Dear Mrs. Walker-Huntington: Thanks for all the information being given out. I am presently in a situation where my sister is an American citizen, my mother is a green card holder, and I am married but I want to live in the USA and take my wife...
Dear Mr. Bassie, I hear that there are different rules for those of us who are British and who have dual citizenship, travelling to the United Kingdom. I would like to know what the current situation is concerning this. – N.N. Dear N.N.,...
Something positive is happening in Parry Town, St Ann – a community long regarded as a hotspot on the police radar – and it is already drawing applause. St Ann Festival Queen 2025, Deveta Dowling, launched a reading programme, Ready to Read, in...
The Blue Mahoe Charitable Foundation (BMCF) and the BREDS Treasure Beach Foundation have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to provide unconditional grants to micro and small businesses (MSMEs) in St Elizabeth and surrounding communities...
For more than a decade, Adasma Brown, affectionately known as ‘Miss Julie’, operated ‘Cheap but Sweet’ cookshop in St Leonards, Amity, Westmoreland. From 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., Mondays to Saturdays, she served up hearty, affordable meals to her loyal...
The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) is seeking to address early-stage micro business failure because of weak financial planning stemming from a lack of entrepreneurship education. Acting Chief Executive Officer Harold Davis says...
Some sections of downtown Kingston are recording measurable gains in cleanliness, safety and business confidence following six months of focused interventions under the Downtown Kingston Redevelopment Initiative (DKRI), according to findings from a...
The Government is driving the modernisation of public markets as part of a broader initiative to upgrade ageing infrastructure and stimulate local economic activity across the island. Minister of Local Government and Community Desmond McKenzie...
United Nations Under-Secretary-General Alexander De Croo is to visit Jamaica on a mission to, among other things, tour Hurricane Melissa-impacted communities and engage in crisis resilience and hurricane recovery talks with government and private-...
The police are investigating the death of a five-year-old girl who is suspected to have drowned in a pit at her home in Rocky Point, Clarendon, on Sunday. The child has been identified as Rackeema Williams. According to police reports, the child...
RJRGLEANER Communications Group is reporting that it is streamlining several of its subsidiaries as it moves to improve corporate efficiency and strengthen its business operations. The group announced that a Scheme of Arrangement involving...
The police in St Ann are probing the death of a man whose decomposing body was found at his home in Brown’s Town. He has been identified by the police as 42-year-old Terrence Campbell. The police report that about 8:50 a.m. on Sunday, March 1,...
The legal fraternity is in mourning following the passing of Senior Parish Court Judge for Hanover, Sasha-Marie Ashley, “whose untimely death has deeply shaken the judiciary,” Chief Justice Bryan Sykes said. She died on Monday morning after a...
(AP) — Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said Monday that his government should “immediately” focus on implementing urgent transformations to the island’s economic and social model as oil reserves in the Caribbean country dwindle. The comments...
February recorded 60 murders, making it the deadliest month in more than a year, according to the latest crime statistics published Monday by the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). Overall, the figures show a 24 per cent decline in killings for the...
The St Thomas police are investigating the sudden death of a 37-year-old security guard who became ill at his home early Monday morning. The deceased has been identified as Vijay Brown of Phillips Field in Yallahs, St Thomas. Reports are that...
A man who allegedly attempted to rape a woman in the Bermaddy community of St Catherine has died after being attacked by persons in the area. His identity has not been released. Police reports are that about 8 p.m. on Friday, the man allegedly...
(AP) — Oil prices rose sharply Monday as disruptions to tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz chokepoint raised uncertainty about how United States and Israeli attacks on Iran would affect supply to the world economy. Higher oil prices raise...
(AP) — At least 169 people were killed after insurgents raided a village in a remote area of South Sudan, a local official said Monday, It's the latest bout of sporadic violence that has left the country teetering on the verge of full-blown civil...
The Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) is threatening further action if government agencies fail to present an immediate, time-bound plan to remove hurricane-affected shelterees from school compounds. The union said the continued housing of...
Users of the Hope Road Transportation Centre in Morant Bay, St Thomas are enjoying improved cover from the sun and rain following the construction of a shed by the St Thomas Municipal Corporation. The busy centre, which accommodates buses and taxis...
One of Jamaica’s pioneers in the music industry, Patricia ‘Miss Pat’ Chin, co-founder of VP Records, was honoured at the Embassy of Jamaica’s inaugural ‘Reggae Night’ event held on February 26 in celebration of Reggae Month. In a citation...
Peace and Love in Society (PALS) has announces that Peace Day 2026 is to be observed tomorrow under the theme ‘Rebuild Jamaica Piece by Peace’. This year’s observance is focused on recovery, unity, and renewal in the wake of Hurricane Melissa. The...
Sometimes destiny doesn’t knock. Sometimes, it shows up in your notifications. Sixteen weeks ago, 32-year-old Yanique Wilson left a comment on a post on Red Stripe’s Corporate Instagram page that read, “Best place to work. I did my work experience...
Three Jamaican rural high schools that suffered from Hurricane Melissa last year are to benefit from a US$50,000 donation being made available by Alpha Phi Alpha, the oldest black fraternity in the United States (US). The schools to benefit are...
