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September 1, 2026
Growth & Jobs | Parade Gardens resident charts her own path with Project STAR support
At 25, Amanda Hendricks is building a life that once seemed difficult to imagine. Today, she has a steady job, a supportive team around her, and a renewed determination to pursue her education and…
September 1, 2026
Growth & Jobs | JN Financial Academy course equips participants for better money management
For paralegal Dawn Griffiths, completing the JN Financial Academy’s Smarter Credit course has changed the way she approaches her financial obligations, particularly when it comes to paying bills and…
September 1, 2026
Growth & Jobs | Why long-term savings deserve a place in your financial plan
In today’s economy, households, businesses, and institutions are thinking more deliberately about how they protect and grow their money. The cost of living remains an important consideration, interest…
September 1, 2026
Immigration | Can you help me with a business wedding?
Dear Miss Powell, Can you help me with a business wedding for Canada? G.M. Dear GM, I’m a little taken aback by your question. If by “business wedding” you mean marrying someone primarily to…
September 1, 2026
Immigration | What does the Windrush Scheme require to prove ‘right to remain’?
Dear Mr. Bassie, With respect to the Windrush Scheme, please advise what proof would need to be shown with regards to the right to be in the United Kingdom. T.M. Dear T.M., Under the Windrush…
September 1, 2026
Immigration | I want to take my child to the US
Dear Mrs Walker-Huntington, I am getting married to a citizen of the United States of America and I do not want leave my child behind. There is a court order and I have primary care and control but it…
August 31, 2026
by Erica Virtue
Vote transfer troubles - ECJ to probe claims that scrutineer absences blocking some electors’ from going to polls where they now reside
The Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) is investigating reports that some electors, particularly in St Mary, have been unable to transfer their votes despite repeated attempts over several years.…
August 31, 2026
by Janet Silvera
Our grief must become action - Dalrymple-Philibert
WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaicans are being challenged to break the culture of silence surrounding the abuse of children, with Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert, minister of state in the Ministry of Justice and…
August 31, 2026
Road blocked in Harkers Hall over man’s death
Residents of Harkers Hall in St Catherine blocked the main road in the community on Monday morning in protest over the death of a man whose body was found with what appeared to be multiple gunshot…