Business

Caribbean Cream Limited’s Montego Bay depot sustained damage during Hurricane Melissa, but the company expects to be back to normal before the busy holiday season. The ice cream company, which trades as Kremi, is already grappling with losses,...

The European Union has agreed with China on stabilising the flow of rare earth materials and products from China that are critical elements for many high-tech and military products, an official said Tuesday. EU trade commissioner Maroš Šefčovič met...

All nations of the world had homework this year: submit new-and-improved plans to fight climate change. But the plans they handed in “have barely moved the needle” on reducing Earth’s future warming, a new United Nations report finds. And a good...

When announcing an aggressive policy, US President Donald Trump typically offers some grotesque justification – a nonsensical fiction that is supposed to stick in our minds as a rationale for violence. The more we swallow these lies now, the harder...

In the wake of Hurricane Melissa, the Small Business Association of Jamaica, SBAJ, is urging the Jamaican government and big businesses to review policies to help micro, small and medium-sized enterprises get back on their feet as soon as possible...

Indian authorities in late October carried out a cloud-seeding experiment over smog-choked New Delhi in an attempt to induce rainfall and clear the city’s toxic air, which has sparked anger among residents. A plane sprayed chemicals into clouds...

Banks continue to reopen branches on a phased basis as they recover from Hurricane Melissa. Scotiabank: On Monday, Scotiabank said many of its employees are still unable to report for work, but that it’s “redeploying staff from less affected...

Airfare from Jamaica to some top destinations in the United States has spiked temporarily, as travellers scramble to rebook cancelled trips in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, according to data from flight aggregators such as Kayak and Expedia....

The meeting between the presidents of the United States and China on Thursday produced a raft of decisions to help dial back trade tensions, but no agreement on TikTok’s ownership. “China will work with the US to properly resolve issues related to...

Hurricane Melissa has come and gone, but she will not be forgotten because of the life-changing effects she has inflicted on a significant portion of the Jamaican population. Eventually, each victim will have to embark on a path leading to recovery...

After the clouds clear, the wind dies down, and the floodwaters retreat, the real reckoning begins. This is not abstract or distant forecast. It is our neighbours hauling fallen trees and zinc from yards. It is farmers standing in stunned silence...

The European Central Bank, ECB, left its key interest rate unchanged on Thursday as inflation remains under control and European businesses weather the impact of higher American tariffs better than previously feared. The bank’s deposit rate has...