Dear Miss Powell, I’m planning to apply for a Canadian visitor visa. What is the most important question I will need to answer? JA Dear JA, The most important question you must answer in a Canadian visitor visa application is this: why will you...
Good afternoon Mrs Walker-Huntington, I would like to find out what difference it would make if I got married before or after my daughter files for me in the USA? Thanks for your response. RD Dear RD: While in some relative petition categories it...
Dear Mr. Bassie, I am seeking clarification on what exactly is an eVisa. I am hoping that you can assist. EG Dear E.G. Persons should be aware that eVisas allow access to, and use of a person’s online immigration status. It should be noted that an...
Jamaicans are being encouraged to use deliberate estate planning to help their children and grandchildren build generational wealth. The advice comes from Othneil Blagrove, chief of sales and marketing at JN Life Insurance, who says that structured...
Micro and small businesses devastated by Hurricane Melissa are set to benefit from a facility established by the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) to support their recovery. Dubbed the M5 Business Recovery Programme, the facility will provide a...
WESTERN BUREAU: In the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, which battered western Jamaica last October, the Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (SEZ) has moved to address a bottleneck that industry leaders say has slowed post-disaster rebuilding in...
More than $1 million has been donated to support breast cancer patients in Jamaica, bolstering the efforts of the Jamaica Cancer Society (JCS) and Jamaica Reach to Recovery, a breast cancer survivor advocacy group, to expand access to life-saving...
The Jamaica Book Festival (JBF) proudly celebrated the achievements of Jamaica’s emerging literary voices at the Young Writers’ Prize Awards, held at the Kingston...
Celebration at the Bob Marley Museum took on a youthful air as children marked what would have been the reggae icon’s 81st birthday, their small footsteps animating the historic grounds last Friday. A dedicated kids village, sponsored by Berger...
A total of 50 cases of sexual harassment complaints has, so far, been referred to the Sexual Harassment Tribunal. Principal Director of the Bureau of Gender Affairs (BGA), Sharon Coburn Robinson, made the disclosure during a recent presentation...
Thirty-one students at the Titchfield High School in Portland are on their way to becoming safe road users, following the launch of the Learner Driver Education Programme at the school by the Island Traffic Authority (ITA). Through the initiative...
A man was gunned down at his home in Boscobel, St Mary early Monday morning. He has been identified as 59-year-old businessman Garfield Singh, who operated Singh’s Tyre Sales, Service and Repair. The police report that about 4:00 a.m., residents...
The National Housing Trust (NHT) is reporting that approximately $409 million has been paid out to contributors under its Hurricane Melissa Relief Grant initiative. Administrative Manager in the Customer Relations Management Division at the NHT,...
The St Mary police have captured a man who was wanted in connection with a murder committed in St Elizabeth. According to the commanding officer for the St Mary Police Division, Superintendent Anthony Wallace, a targeted operation was conducted...
The Government is refuting as false an online news report from an overseas publication claiming that Jamaica turned away a Cuban-registered tanker seeking to refill liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). “The report does not cite any credible source of...
A police constable accidentally shot himself with his service weapon on Sunday while at the Half-Way Tree Police Station in St Andrew. The matter is being investigated by the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM). Reports indicate...
Jamaica recorded its deadliest week since the start of the year during the first week of February, with 18 murders reported islandwide over seven days, a sharp increase after several consecutive weeks of single-digit killings. The information is...
Heads of Jamaica’s diplomatic and consular missions are meeting in Kingston this week with the leadership of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade amid a "period of geopolitical uncertainty", the ministry says. Foreign Affairs and...
(AP) — Cuban aviation officials have warned airlines that there isn't enough fuel for airplanes to refuel in the island, part of a critical energy rationing going into place as the United States cuts the island off from its fuel resources, a...
(AP) — The world's biggest social media companies face several landmark trials this year that seek to hold them responsible for harms to children who use their platforms. Opening statements for the first start this week in a court in Los Angeles,...
A 24-year-old Kingston man has been charged in connection with the theft of nearly $1 million from a vehicle parked downtown last month, police said. He is Timar Robinson, of Upper West Street, Kingston, who has been charged with simple larceny...
A 46-year-old woman was chopped to death during a reported domestic incident in May Pen, Clarendon, early Monday morning, the police say. The woman has been identified as Jennifer Williamson, a caregiver of a Glenmuir Drive address. The police...
The four-year-old girl shot dead during an attack that left her father injured in Manchester on Sunday afternoon has been identified by the police. Her name was Saniyah O'Brien. Reports are that about 5:30 pm, Saniyah and her father were...
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security and Peace, Dr Horace Chang, resumed official duties on Monday, delivering remarks at the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s monthly Operations Review Meeting. In a statement, Chang expressed “...
Eleven used-car dealer companies that previously declared no income later reported more than $4 billion in pre-tax earnings after pleading guilty to income tax offences, Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) says. It names the companies as; Nostaw...
