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From left: Wayne Robinson, principal of Jamaica College, Michael-Andre Edwards, captain, and Duane Johnson, head coach, join in the celebration of the school’s ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships at the institution’s Old Hope Ro
March 31, 2026 by Gregory Bryce

‘A nuh vibes win Champs’

Duane Johnson, head coach of Jamaica College’s (JC) track and field team, says the school’s 23rd hold on the Mortimer Geddes Trophy at last weekend’s ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics…
June Bryan, administrative manager at Biomedical.
March 31, 2026

Growth & Jobs | June Bryan – celebrating a legacy of service and leadership at Biomedical Laboratory

In a professional landscape increasingly defined by rapid job hopping in pursuit of the next best opportunity, June Bryan stands apart. As administrative manager and the longest-serving employee at…
Nekesha Hines-Brown in her shop, which was impacted by Hurricane Melissa.
March 31, 2026

Growth & Jobs | Give to gain: entrepreneur finds hope after Melissa devastation

In the farming community of Burnt Savannah, St Elizabeth, where resilience has become a way of life, one female entrepreneur is finding her footing again, empowered to rebuild after devastating…
Newly appointed Chair of the Council of Voluntary Social Services (CVSS), Kerry Scott.
March 31, 2026

Growth & Jobs | CVSS’s new chair targets reform and stronger sector advocacy

Newly appointed Chair of the Council of Voluntary Social Services (CVSS’s), Kerry Scott, says his tenure will focus on strengthening advocacy, modernising data systems and advancing long-awaited…
Nina Peters (right), business relationship and sales manager, JN Bank, in discussion with Gevanio Tucker (left) and Arriel Reynolds of the School of Business Administration–Accounting, University of Technology, Jamaica, during an accounting seminar held
March 31, 2026

Growth & Jobs | JN Bank urges tertiary students to master financial planning

Finance students at the University of Technology, Jamaica, have been urged to adopt a more disciplined and data-driven approach to managing their finances. Strong personal financial management, they…
March 31, 2026

Immigration Corner | What are the uses, limitations of an Electronic Travel Authorization?

Dear Mr. Bassie, I would like to know what the uses and limitations of an Electronic Travel Authorization are. I would appreciate any advice that you can provide. – L.L. Dear L.L., It should be noted…
In this March 2019 photo Peace Corps Jamaica 90th group of volunteers pose for a group photograph.
March 31, 2026

Gordon Robinson | What’s good for the goose ...

On February 22, 1962, Premier Norman Washington Manley, on Jamaica’s behalf, signed a seminal agreement between Jamaica and USA. It involved the Peace Corps and provided for young American volunteers…
Dahlia Walker-Huntington
March 31, 2026

Immigration Corner | Can my US-born father help me with gaining US citizenship or a Green Card?

Dear Mrs. Walker-Huntington: My dad was born in the United States of America, and I was born in Jamaica. I am 34 years old and I am living in Jamaica. It is printed on my birth certificate that my…
March 31, 2026

Immigration Corner | Is there an income requirement when applying for a Super Visa?

Dear Miss Powell, Is there an income requirement when doing an application for a Super Visa? I would like my mom to visit and spend a year with me to give my sister a break from caring for her, and I…