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December 9, 2025
Immigration Corner | Eligibility for British citizenship as a minor
Dear Mr Bassie, I would like to know if a child is eligible for British citizenship if he is presently a minor and one of his parents is British. HJ Dear HJ, Persons can apply for British citizenship…
December 9, 2025
Immigration Corner | Will shoplifting charge affect my visa renewal?
Dear Mrs Walker-Huntington, I was in the United States on a J1 visa and was charged with shoplifting. I received a deferral certificate. Will I be able to apply and obtain a visa next year? I humbly…
December 9, 2025
by Ruddy Mathison
Schools, churches unite to host students from devastated parishes
Some 200 students from five of the parishes hardest hit by Hurricane Melissa are set to continue their education under a relocation initiative – the brainchild of St Catherine North West Member of…
December 9, 2025
Dorothy Pine-McLarty, esteemed attorney and electoral leader, dies
Jamaica is mourning the passing of Dorothy Pine-McLarty, a transformative figure in the development of Jamaica’s modern electoral system. Pine-McLarty, who was widely regarded as one of Jamaica’s…
December 9, 2025
CXC pushes for skills-ready Caribbean workforce
The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has been actively building strategic partnerships with regional employers’ groups and national workforce bodies to keep pace with the growing demand for more…
December 9, 2025
Shooting at barbershop in Commodore leaves owner dead and 80-y-o man injured
Two men were shot, one fatally, at a barbershop in Commodore, St Catherine on Saturday night. Dead is the shop’s operator, 51-year-old Andrew Richards, otherwise called ‘Killer’. The other victim is…
December 9, 2025
Gov’t moves to rebuild Trelawny Municipal Corporation building after Hurricane Melissa
The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development has identified lands owned by the Trelawny Municipal Corporation for the construction of a new administrative building, following the…
December 9, 2025
Jamaica could record below 700 murders this year, lowest in nearly 40 years - Holness
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has highlighted Jamaica’s significant progress in reducing violent crime, noting that, for the first time in almost four decades, the island could record fewer than…
December 9, 2025
US halts all asylum decisions after shooting of National Guard members
BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — The Trump administration has halted all asylum decisions and paused issuing visas for people travelling on Afghan passports, seizing on the National Guard shooting in the…