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John S. Bassie is a barrister/attorney-at-law who practises law in Jamaica. He is a justice of the peace, a Supreme Court-appointed mediator, a chartered arbitrator and a member of the Immigration Law Practitioners Association (U.K.). Email: lawbassie@yaho
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Immigration | What is the Life in UK test?

Dear Mr Bassie, I was informed that I may need to take the ‘Life in UK Test’. Please tell me what this test is about. Thanks in advance. H. F. Dear H. F., Persons may need to take the Life in UK test…
13 Oct, 2026 0

Immigration | How often can I travel on my visa?

Hi Mrs Walker-Huntington, I would like to know how often a person can travel on their non-immigrant United States visa for the year? N.G. Dear NG There is no set number of times that the holder of a…
Powell
13 Oct, 2026 0

Immigration | Visa refused? The Federal Court can order IRCC to take another look

Dear Miss Powell, My visa was refused even though I provided everything and explained that I wanted to attend my sister’s wedding. The wedding has passed, but how can I ask a court to review my case?…
12 Oct, 2026 0

HIDDEN VICTIMS

Children apprehended for gang-related activities are not typically screened for signs of human trafficking, raising concerns that youngsters exploited by criminal networks could be punished for crimes…
Tamika Harris, president of the Advocates' Association of Jamaica.
12 Oct, 2026 0

Harris wants early guilty pleas to count in more cases

President of the Advocates’ Association of Jamaica (AAJ), Tamika Harris, is calling for greater recognition of early guilty pleas in Jamaica’s criminal justice system, arguing that they can spare…
Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton
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Tufton: Government ensuring hospitals can stand up to disasters

Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton says the Government is moving to ensure that all future public health facilities are engineered to withstand natural disasters. Speaking to the…
Matthew Samuda, Minister of Water, Environment & Climate Change and Member of Parliament for St Ann North Eastern
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Samuda targets end to shift system in St Ann North East schools

Minister of Water, Environment & Climate Change and Member of Parliament (MP) for St Ann North Eastern, Matthew Samuda, is on a mission to have the shift system removed from schools in that…
Opposition Leader Mark Golding (right) and St Andrew South West Member of Parliament Dr Angela Brown Burke on a tour of Kidd Lane off Spanish Town Road, St Andrew, on Monday.
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Golding, Brown Burke call for CCTV, streetlights after triple murder in Kidd Lane

Opposition Leader Mark Golding and St Andrew South West Member of Parliament Dr Angela Brown Burke are calling for improved infrastructure, including functional streetlights and CCTV cameras, to help…
12 Oct, 2026 0

UPDATE | Police hunting killers in Balcombe Drive double murder

Assistant Commissioner of Police Damion Manderson, the commanding officer for the St Andrew South Division, says investigators are working to unravel the deadly gun attack on Balcombe Drive in Olympic…