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February 27, 2026
Downtown market vendors benefit from health expo
Vendors and workers within the downtown market area benefited from a health expo, which was aimed at improving access to basic health services for under-served communities. Wednesday’s event, which…
February 27, 2026
Nvidia beats Wall Street but sellers drag down market
Nvidia’s latest blowout profit report is being waved off by Wall Street on Thursday, and it is dragging the US market down. The S&P 500 fell 0.8 per cent following its swivels earlier in the week,…
February 27, 2026
JSE Summary and tables
In Thursday’s trading session the following reflects the movement of the JSE Indices: • The JSE Combined Index advanced by 888.78 points (0.25%) to close at 352,983.91 points and the volume traded…
February 27, 2026
Early election called after tense US-Greenland standoff
COPENHAGEN (AP): Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen yesterday called an early general election for March 24 as the country digests the recent standoff with US President Donald Trump over his…
February 27, 2026
Battery plant set for St Catherine at US$30m
A British-Jamaican green energy consortium plans to set up a high-voltage battery manufacturing facility in St. Catherine, in what would be the first plant of its kind in the island. Aqvastor…
February 27, 2026
Francis Wade | The five-year plan that killed a 50-y-o company: An AI supplier case study
Your company is doing much right. Your executives, however, are uneasy about the future and what might be waiting over the horizon. These fears are genuine, but do they warrant a hearing? Consider a…
February 27, 2026
Church Teachers’ College gets $12m smart lab
Digicel Foundation has handed over a US$80,000 ($12.4 million) smart lab to Church Teachers’ College in Mandeville, Manchester, as part of efforts to strengthen teacher preparation. Assistant chief…
February 27, 2026
Grace Foods Canada funds Black History Month bursary
Grace Foods Canada is marking Black History Month by supporting the University of Toronto’s 2026 Black History Month Luncheon with an in‑kind contribution valued at CDN$15,000 and a CDN$5,000 student…
February 27, 2026
CPJ quarterly sales slashed in half
Caribbean Producers Jamaica Limited (CPJ), which provides food and beverage to the hotel trade, reported that its quarterly revenue were slashed in half due to travel disruptions caused by Hurricane…