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September 2025

ExxonMobil touts US$3b local spending in Guyana

Oil company ExxonMobil Guyana says that along with its contractors, it has spent an estimated US$2.9 billion with Guyanese businesses since operations began in 2015. In addition, the oil and gas…
Business
September 2025

Spirit Airlines to furlough 1,800 flight attendants amid second bankruptcy

Spirit Airlines plans to furlough 1,800 flight attendants before the end of the year, the cash-strapped budget carrier said Monday. The company said it made the “difficult decision” to put cabin crew…
CEO of Nvidia Jensen Huang.
September 2025

Nvidia to invest US$100b in OpenAI

Chipmaker Nvidia will invest US$100 billion in OpenAI as part of a partnership announced Monday that will add at least 10 gigawatts of Nvidia AI data centres to ramp up the computing power for the…
Business
September 2025

TikTok algorithm to be licensed to joint venture led by Oracle and Silver Lake

Tech giant Oracle will spearhead American oversight of the algorithm and security underlying TikTok’s popular video platform under the terms of a deal laid out this week the Trump administration. All…
Business
September 2025 by Luke Douglas

Coworking sector sprouting in Jamaica

Although most workplaces have long called back employees into office in the post-pandemic era, options for coworking and virtual office space in Jamaica continue to grow, at least in Kingston. From…
Dorothea Gordon-Smith, co-founder and head of Garbage Disposal & Sanitation Systems Limited.
September 2025 by Neville Graham

GDSS prepping for succession

After five decades at the helm of one of Jamaica’s private and community-rooted waste management companies, Dorothea Gordon-Smith is preparing to hand over the reins of Garbage Disposal &…
Taylor Scott, founder of RVA Community Fridges, poses with one of her fridges on E. Main Street in Richmond on Sunday, September 14, 2025.
September 2025

Clothing, resource swaps spreading across neighbourhoods

When Cassie Ridgway held her first clothing swap in Portland, Oregon, 14 years ago, she had a few goals: keep clothes out of landfills, help people find free fashion treasures and build community. The…
Prime Minister of Canada Mark Carney presents President of Mexico Claudia Sheinbaum with an official World Cup soccer ball ahead of their meeting at the Palacio National in Mexico City, Thursday, September 18, 2025.
September 2025

Canada and Mexico vow closer economic ties

Prime Minister of Canada Mark Carney and President of Mexico Claudia Sheinbaum promised Thursday to strengthen trade relations in the face of US tariff threats and pushed to keep the most important…
Business
September 2025

Derrimon tackling debt as priority amid operational restructuring

Derrimon Trading Company Limited is taking steps to deleverage, an issue that has become a priority for the group amid concerns by its auditors. CEO Ian Kelly disclosed that discussions were under way…