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December 12, 2025
by Luke Douglas
Election spending a boon for some businesses
With the general election reaching its climax on Wednesday, September 3, some businesses are counting windfall earnings from the provision of goods and services to boost both major political parties…
December 12, 2025
Osman and Sleat | The limits of Xi and Putin’s no-limits partnership
Much has changed since Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin last stood together atop Tiananmen Square in 2015. When they did so again this week, it was supposedly as equal…
December 12, 2025
JFP seeking to leverage business from tariff uncertainty
Office furniture supplier JFP Limited is ramping up its salesforce to make a more aggressive play for business in Jamaica, the Caribbean and beyond. It comes amid lagging sales and disappointing…
December 12, 2025
Barita reports progress on real estate agenda
Barita Investments Limited is reporting progress on its real-estate activities, saying it has assembled a team and secured funding for a couple projects. “Subject to approvals, we will be building in…
December 12, 2025
by Steven Jackson
Court orders cops to return confiscated ganja to grower Zion Yard
In a celebrated ruling in August, the St Elizabeth Parish Court ordered the release of 295 pounds of marijuana seized from Zion Yard, a Rastafari community authorised to cultivate the herb for…
December 12, 2025
23 Haitians detained in Kingston raid
Twenty-three Haitians were taken into custody following a police raid in Harbour View, in eastern Kingston, on Thursday. Around 8 a.m. officers swooped down on a premises in the area where the group…
December 12, 2025
23 Haitians detained in Kingston raid
Twenty-three Haitians were taken into custody following a police raid in Harbour View, in eastern Kingston, on Thursday. Around 8 a.m. officers swooped down on a premises in the area where the group…
December 12, 2025
Newport-Fersan donates $25m worth of fertiliser for hurricane-hit farmers
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining has received a major boost for the sector’s recovery, with Newport-Fersan (Jamaica) Limited donating $25 million worth of fertiliser for farmers…
December 12, 2025
Liverpool coach Arne Slot to hold talks with Mohamed Salah
(AP) — Liverpool coach Arne Slot said he was having talks with Mohamed Salah on Friday after the forward's explosive outburst threw his Anfield future into doubt. Salah said last week that his…