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December 31, 2025
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…
December 31, 2025
by Albert Ferguson
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…
December 31, 2025
by Nicola Cunningham
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…
December 31, 2025
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…
December 31, 2025
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…
December 31, 2025
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…
December 31, 2025
Friends Who Care, CB Foods bring cheer to Mustard Seed Children’s Home
Smiles lit up the Mustard Seed Children’s Home in Spanish Town as members of CB Foods and the Friends Who Care outreach team arrived, greeted by children eager for familiar faces and festive cheer. …
December 31, 2025
‘More than a drop in the bucket’
When Hurricane Melissa tore through western Jamaica on October 28, it left a trail of destruction that crippled communities and disrupted lives. Among the hardest hit was Belmont Academy in…
December 31, 2025
Business leaders expect higher costs but stable currency after Hurricane Melissa
Jamaican businesses raised their inflation expectations in November 2025, reflecting concerns about the economic fallout from Hurricane Melissa and signalling higher anticipated costs across key…