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27 Oct, 2026
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Immigration | Changes to Canada’s Express Entry points system
Dear Miss Powell, I hear there are changes to the Express Entry points system. I have a marketing degree with three years’ experience. Would I qualify? Z.R. Dear ZR, It depends on your age,…
27 Oct, 2026
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Immigration | My birth certificate was tampered with
Dear Mrs Walker-Huntington I was taken out of the country as a child of seven on someone else’s document. My adoptive mother tampered with my birth certificate, and the embassy found out, but I’m…
27 Oct, 2026
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Gordon Robinson | No water commission
Over 50 years ago I experienced a seminal moment around Gene Autry’s domino table. It was after midnight. We were behind. I told Gene I was too tired to continue. Since he’d no intention of paying the…
27 Oct, 2026
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Growth & Jobs | Credit checks help borrowers overcome financing challenges
Two borrowers who encountered unexpected problems with their credit histories have shared how taking steps to address the issues helped them access financing, underscoring the importance of…
27 Oct, 2026
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NaRRA must learn from the past without being trapped by it
THE EDITOR, Madam: Louis Moyston’s letter, ‘NaRRA: Where Have All the PWDs Gone?’, raises a useful question: what lessons can Jamaica draw from the former Public Works Department (PWD) as the…
27 Oct, 2026
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Making decisions and thinking after
THE EDITOR, Madam:
Sligoville and similar incidents are examples of making decisions and thinking about them afterwards; otherwise, there would hardly be any regrets or reasons for tears. When a…
27 Oct, 2026
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Letter of the Day | What has violence made us become?
THE EDITOR, Madam: As I grow, I have realised that Jamaica faces many issues with violence. One of the island’s most serious problems is gun violence. As a 16-year-old student growing up in Jamaica,…
27 Oct, 2026
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Michael Abrahams | Revisiting Christopher Columbus
“You teach the youths about Christopher Columbus And you said he was a very great man” – Can’t Blame The Youth - Peter Tosh
27 Oct, 2026
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Island Wedding | Akeeve and Throyann strike the right ‘Barrett-tone’ in love
Prior to romance entering the picture, Akeeve Barrett and Throyann Durrant first met through mutual friends. Their connection deepened when Akeeve, a musician, began visiting Throyann’s school, Sam…