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Members of the MSME Alliance share perspectives with representatives of the Development Bank of Jamaica during a breakfast stakeholder meeting hosted at the bank’s New Kingston offices on Wednesday, August 26. The discussion explored the realities busine
09 Sep, 2026 0

PBS Group takes full control of Trinidad Systems Limited

PBS Group, which operates the Xerox distributorship across the Caribbean and Latin America, has completed its acquisition of Trinidad Systems Limited (TSL). The company purchased the remaining 55 per…
A view of the British Consulate in east Jerusalem after Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar announced that Israel would close the facility in response to UK sanctions on Israeli settlements in the West Bank, Tuesday.
09 Sep, 2026 0

Gov’t bans goods from Israeli settlements

LONDON (AP): The United Kingdom (UK) yesterday banned trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, where it says “settler terrorists” are carrying out “ethnic cleansing” of Palestinians,…
FILE - Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks during the company’s Connect developer conference Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, in Menlo Park, Calif. (AP Photo/Nic Coury, File)
09 Sep, 2026 0

Meta launches personal AI agent, Muse, focuses on safety and privacy

Meta launched on Tuesday a personal artificial intelligence (AI) agent, Muse, for people 18 and over who are looking for help with day-to-day tasks like schedules, shopping and, in the company’s…
Delroy Chuck (right), minister of justice and constitutional affairs, and Chief Justice Bryan Sykes.
09 Sep, 2026 0

Editorial | Move on Kartel amendment

It remains inexplicable to this newspaper that the government has not proceeded with the Kartel jury amendment, which would allow judges to continue trials on their own when they encounter tainted…
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09 Sep, 2026 0

China’s Huawei Technologies faces racketeering trial in New York

Huawei Technologies, a leading Chinese tech company, faces a criminal racketeering trial in New York over charges that it stole technology, plotted to steal US trade secrets, committed wire and bank…
Staff organise flags from China, left, and Japan before the start of the 28th ASEAN Plus Three Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on October 27, 2025.
09 Sep, 2026 0

Japan protests as China slaps new measures against its exports of a key chipmaking material

Japan has protested against Chinese controls that will limit its exports of a key chemical used to make computer chips, saying Tuesday that Tokyo is studying the potential impact on Japanese…
Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.
09 Sep, 2026 0

Singapore ministers get first raise in 15 years

KUALA LUMPUR (AP): Singapore’s ministers, already among the world’s highest paid, are getting a raise for the first time in 15 years, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said, explaining that the government…
Solar panels pictured in Rubis’ half-year results presentation, in its discussion on Jamaica. Contributed
09 Sep, 2026 0

Rubis to install 8 MW solar

Rubis, global fuel distributor, signed a deal to install an 8-megawatt (MW) capacity solar plant in Jamaica in June, part of a renewable energy push that accompanied half-year financial results…
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09 Sep, 2026 0

Tiou Clarke | Artificial intelligence and the Jamaica Data Protection Act: navigating statutory alignment

Across Jamaica, artificial intelligence (AI) is actively integrated into enterprise operations. Commercial banks utilise machine learning models for automated anti-money laundering (AML) monitoring…