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Blue Mahoe Capital Caribbean launches US$5-million crowdfunding push to build affordable homes in Jamaica 

Blue Mahoe Capital Caribbean Inc, a Florida-based real estate developer, launched a crowdfunding campaign this month to raise US$5 million for affordable housing projects in Jamaica, marking a step in…
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Cuba economic emergency reforms emerging

Cuba's Communist Party has approved an emergency economic package featuring unprecedented free-market measures aimed at opening up the struggling island's economy following heightened…
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US bank card programme to steer cash payments to single mothers in government housing  

The black-owned Redemption Bank, in the United States introduced a debit card aimed at helping single mothers who live in government-subsidised housing escape poverty.
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Eager to work, teens find a frustrating summer job search

Jaelyn Chester will wait your tables or stock your shelves. She'll wash your dishes or scrub your toilets. If only someone would give the 17-year-old a chance.
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Federal regulators back Trump's plan to speed power to energy-hungry AI data centres

US Federal regulators on Thursday agreed to let large energy users connect more quickly to the nation's inefficient electric transmission system to accommodate surging demand from power-hungry…
June 19, 2026 by Steven Jackson

Digicel flags regulatory concerns over SpaceX's global 5G cellular ambitions 

Digicel Group has raised concerns about regulatory parity as SpaceX moves ahead with plans to deliver 5G connectivity directly to unmodified cell phones — a development that comes as Starlink's…
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June 19, 2026 by Steven Jackson

Jamaica airport workers earn equal pay overall, but that figure masks gender imbalances underneath

Women and men, on average, earn equal pay at Jamaica's two largest airports, but that overall equity conceals imbalances at the operational, management, and executive levels, according to the…
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June 19, 2026 by Steven Jackson

Dolphin Cove turns profit despite revenue fall 

Dolphin Cove Limited's revenue fell 39 per cent in the March 2026 first quarter, but the marine park operator still earned US$140,000 profit, aided by a partial reversal of prior impairment…