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Delp
04 Aug, 2026 0

Lyenda Delp elected first female chair of AFUWI

Derrick Scott/Contributor The American Foundation for The University of the West Indies (AFUWI) has entered a new phase with the election of Lyenda Delp as chair of its board of directors, making her…
Bassie
04 Aug, 2026 0

Immigration Corner | What is the procedure to obtain a share code?

Dear Mr. Bassie, I would like to know the procedure for obtaining a share code online to prove my right to work. G.L. Dear G.L., Persons can obtain a share code to prove their right to work in the…
 Dahlia Walker-Huntington
04 Aug, 2026 0

Immigration Corner | Which filing is faster - brother or husband?

Good morning Mrs Walker-Huntington: My brother is in the military, and he wants to process paperwork for my daughter and me. However, my boyfriend is a US citizen and wants us to marry. I would like…
Powell
04 Aug, 2026 0

Immigration Corner | Your pathway to New Brunswick

Dear Miss Powell, I’m a 38-year-old loss prevention and transportation manager who is interested in migrating to Canada through the New Brunswick programme. Please tell me how I may qualify. M.A. …
04 Aug, 2026 0

Agriculture Ministry waives tagging for slaughter-ready cattle

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Floyd Green, has announced a temporary administrative measure permitting the transport of untagged, slaughter-ready cattle during August and September. …
04 Aug, 2026 0

Four Haitians held in St Catherine community, charged with overstaying

Four Haitians were arrested in the community of Green Acres in Spanish Town, St Catherine on Monday and later charged with overstaying. The police report that about 3:00 p.m., cops, acting on…
04 Aug, 2026 0

Westmoreland man charged after allegedly leaving voter ID card at house he robbed

The police in Westmoreland have charged a man who allegedly robbed a house and left his voter identification card behind. He is 25-year-old Delano Smith, otherwise called ‘Rick’, a labourer of…
04 Aug, 2026 0

Car crashes into river in St Mary, woman dies after being swept away

A woman on Monday died in St Mary after the car she was travelling in lost control and plunged into a river, and she was swept away by the water while trying to get to safety. She has been…
Fifty-year-old Nicole Brown, a farmer of Barton Wharf district, Lacovia, St. Elizabeth, has been missing since Sunday, August 2.
04 Aug, 2026 0

Update | Body of missing St Elizabeth woman found in river

The body of 50-year-old Nicole Brown, a farmer of Barton Wharf district in Lacovia, St Elizabeth, who was reported missing, was this afternoon found in a river in the parish. Brown had been missing…