6+ hour, 40+ min ago   (536+ words) Jamaica Observer Elderly customer left without answers after card mix-up I write on behalf of my 86-year-old father who has an account at the Spanish Town branch of the National Commercial Bank (NCB). He is a debit card holder and…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (141+ words) Jamaica Observer Forex: $158.82 to one US dollar KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Thursday, September 10, ended trading at $158.82, up 8 cents, according to Bank of Jamaica’s daily exchange trading summary. Meanwhile, the Canadian dollar ended trading at $116.41, down from…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (450+ words) UC Rusal Alumina Jamaica Ltd/WINDALCO invested $32.5 million in its educational programme in the lead-up to the new school year, which started on Monday. In a media release the company said it recently awarded scholarships and grants to 97 students. Of…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (376+ words) JN Money Services has added Africa-focused fintech WapiPay to its international remittance network, giving the cross-border payments company a foothold in Jamaica following regulatory approval to operate locally. Founded in Singapore in 2019, WapiPay operates from offices in Nairobi, Kenya; and…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (591+ words) WHEN a text message arrives in seconds, a video streams without buffering, or a phone call connects across continents, few people stop to consider the complex web of technology working quietly in the background. For Abean Cooper understanding — and helping…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (190+ words) BRITISH mortgage borrowers are now paying an average arrangement fee of £1,129 on fixed rate deals — a noticeably higher figure than five years ago — while the cash-back incentives that once softened the blow have quietly become less common. Buyers fixated on…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (208+ words) KINGSTON, Jamaica — Luwanna Williams has been appointed the new managing director of JN Bank Limited. Williams’ appointment takes effect on Monday, September 7, more than five months after former bank head Leesa Kow retired following a 22-year career at the mutual-owned…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (625+ words) The BOJ’s 2026 Directions recognise that reality, while maintaining the bank’s concern about the possible effects of significant foreign currency outflows on the local foreign exchange market. The BOJ has also moved away from the previous approach of specifying particular categories…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (336+ words) SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — ChatGPT maker OpenAI said Tuesday it was preparing to release its newest powerful model, known as Astra, after implementing “stronger safeguards” following a rogue cyberattack involving a different AI model. The San Francisco-based artificial intelligence…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (278+ words) According to Stewart, the enrolment figure reflects the company’s conviction that employment should provide team members with opportunities to grow professionally, improve their economic prospects, and achieve their personal and family aspirations. “I don’t know of another organisation that invests…...