GROWING fears about fraud and cyberattacks have emerged as major constraints on digital expansion among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), even as most of these businesses continue to embrace digital payments. More than half — 51 per cent — of SMEs recently surveyed by Mastercard cited fear of fraud and cyberattacks among the biggest barriers to increasing their use of digital payments, while...

AT the Rio Nuevo Great House/Village, 20 Jamaican artisans from communities along the island’s north coast are discovering new skills, confidence and possibilities through Taino-inspired pottery and craft training under the Linking Legacy and Livelihoods initiative with an aim to preserve the country’s heritage and create livelihood opportunities. The 12-week-long project valued at just over $2-million began in August with funding from the Sandals Foundation and is being implemented by...

PARIS, France (AFP) — A super El Nino fuelling record ocean temperatures poses a “terrifying” threat to the world’s fragile coral reefs, the chair of the UN’s expert nature panel told AFP. Marine scientist David Obura said the exceptional El Nino pattern building strength in the tropical Pacific could drive vulnerable coral species even closer toward extinction. Corals are heat sensitive and particularly vulnerable to climate change, which is heating...

SPURRED into action by the warning from Hurricane Melissa which lashed sections of the island last year, the Cabinet has approved a US$56-million ($8.9 billion) coastal protection system for Palisadoes main road in Kingston which leads to Norman Manley International Airport and Port Royal. The Category 5 storm, which hit Jamaica on October 28, 2025, reached wind speed of up to 190 miles per hour and devastated sections of the...

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After 50 years on the market, the delicious, creamy drink that ‘boosts you up’ is a household name in Jamaica. Supligen is enjoyed by all generations of Jamaicans. However, what is unknown to many is that the product was conceptualised and launched right here on the island. In this episode of How Dis Mek?, Observer Online travels to the Serge Dairies Factory in St Catherine to find out how the...

KINGSTON, Jamaica—Member of Parliament for St Andrew North Central and State Minister Delano Seiveright has sponsored scholarships valued at $100,000 each for two high school students in memory of the late Latoya Malcolm, a former Miss Universe Jamaica contestant and 2024 Miss Bikini Jamaica International winner, who died suddenly in July at age 35. Malcolm's mother, Nadine Newby and her brother, Giovanni Malcolm, identified and selected the recipients, who are...