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February 17, 2026
Growth & Jobs | From internship to impact: engineering a future in Jamaica
At a time when Jamaica continues to grapple with the effects of brain drain, one Jamaica-born engineer is taking a deliberate and deeply personal approach to building opportunity at home by investing…
February 17, 2026
Immigration Corner | Are there new rules for study permits?
Dear Miss Powell, I recently read an article online saying that Canada has introduced new rules for processing study permit applications. I am confused, and to be honest, a bit worried. Does this mean…
February 17, 2026
by Edmond Campbell
‘Unacceptable!’
The Jamaica Council of Churches (JCC) has added its voice to the recent public debate over Transport and Telecommunications Minister Daryl Vaz’s dismissal of an auditor general’s report which found…
February 17, 2026
Immigration Corner | How do I renew my British passport?
Dear Mr Bassie, I would like to know what I need to do to renew my British passport. I am hoping that you can provide some assistance. – SJ Dear SJ, Persons must renew their passport before they can…
February 17, 2026
Immigration Corner | Can I collect social security?
Dear Mrs Walker-Huntington, I was a legal permanent resident for 30 years. I am now back in Jamaica for the past 16 years. I have worked and paid taxes and I can also log in to my social security…
February 17, 2026
May Pen Infant School gets $139-million upgrade
The May Pen Infant School in Clarendon has been transformed into a modern, two-storey structure, with improved amenities to better meet the needs of the institution’s 147 students and staff. The…
February 18, 2026
Gordon Robinson | The essence of chivalry
In Apocrypha, our favourite Fantasyland far, far away, where all politicians are friends and Oma D’unn solves political problems by parable, justice was the hot topic. Oma’s hobby of advising his…
February 17, 2026
Michael Abrahams | Going psycho over Bad Bunny
Bad Bunny is a Puerto Rican rapper, singer, record producer and professional wrestler. Born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, he began his music career in 2013, performing reggaeton and Latin trap…
February 17, 2026
by Krysta Anderson
Glenroy and Taffaney wed after 14 years of love
Some of the best love stories begin when you least expect them. For Taffaney Barnett and Glenroy Wilks, emotions often shone through their smiles. The spark, first ignited at work 14 years ago, has…