US small business sentiment ticks down in June 

Reading Time: 3 minutes(Reuters) U.S. small-business confidence slipped in June, as firms overall felt they had too much inventory on hand amid ongoing trade tensions and declining optimism over the outlook for sales….

In the Fed’s hunt for a reason to cut rates, surveys and tariffs make answers elusive 

Reading Time: 4 minutesWASHINGTON (Reuters) Recent national and global surveys of business executives have highlighted the U.S. Federal Reserve’s dilemma in determining if slowing growth or inflation is the greater risk to the…

Hospitals in Kenya capital, nearby town vandalised during protests

Reading Time: 2 minutesNAIROBI (Reuters) At least two hospitals in Kenya sustained damage during protests to mark the 35th anniversary of pro-democracy rallies, witnesses and hospital officials said on Tuesday, a day after…

Asian nations push for US tariff concessions before August deadline

Reading Time: 4 minutesWASHINGTON/TOKYO (Reuters) Powerhouse Asian economies Japan and South Korea said on Tuesday they would try to negotiate with the U.S. to soften the impact of sharply higher tariffs that President…

Morris Dixon condemns PNP attacks and false allegations on Rural School Bus System

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dana Morris Dixon is describing attacks by the parliamentary opposition on the Government’s Rural School Bus System, for which phase 1 will be rolled out starting September 2025, as baseless, unfortunate and unhelpful, particularly given the importance of the initiative to thousands of children and families across rural Jamaica.

Minister Dixon says she is particularly disappointed by remarks from Opposition Leader Mark Golding who used a political platform to disparage the buses as “old” and proposed that school children be transported by “di likkle man who have dem pro-box and AR wagon”.

War on gangs must be treated as war on terror, PM tells CARICOM meeting

Reading Time: 3 minutesPrime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says CARICOM nations must take a strong stance on organised criminal gangs, noting that gang violence must be regarded as acts of terrorism. The CARICOM…