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Import surge reveals how deeply the island’s construction, infrastructure and housing sectors now depend on Chinese machinery and materials.

Jamaica must rebuild after Hurricane Melissa. But when damaged homes, schools, roads, hotels and public buildings all compete for the same cement, steel, trucks and skilled hands, the cost can travel far beyond the construction site—and arrive in everybody’s shopping basket, rent and mortgage.

The containers are coming. So are the costs. A sharp rise in global shipping prices could work its way from the docks into Jamaican kitchens, building sites and household budgets for months to come.

The Prime Minister has warned that artificial intelligence must never be allowed to replace the…

Scotiabank’s parent company, the Bank of Nova Scotia, disclosed during its third-quarter earnings call on…