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December 9, 2025
Growth & Jobs | Pension conversations need to be ongoing – Blagrove
RECEIVING A pension can mean an individual is able to live comfortably, or better than their working years, but conversations about retirement planning have to be ongoing with the issue being taken…
December 9, 2025
Seaboard Marine strengthens Jamaica–Cayman trade with reefer consolidation
SEABOARD MARINE will launch a bi-weekly refrigerated consolidation service between Kingston, Jamaica, and Grand Cayman on Wednesday, September 17. Aimed at lowering costs for smaller exporters, the…
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December 9, 2025
Shipping Schedule
September 16-September 22, 2025 CMA CGM JAMAICA VESSELS ETA KINGSTON CMA CGM NEVA 17/09 SC MONTANA 17/09 SEABOARD SUN 17/09 CMA CGM HOMERE 17/09 CMA CGM FORT…
December 9, 2025
Michael Abrahams | ‘Good’ shootouts are bad
Last week, there was a deadly shootout in Mandeville where a man shot and killed another after a dispute, rumoured to be about payment for eggs. The gunman fled the scene, but the security forces…
December 9, 2025
Gordon Robinson | The essence of passengers
It was two weeks after Apocrypha’s general elections but Oma D’unn was still busy fielding electoral complaints. Regular visitors to that fantasyland where all politicians are friends remember retired…
December 9, 2025
Immigration Corner | How to use a digital photo to apply for a British passport online
Dear Mr Bassie, I understand that I need a digital photo to apply for a British passport online. Any guidance on this would be appreciated. – WP Dear WP, Persons will need to obtain a digital…
December 9, 2025
Editorial | Morant Bay, Negril and small things
Morant Bay and Negril are at different ends of Jamaica. The former is in the east, on the island’s south coast. It is the capital of the parish of St Thomas, which lags the rest of Jamaica in…
December 9, 2025
Immigration Corner | Can I adjust my status if I overstayed my time?
Dear Mrs Walker-Huntington, If someone (over 21 years old) overstayed his visitor’s visa, is it possible for his mother, who is an American citizen, to file for an adjustment of status for him? …
December 9, 2025
People need to emulate athletes in daily life
THE EDITOR, Madam: Track and field in Jamaica is more than just a sport; it is a discipline that embodies values such as perseverance, teamwork, discipline, and personal growth. These values extend…