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April 21, 2026
Immigration Corner | I overstayed. Can I get a student visa?
Dear Mrs Walker-Huntington, Can a person who overstayed in the US then return to Jamaica, reapply to a US college for their GED? Does that person stand any chance of obtaining a student visa? M.C. …
April 21, 2026
Immigration Corner | New Canadian asylum rules
Dear Miss Powell, I hear there are new immigration and asylum rules in Canada. Can you please help me understand? I am in Canada as a visitor and plan to apply for asylum to stay, and I am wondering…
April 20, 2026
by Erica Virtue
Shocked and confused
When Courtney Anderson went to court last Thursday, the last thing he expected was that the judge would order his arrest, have him jailed, and place a stop order against him.
April 20, 2026
Education Ministry orders probe after video shows student beaten at Jamaica College
The education ministry has ordered an immediate investigation after a video emerged showing students in school uniform violently assaulting a fellow student at what "appears to be a prominent…
April 20, 2026
Casino caution
Leader of Opposition Business in the Senate Donna Scott-Mottley is urging the Government to put stronger safeguards in place to protect vulnerable Jamaicans as the country moves to grant three casino…
April 20, 2026
Jahvy Ambassador to go to court on Thursday, April 30, Jaii Frais to appear on Wednesday
Music producer Jahvel ‘Jahvy Ambassador’ Morrison, one of the accused in the shooting incident at Big Wall, is to go to court on Thursday, April 30. Morrison, a licensed firearm holder, was on…
April 20, 2026
Churches in St Elizabeth receive hurricane grants
The first official disbursement of approximately $17 million in grants under the Government’s Community Church Clean-up and Restoration Initiative was made to 101 churches in St Elizabeth to repair…
April 20, 2026
Spalding Outstation to temporarily host court cases as Christiana Outstation in Manchester undergoes months of renovation
Operations at the Christiana Outstation of the Manchester Parish Court will be temporarily relocated to the Spalding Outstation due to scheduled renovation works at the facility. Beginning Friday,…
April 20, 2026
MOE team visits Jamaica College amid probe into attack on student
A team from the Ministry of Education is now at Jamaica College (JC) as part of an investigation into an incident captured on video in which a student was violently attacked by another student. …