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A county’s diaspora plays an important role in forming a bridge between home and host countries. The traditional role of diasporas is multifaceted, including being economic contributors, as advocates for different issues and cultural ambassadors....

Darren Walker’s post-Ford Foundation future is starting to take shape, as the outgoing president is now set to join The Obama Foundation’s board of directors. The Obama Foundation, the Chicago-based non-profit of former President Barack Obama and...

ADVISORY COLUMN: WORKPLACE PRODUCTIVITY As a leader, you must find ways to communicate a new strategic plan to employees, the board and other stakeholders. But should you send the usual long, dry report? Can AI transform this high-stakes chore?...

A coalition of funders, including the Gates Foundation and Ballmer Group, will spend US$1 billion over 15 years to help develop artificial intelligence tools for public defenders, parole officers, social workers and others who help Americans in...

Buttressed by a near one-third growth at the bottom line, toll road operator TransJamaican Highway Limited is looking to technological upgrades to drive efficiency and deliver even more profit. It’s aiming for 80 per cent usage of its T-tags, for...

Risks and insurance were part of the national conversation last week. Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley provided the geopolitical context. She spoke about the Caribbean’s dependence on foreign nations for vital information gathered and...

Caribbean Development Bank says it will roll out a new multimillion-dollar initiative that will help its borrowing member countries implement climate-smart, gender-responsive, and agriculture-focused development initiatives. The regional financing...

Gains from its joint ventures uncharacteristically pushed Sygnus Real Estate Finance Limited into positive territory for its third quarter ending May 2025. In an earnings call on Tuesday, Chief Investment Officer for Sygnus Group Jason Morris said...

Inflation in the United States rose last month to its highest level since February as sweeping tariffs push up the cost of everything, from groceries and clothes to furniture and appliances. Consumer prices rose 2.7 per cent in June from a year...

The head of Nvidia downplayed his role in getting the United States government to lift a ban on selling an advanced computer chip in China and said it will take time to ramp up production once orders for the AI-processor come in. CEO Jensen Huang,...

More than 6,000 acres of land have been leased for agricultural production in the country’s agro parks and production zones by the Agro-Investment Corporation. According to figures supplied to the Financial Gleaner by Agro-Invest, more than 900...

Suriname’s state-owned oil and energy company, Staatsolie, has confirmed that the American oil and gas company Hess Corporation has decided to relinquish its interest in Block 59 offshore Suriname. “Hess has fulfilled its minimum-work obligations...