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January 13, 2026
Immigration Corner | Can an eVisa be used to confirm permanent status in the UK?
Dear Mr Bassie, I would like to know if an eVisa may be used for proof of settlement status. Any information given will be useful. S.B. Dear S.B.,
January 13, 2026
Growth & Jobs | Managing your first pay cheque
As the new year unfolds, many recent university and high school graduates are just landing their first full-time or contract-based jobs, stepping fully into the world of work and embracing a milestone…
January 13, 2026
Immigration Corner | How do we meet poverty guidelines?
Dear Mrs. Walker-Huntington, I read your article every week and really appreciate all the advice that is provided. I am requesting your expert advice regarding my petition. My US citizen son filed a…
January 13, 2026
Editorial | Court should control budget
The central government’s continued control of where, when and how to undertake major capital works on courts cries out for a reform of, not only this anomaly, but of facets of the justice system.…
January 13, 2026
Michael Abrahams | The decline of empathy
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines empathy as “ The action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of…
January 13, 2026
Body-worn cameras protect rights, enhance accountability
THE EDITOR, Madam:
January 13, 2026
Letter of the Day | Gifts of national transformation
THE EDITOR, Madam: As in the biblical story of the Magi (Wise Men), Jamaica in 2025 received three gifts or stories that must be told, as they are models for national transformation rooted, not in…
January 13, 2026
Contradictions abound in Canadian politics
THE EDITOR, Madam: Chrystia Freeland held six ministerial roles in Canada’s government during the past disastrous decade, but recently quit her seat in parliament to become an economic development…
January 12, 2026
UK agrees to pay ‘substantial sum’ to settle lawsuit by Guantanamo detainee over torture claims
LONDON (AP) — The British government has agreed to pay a “substantial sum” to settle a lawsuit by a Guantanamo Bay detainee who said United Kingdom intelligence agencies were complicit in his torture…