Whether deliberate or accidental, misrepresentation on Canadian visa applications carries serious consequences – including a five-year ban. Between January 2024 and May 2025, more Jamaicans were refused Canadian temporary resident visas for...
After five years of delays and dashed hopes, the Rockfort Mineral Bath is still not open, with officials now targeting a late July to early August reopening. Although structural renovations are complete, final approval from the Jamaica National...
The police are facing criticism for allegedly failing to record a recanted statement from a teenage complainant in a sexual offence case that ended in acquittal. Attorney Hugh Wildman said his client was cleared of all charges despite the teen...
Let’s journey back to the golden era of schoolboy cricket, where pride, passion, and precision lit up the pitch. The 1960s were a defining decade for the Sunlight Cup, with teams like Wolmer’s Boys, Kingston Technical, and St Andrew...
In a bold move to reshape Jamaica’s political landscape, the New Jamaica Alliance (NJA) was launched as a unifying third party ahead of a general election. Formed through the merger of the National Democratic Movement, the Jamaica Alliance...
Amid towering flames and the roar of bulldozers, squatters at Kingston’s Industrial Terrace and Foreshore Road raced desperately to save what they could as their shanty homes were demolished. Families, including children, braved intense heat...
Jamaica has made history with the launch of the Workers Savings and Loan Bank — the country’s first commercial bank to be entirely owned and operated by Jamaicans. Designed to meet the financial needs of workers, farmers, low-income...
International reggae icon Jimmy Cliff was brought to tears as he received the 1982 Norman Manley Award for Excellence in Music during a ceremony at the Carib Cinema. Overwhelmed with emotion, Cliff thanked the audience and declared the honour a...
Published:Thursday | July 10, 2025 | 5:37 AMBANG Bizarre
Researchers have found that the simple act of using the icons during text communications with a partner can increase feelings of closeness and relationship satisfaction within a couple. A team from the University of Texas at Austin surveyed 260...
Published:Thursday | July 10, 2025 | 5:32 AMBANG Bizarre
A new study has found that the frequency with which females feel rage and the intensity of the emotion increases over time but also shows that they learn to calm themselves down and become less likely to openly express their fury. Experts at the...
Published:Thursday | July 10, 2025 | 5:29 AMBANG Bizarre
Scientists have created a patch that tells people they need to drink more or less. A phone alert is triggered when a certain amount of water and alcohol has been lost through the skin - telling people they are at risk of dehydration.Then, the...
Published:Thursday | July 10, 2025 | 5:23 AMBANG Bizarre
According to a study conducted by Michigan State University, people who have happier and brighter tattoos are more likeable than those who have darker tattoos that feature images linked to death, such as skulls. However, these assumptions proved...
Published:Thursday | July 10, 2025 | 5:18 AMBANG Bizarre
A study from the Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute in Australia has suggested that the danger of five cardiovascular diseases are raised depending on how bright the light is. This is because light is disruptive to a person's...
SEVILLE: National delegations and practitioners gathering in Seville, Spain, for the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development face a sobering reality: Much of the developing world is in the midst of a deepening, multifaceted crisis...
MADRID: It is indisputable at this point that the United States is disengaging from global leadership. While America’s retreat has so far been largely a choice – spearheaded by President Donald Trump’s “America First”...
WASHINGTON, DC: When he was France’s finance minister in the 1960s, former French President Valéry Giscard d’Estaing famously complained about the “exorbitant privilege” that the dollar’s position as the world...
SEVILLE: The Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) is taking place at a time of escalating debt crises, rising poverty, declining food security, and proliferating climate-related damage. These crises are all...
OXFORD: US President Donald Trump’s campaign against America’s elite universities has reached its apotheosis with his attacks on Harvard. While other universities have scrambled to negotiate with the administration behind the scenes,...
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then it is likely the cartoonist's pen, chock full of underlying meaning and different ways of seeing an issue, may be worth so many more. Take a look at this week's past line-up of cartoons as...
With plans not to renew the Jamaica Public Service’s (JPS) licence in 2028, the Government must now confront a complex two-year transition period. Key issues include clarifying whether it intends to temporarily acquire JPS assets or negotiate...
Jamaicans applying for US visas will now face a steep new charge under the 'Big Beautiful Bill'—a US$250 “visa integrity fee” added to the existing US$185 application cost. The fee, described as both a deterrent and a...
Still reeling from the devastation of Hurricane Beryl, residents in Portland Cottage and Rocky Point, Clarendon, say they live in constant fear every time it rains. With roofs patched together using old zinc and tarpaulins, families like Glenda...
The new US. remittance tax introduced under the 'Big Beautiful Bill' is drawing sharp criticism from the Jamaican diaspora, who fear the one per cent levy will reduce the money families receive back home. Immigration and finance experts...
Immigration attorney Nadine Atkinson-Flowers says people have contacted her office under the mistaken belief that they can work in Jamaica without a permit. She explained that like most countries, Jamaica requires proper authorisation to work, and...
Chukwuemeka Cameron has raised serious concerns about a Supreme Court ruling that compels financial institutions to hand over information on public officials and their associates without explicit consent. The attorney argues that the court...
