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A section of the Claremont Market remains roofless months after Hurricane Melissa.
28 Apr, 2026 0

Claremont Market still roofless

Vendors and customers who use the Claremont Market in St Ann continue to endure disruption as the building remains without a roof, six months after Hurricane Melissa tore through the parish in October…
Deidre Powell
28 Apr, 2026 0

Immigration Corner | Work permits and age: Is 57 too late?

Dear Ms. Powell, I am 57 years old. At my age, is it possible for me to get a work permit to work in Canada? Thanks, C.G. Dear CG, Yes. It is possible to obtain a Canadian work permit at age 57. Age…
Dahlia Walker-Huntington
28 Apr, 2026 0

Immigration Corner | Can my daughter live with someone else?

Good day Mrs Walker-Huntington. My daughter’s father was filed for, and she was on her father’s filling. They went to the United States but my daughter never met the family before so the living…
28 Apr, 2026 0

Immigration Corner | How to correct an error on a British citizenship certificate

Dear Mr Bassie, I need to correct an error on my British citizenship certificate. Any information that you can provide on how this should be done would be welcomed. Thanks in advance. E.P. Dear E.P.,…
Reggae singer Yaksta.
28 Apr, 2026 0

Yaksta gets real on ‘Roar’

Recording artiste, Yaksta, says that his latest single, Roar, calls for structure and authenticity in an era where many things are counterfeit. “Yaksta is cutting straight through the noise,” a…
Fadi Al Zein, who lost both his homes in Israeli strikes in his village of Khiam and in Dahiyeh, smokes a water pipe inside his heavily damaged home in Beirut’s southern suburbs of Lebanon.
28 Apr, 2026 0

Gordon Robinson | A luta continua

Pundits worldwide are speculating on who’s winning the war between USA/Israel and Iran/Lebanon. Donald Dumdum keeps saying he obliterated Iran’s military assets and already won the war. Yet, long…
Representational image of a youngster chatting online with an anonymous person.
28 Apr, 2026 0

Michael Abrahams | Exposing a ‘rape academy’

In September 2020, French police arrested a man named Dominique Pelicot for secretly taking photographs beneath women’s clothing (upskirting) in a supermarket. Unfortunately, that was just the tip of…
28 Apr, 2026 0

Letter of the Day | Jamaica’s cannabis industry needs realism, not hype

THE EDITOR, Madam: Jamaica’s cannabis industry deserves serious discussion, not easy slogans. Too often, we speak as if domestic reform automatically created wide export access. It did not. Jamaica…
Letters
28 Apr, 2026 0

Turn the next cheek: best solution to violence

THE EDITOR, Madam: The recent stabbing-death of a 14-year old Seaforth High School student allegedly by a schoolmate, is a stark reminder of how we as a people have allowed violence to play a…