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December 30, 2025
Can marriage override a US visa ban?
Dear Mrs Walker-Huntington I have a couple of questions.Can an American citizen marry someone from another country whose American visa has been cancelled to regain entry to the US before the…
December 30, 2025
by Yasmine Peru
Rhythms of Resilience theme for Reggae Month 2026
The Jamaica Reggae Industry Association (JaRIA) will celebrate Reggae Month 2026 under the theme ‘Rhythms of Resilience’, and and Chairman Ewan Simpson shared that the theme was modified…
December 30, 2025
by Michael Reckord
‘A Rose of Sharon’ explores difficulty in communicating
‘Tis the season to be jolly … and to go to the theatre, which just now is on the upswing. Three plays opened last week in the Corporate Area – the Pantomime Company’s Big Yaad Vibes at Little Theatre;…
December 30, 2025
What types of visas are available for transit in the UK
Dear Mr Bassie, I would like to know what type of visa I would need to obtain to just pass through the United Kingdom as I do not intend to stay over there. I would appreciate any advice. OO …
December 30, 2025
Something Extra | Tuesday
New York’s pink event, Pic-Nic Festival, came to Kingston on Saturday, lighting up the UWI Mona Bowl with music, good vibes, and pink fashion moments. The Casamigos-sponsored event saw patrons making…
December 30, 2025
Govt to repair, rewire 800 storm-ravaged homes, says Vaz
WESTERN BUREAU: Energy Minister Daryl Vaz says the Government has diverted $372 million from its National Energy Poverty Reduction Programme to support households severely affected by Hurricane…
December 30, 2025
Curtis Ward | Evolution of European geopolitical and international security leadership
The internal dynamics aside, the European Union and the United Kingdom (EU+UK) are evolving as a major participant in global leadership–as a collective rather than as a unipolar focused power…
December 30, 2025
Editorial | Rescuing local government
In the reconstruction after the devastation by Hurricane Melissa, Jamaica’s ‘building back better’ shouldn’t only be about the island’s hard infrastructure. Government institutions – whose capacity…
December 30, 2025
Gordon Robinson | Local Domino Awards 2025
It’s time for Part Deux of the fourteenth annual Domino Awards – memorial for the Khooky Khast of Kharacters from my wasted youth. Congratulations to the winners especially of awards named for the…