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10 Nov, 2026
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Growth & Jobs | Stakeholders urge stronger policy push to advance Jamaica’s built environment
Professionals in the local built environment are calling for a more aggressive use of policy, planning and coordinated development to improve the country’s infrastructure. Stronger use of policy will…
10 Nov, 2026
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SVL eyes US$100m Caymanas Park transformation
Supreme Ventures Limited (SVL) is proposing a US$100-million (approximately J$16-billion) investment over 10 years to transform Caymanas Park into a year-round entertainment and hospitality…
10 Nov, 2026
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PROVEN Properties appoints Hill as CEO
PROVEN Properties has appointed Adam Hill as its new chief executive officer, effective November 1, as the company looks to strengthen its residential and commercial development portfolio and pursue…
10 Nov, 2026
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Slavery’s unfinished reckoning
Can the atrocities of transatlantic slavery ever be forgiven? That question will take centre stage at the upcoming Transatlantic Reasonings Conference, which will examine the relationship between…
10 Nov, 2026
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St George’s College inducts four into Hall of Fame
Hundreds of past students of St George’s College, from Jamaica and overseas, turned out for the induction of four distinguished Georgians into the school’s Hall of Fame at a ceremony held on November…
10 Nov, 2026
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Immigration | Why a college acceptance letter is not enough
Dear Miss Powell, My daughter has been accepted to a college in Canada, and the school wants a large tuition deposit. We thought the study permit would follow easily. Now we are hearing about a cap…
10 Nov, 2026
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Immigration | How can I become a citizen of the USA?
Good morning Mrs Walker-Huntington: My wife of over three years and daughter are in the USA as citizens and I’m from the UK. What is my best route to become a citizen of the USA? – DS Dear DS:…
10 Nov, 2026
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Immigration | Who should I contact about my application for a British passport?
Dear Mr Bassie, I have applied for my British passport. The process is taking longer than expected and I would like to know what I should do. – D.D. Dear D.D., With respect to passport advice…
09 Nov, 2026
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Sink or swim? - Schools take the plunge to build water confidence, literacy, as more J’cans urged to embrace skill
Despite being surrounded by water, most Jamaicans cannot swim – a national reality that swim teacher Georgina Boland sees reflected yearly in the intake of students at The Queen’s School in St Andrew,…