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21 Sep, 2026
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US$1b bond raise reflects confidence, says Fayval Williams
Jamaica raised US$1 billion from the international capital markets on Wednesday at a coupon of 6.25 per cent, the lowest coupon the country has paid on an international bond. It was the government’s…
21 Sep, 2026
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Anthropic’s Claude is helping to build the next version of itself
Anthropic’s Claude is helping the company develop the next, more intelligent version of the model, the artificial intelligence (AI) lab said in an announcement on Thursday. Claude is leading 26 per…
21 Sep, 2026
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Japan’s central bank raises interest rate to 1.25%, the highest in 31 years
Japan’s central bank on Friday raised the benchmark interest rate to 1.25 per cent from 1.0 per cent, a 31-year-high. The Bank of Japan has been trying to normalise monetary policy after decades of…
21 Sep, 2026
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Damion laments poverty, hunger, erosion of values
St Catherine North Western Member of Parliament Damion Crawford says Jamaica has become a “strange land” where poverty, hunger, violence and the erosion of community values are increasingly being…
21 Sep, 2026
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Gov’t failing to adequately address hardships, says Brown Burke
People’s National Party (PNP) Chairman Dr Angela Brown Burke has accused the Government of failing to adequately address the hardships facing Jamaicans. Brown Burke, who was addressing the public…
21 Sep, 2026
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Campbell accuses Gov’t of political resentment against Westmoreland
People’s National Party (PNP) General Secretary Dr Dayton Campbell on Sunday tore into the Government’s response following Hurricane Melissa, claiming that the Holness administration is deliberately…
21 Sep, 2026
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‘Too many forced to make difficult choices to survive’
People’s National Party (PNP) Deputy General Secretary Dr Paul Blake has painted a grim picture of the hardships facing Jamaicans, pointing to rising food insecurity, youth unemployment, and families…
21 Sep, 2026
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Recovery pitch - Golding shares five-point strategy to accelerate renewal in ‘abandoned’ west
WESTERN BUREAU: Opposition Leader Mark Golding has unveiled a five-point recovery strategy for western Jamaica, accusing the Government of failing thousands of residents still struggling to rebuild…
21 Sep, 2026
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Fleming targets a return to top
LONDON (AP): England’s new Test cricket coach Stephen Fleming has set his sights on taking the team back to number one in the world for the first time in more than a decade. The former New Zealand…