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06 Oct, 2026 0

Immigration | I just got married, but as I am being filed for, will I have to get a divorce?

Greetings Mrs. Walker-Huntington, My father is in the United States, and he is filing for his children. I recently got married. What I am hearing though is that I will have to divorce my husband in…
Powell
06 Oct, 2026 0

Immigration | Bringing your car to Canada

Dear Miss Powell, Can I take my vehicle with me when moving to Canada? C.G. Dear CG, You may be able to bring your car, but this could prove challenging depending on the country from which you are…
John S. Bassie is a barrister/attorney-at-law who practises law in Jamaica. He is a justice of the peace, a Supreme Court-appointed mediator, a chartered arbitrator and a member of the Immigration Law Practitioners Association (U.K.). Email: lawbassie@yaho
06 Oct, 2026 0

Immigration | What is the quickest route to obtaining a UK passport?

Dear Mr. Bassie, I am in need of a British passport and I would like to know the quickest way to obtaining one. I look forward to your response. L.B. Dear L.B., People can pay to get a passport…
Letters
06 Oct, 2026 0

Teachers deserve fair compensation

THE EDITOR, Madam: The continued failure of the government and the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) to reach a satisfactory wage settlement raises serious concerns about how educators are valued…
Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett.
06 Oct, 2026 0

Bartlett wants ALEX to become a regional platform

WESTERN BUREAU: Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett want Jamaica’s Agricultural Linkages Exchange (ALEX) to be expanded into a Caribbean-wide platform as part of a broader push to build a regional…
Colin Virgo, chairman of the Jamaica 4-H Clubs.
06 Oct, 2026 0

4-H chairman pushes youth farming to secure food supply

WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica 4-H Clubs chairman Colin Virgo is urging Caribbean governments and agricultural stakeholders to establish a regional Youth in Agriculture Task Force, warning that the region’s…
Deneal makes her way down the aisle, escorted by her brother, Devonte Gordon.
06 Oct, 2026 0

Island Wedding | Damoy and Deneal find the ‘Rowe’ to love

Damoy Rowe and Deneal Gordon’s fathers were good friends, so the pair had known of each other from a young age. They would see each other at events, reconnect and make small talk with their parents,…
Jamaica qualified to the Concacaf Nations League quarterfinals with a 1-1 draw against Honduras.
06 Oct, 2026 0

Boyz book Mexico ticket - Earn 1-1 draw with Honduras to make Nations League quarterfinals

The Reggae Boyz secured their place in the 2026 Concacaf Nations League quarterfinals after battling to a 1-1 draw with Honduras at the Chelato Ucles National Stadium tonight, finishing second in…
Trade unionist Lambert Brown (left) goes through documents with Dr Jubilee Brown-Service (centre), president of the Jamaica Medical Doctors' Association (JMDA) and Dr Renee Badroe (right), Immediate Past President of the JMDA, during a press conference at
05 Oct, 2026 0

IDT rules in favour of junior doctors in overtime dispute with Government

The Industrial Disputes Tribunal (IDT) has ruled in favour of the Jamaica Medical Doctors’ Association (JMDA) in its long-running overtime dispute with the Government, ordering that junior doctors be…