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Dalton Fowles, country manager, Mastercard Jamaica, presents Mastercard’s new SME Digital Payment Study during a media roundtable discussion in the Blue Mountain Room of the AC Hotel in St Andrew yesterday.
December 9, 2025 by Sashana Small

SMEs see spike in business with adoption of digital payment systems

Jamaican small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that have embraced digital payments have seen significant growth in their businesses, a recent Mastercard study has revealed. The study, conducted…
The Statistical Institute of Jamaica in St Andrew.
December 9, 2025 by Kimone Francis

Late delivery

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) has revealed the population grew by 2.8 per cent from 2011 to 2022, as it yesterday released the long-anticipated census, bringing an end to a gruelling…
Former Prime Minister P. J. Patterson speaks at the P. J. Patterson Institute for Africa Caribbean Advocacy Scholarship, sponsored by the National Commercial Bank, in honour of his 90th birth anniversary, at the institute located at The University of the W
December 9, 2025 by Karen Madden

‘Dangerous and horrible’

Former Prime Minister P.J. Patterson is describing the United States (US) drone attacks on vessels in Caribbean waters as “fundamentally dangerous and a horrible erosion of regional leaders’…
Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States Major General (ret’d) Antony Anderson right engages Minister of Finance and the Public Service Fayval Williams in discussion during a courtesy call on ambassador Anderson on Monday.
December 9, 2025

Finance minister in Washington for IMF, World Bank annual meetings

Minister of Finance and the Public Service Fayval Williams is in Washington, attending the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank. The meetings, which began…
Donna-Gaye Brady, inspector of poor at The Marie Atkins Night Shelter, says the group that organised Saturday’s feeding of persons at the shelter adhered to the call for cooperation and, as a result, the activity went smoothly.
December 9, 2025 by Andre Williams

Managed meals over mayhem

Acting Inspector of Poor at the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation, Donna-Gaye Brady, says the Poor Relief Department has been receiving numerous calls from individuals and organisations…
Chief Executive Officer of the RJRGLEANER Communications Group, Anthony Smith (left), and Managing Director of Jamaica Observer Limited, Dominic Beaubrun.
December 9, 2025

Gleaner Company and Jamaica Observer to sign agreement to streamline production and distribution by year end

Jamaica Observer Limited (JOL) and Gleaner Company Media Limited (GCML) have agreed to enter a formal joint venture (JV) by the close of the calendar year. The parties signed a Memorandum of…
Lloyd Barnett
December 9, 2025 by Edmond Campbell

Barnett urges speedy appointments to vacant IC posts

Constitutional expert Dr Lloyd Barnett says the appointments to fill two vacant posts for directors at the Integrity Commission (IC) should be done promptly, owing to the critical importance of their…
Member of Parliament for St James Southern, Nekeisha Burchell.
December 9, 2025 by Albert Ferguson

JSIF says Montpelier Road repairs will begin in November

WESTERN BUREAU: The daily inconvenience faced by motorists and pedestrians who traverse the Montpelier main road in St James is set to end soon, as the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) has…
Maggie Baird, mother of world-famous musicians Billie Eilish and Finneas.
December 9, 2025

Want to eat more plant-based meals?

Maggie Baird says her vegan cinnamon rolls are a family favourite – including to her children, who happen to be the world-famous musicians Billie Eilish and Finneas. Growing up, Baird stopped eating…