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United Nations member countries on Friday concluded a new treaty to ensure that genetic resources used in inventions, like new medicines derived from exotic plants in the Andes mountains, are properly traced. It marks the first time the 193 member...

As a Jamaican employee, you are worried about the future of our nation. Perhaps it appears as if we are stumbling along, barely keeping our heads above water. At the same time, you are aware of the power of a corporate vision. You wonder why...

The death of a British man and injuries impacting dozens of other people aboard a Singapore Airlines flight that hit severe turbulence Tuesday highlighted the potential dangers of flying through unstable air. The exact cause of the 73-year-old man’...

Anita Akpeere prepared fried rice in her kitchen in Ghana’s capital as a flurry of notifications for restaurant orders lit up apps on her phone. “I don’t think I could work without a phone in my line of business,” she said as requests came in for...

Specialty Coffee Company bond met with the JCSD in the past week to discuss their demands ahead of a vote to extend a bond issued by the coffee investment company, an entity connected to businessman Michael Lee-Chin. “The trustee received a request...

Securities dealer Barita Investments Limited has said it is among the investors looking to score shares in NCB Financial Group Limited, NCBFG, under the banking conglomerate’s additional public offering of shares that will close in a matter of days...

Long-time Apple executive Phil Schiller on Wednesday acknowledged that a court-ordered makeover of the US payment system in its iPhone app store hasn’t done much to increase competition – a shortcoming that could result in a federal judge demanding...

In March, Chinese Premier Li Qiang announced an ambitious economic growth target of five per cent for 2024. In a subsequent commentary, former World Bank chief economist Justin Yifu Lin endorsed the government’s target, predicting that China’s...

Inflation in the United Kingdom fell sharply to its lowest level in nearly three years in April on the back of big declines in domestic bills, official figures showed on Wednesday. The drop was widely seen as a trigger for Prime Minister Rishi...

Saudi Arabia’s national airline ordered more than 100 new Airbus jets, a reflection of the kingdom’s ambitious drive to lure more tourists. Saudia Group, which represents the Saudia airline and its budget carrier Flyadeal, said Monday that it...

Mastercard said Wednesday that it expects to be able to discover that your credit or debit card number has been compromised well before it ends up in the hands of a cybercriminal. In its latest software update rolling out this week, Mastercard is...