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Miguel Coley
December 23, 2025 by Robert Bailey

KEEP THE FOCUS

Interim assistant national coach Miguel Coley has issued a strong and timely message to Jamaica’s emerging football talent, urging them to remain disciplined, committed to their craft, and mindful of…
Cherre Crawford, her husband Rick and daughter Kyra-Leigh.
December 23, 2025 by Karen Madden

Bringing a Jamaican flavour to Christmas in Canada

Food, friends and family take on a whole new meaning when Jamaicans have to spend Christmas outside of their island home. Although the airports will be busy with hundreds of Jamaicans travelling back…
Little Khaylya Harvey, after receiving her bowling set, poses with her father, Dane Harvey, during the Montego Bay Free Zone and Global Services Association Jamaica post-Hurricane Melissa Christmas treat for Catherine Hall and Westgreen residents in St Jam
December 23, 2025 by Ashley Anguin

Christmas treat for hurricane-battered Catherine Hall, Westgreen

Western Bureau: The neighbouring communities of Westgreen and Catherine Hall in Montego Bay, St James, which experienced major flooding during the passage of Hurricane Melissa in October, got a…
Dahlia Walker-Huntington
December 23, 2025

Who may a stepchild file for?

Good day Mrs Walker-Huntington: Just want to know if a stepchild can file for a father, step mother and two siblings under the age of 21. If, so what are the steps and the timeline. Thanks LS …
President of the Shipping Association of Jamaica, Corah Ann Robertson‑Sylvester, presents a Christmas hamper to Henry Morris, an elderly resident of Greenwich Farm.
December 23, 2025

SAJ continues 32-year tradition of giving at Christmas

The Shipping Association of Jamaica (SAJ) once again brought Christmas cheer to the Greenwich Farm community through its annual outreach activities, marking 32 consecutive years of giving back to…
John Bassie
December 23, 2025

Who can hold a British passport?

Dear Mr Bassie, Please advise under what circumstances someone is seen as eligible to hold a British Passport. Any assistance would be appreciated. TT Dear TT, With respect to British passport…
Factories Corporation of Jamaica Chairman Lyttleton ‘Tanny’ Shirley (right) presents to Dannette Vickers, a Westmoreland business owner during the handover ceremony on December 17.
December 23, 2025

FCJ backs small business recovery in Westmoreland

Approximately $13 million has been distributed to more than 70 micro and small businesses in Whitehouse, Westmoreland, as part of the Factories Corporation of Jamaica Limited (FCJ)’s relief effort…
Damage to Best Buy Gold Shop caused by Hurricane Melissa
December 23, 2025

JN helps entrepreneur rise from ruins after Melissa

For more than two decades, Joan Palmer, an entrepreneur, operated Best Buy Gold Shop at 26 High Street in Black River, St Elizabeth, but now she has been forced to rebuild her livelihood literally…
Kamesha Blake, executive director, Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association
December 23, 2025

JMEA launches $10 million Hurricane Melissa recovery grant

With hundreds of manufacturers and small producers still reeling from the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa, the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA) has launched a $10 million…