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A Waymo vehicle drives past a ‘No U-Turn’ sign in San Bruno, California, Tuesday, September 30, 2025.
December 12, 2025

Police pull over a self-driving Waymo for illegal U-turn, but can’t ticket

Police in Northern California were understandably perplexed when they pulled over a Waymo taxi after it made an illegal U-turn, only to find no driver behind the wheel and therefore, no one to ticket.…
Gary Barrow, CEO of Wigton Energy Limited.
December 12, 2025

Wigton to be twice as big after multibillion solar buildout

Wigton Energy Limited, which has set sights on becoming one of the largest owners of solar power in Jamaica, says it will take two years to build out the 70 megawatts of capacity. The company will…

A section of The Hip Strip as seen in 2015, home to various hospitality businesses, inclusive of entertainment spots, eateries and hotels, and retail shops in the resort city of Montego Bay.
December 12, 2025 by Steven Jackson

Hunt on for consultant to fix underperforming Tourism Linkages Network

The Ministry of Tourism plans to undertake a review of the Tourism Linkages Network, following revelations that the programme has not delivered on its core economic objectives. “The programme’s actual…

Lisa Watts, deputy general manager of Lasco Manufacturing Limited.
December 12, 2025

Lasco Manufacturing shelling out $1b to improve efficiency

Lasco Manufacturing Limited, LASM, will invest $1.1 billion by the end of 2026 to improve the efficiency of its operations. This investment is in addition to the $425 million spent on improvements in…
Dayton Wood, chairman of the Jamaica Developers Association.
December 12, 2025

As outsourcing stalls, construction companies eyeing new growth sectors

With the outsourcing sector in Jamaica facing a level of uncertainty at this time, developers of real estate are putting their construction dollars towards space for other types of businesses. Dayton…
Intel global headquarters in Santa Clara, California.
December 12, 2025

Anne Krueger | Trump’s effort to pick America’s corporate winners will end badly

For at least the last 150 years, state intervention in picking individual industries and firms to support has been shown to undermine productivity and weaken economic performance. When political…

Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
December 12, 2025

Musk reports Tesla sales jump after months of boycotts

Six months after Elon Musk left the Trump administration, to the great relief of Tesla investors worried about boycotts, the world’s richest man has announced some good news: Sales of Tesla cars are…
Business
December 12, 2025 by Neville Graham

Indies Pharma raises new bond, board to determine roll-out of HQ project

Pharmaceutical distributor Indies Pharma Jamaica Limited is expected to tackle the development of its prime real estate holding at Ironshore in Montego Bay, having raised funds to refinance existing…
Business
December 12, 2025

Express Catering posts highest profit since pandemic

Express Catering Limited, ECL, operator of food and beverage outlets at Sangster International Airport, reported flat revenue but more than doubled its net profit to US$3.8 million for the financial…