene from ‘A Different World’.
22 Sep, 2026 0

Can ‘A Different World’ sequel change lives?

LOS ANGELES (AP): Netflix’s new A Different World arrives with a burden few television comedies have to carry: The original entertained millions while helping some viewers decide where they went to…
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22 Sep, 2026 0

Hello Mi Neighbour | Turning thought into action

While walking through an uptown plaza earlier this month, a young lady called me aside and asked if she could ask me a question. What a question! I smiled. What would you anticipate that question to…
Cohort Two participant Shanya Connell addressing the gathering at the Tourism Enhancement Fund Tourism Innovation Incubator Cohort Three Meet-and Greet on Wednesday, September 2, inside the Audi Showroom, along Oxford Road in St Andrew.
22 Sep, 2026 0

Growth & Jobs | GemVoyage transforming transport operations on the tourism landscape

On Wednesday, September 2, the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), in partnership with the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech) and ATL Automotive Limited,welcomed 15 Jamaican entrepreneurs into the…
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22 Sep, 2026 0

Growth & Jobs | Teaching financial literacy early in a child’s life is important

Rose Miller, financial education consultant at the JN Foundation, says financial literacy is essential for children. She said teaching them how to become financially conscious at an early age will…
Graham
22 Sep, 2026 0

Growth & Jobs | Keeping your small business afloat amid heat and drought

At the Morant Bay market, the prolonged heat and drought are adversely impacting Kaycia Graham’s vending business. The price of produce she purchases for resale increases each week, resulting in…
GLOBAL CONNECTIONS: German Ship Repair Jamaica Limited Chief Executive Officer Colonel Martin Rickman and Kloska Group Prokurist Martin Wirz at the SMM Exhibition in Hamburg, Germany.
22 Sep, 2026 0

Shipping | GSRJ boosts shipyard throughput as global connections deepen

German Ship Repair Jamaica Limited (GSRJ) has nearly doubled its monthly docking volume from its 2024 and 2025 baseline, providing measurable evidence that Jamaica’s ship-repair capacity is expanding…
 Jomo Tafari Dixon plays Sam Sharpe in ‘Fire in December’.
22 Sep, 2026 0

‘Fire in December’ brings Sam Sharpe to Little Theatre

The winning script from the LASCO Chin Foundation’s 2025 Scriptwriting Competition is moving from page to stage this October. Writer and director David Tulloch’s Fire in December opens at The Little…