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Growth & Jobs | ‘Retirement planning is not optional’ - JN director
Hugh Reid, managing director, JN Life Insurance, is calling for the estimated 500,000 self employed workers in Jamaica to urgently prioritise retirement planning, warning that the country’s shifting…
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Growth & Jobs | Use technology to build trust between organisations and employees – tech expert
Using technology to automate and strengthen key human resource functions can help organisations build trust with employees by reducing errors and giving staff greater control over their information,…
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Immigration Corner |How to correct an error on your eVisa
Dear Mr. Bassie, I have discovered a mistake on my eVisa and I would like to know what the procedure is for correcting this. Thanks in advance. P.E. Dear P.E.,
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Immigration Corner | Husband in Canada and visa delayed
Dear Ms. Powell, I applied for a Canada visitor visa from September last year and up to now I have not received any email or response. I received my US visa last year August without any problem. I am…
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Immigration Corner | How is the visa pause affecting Jamaicans?
Dear Mrs. Walker-Huntington, Thank you so much for your weekly informative column. I am an avid reader and always eagerly await the valuable insights and knowledge you generously share with us. The…
February 23, 2026
by Erica Virtue
Debt to Cuba
Retired former Prime Minister P.J. Patterson is calling for African and European nations that have benefited from Cuba’s decades of international solidarity to now stand in support of the Caribbean…
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NWC dismantles illegal water connection network in Clarendon
The National Water Commission (NWC) is reporting that it has dealt a blow to a clandestine network of illegal water connections in Clarendon. The commission says that deep in the dense bushes of…
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Over 500 pounds of uninspected meat seized in downtown Kingston, vendor charged
A vendor was on Sunday arrested and charged by members of the police’s Agricultural Protection Branch (APB) following an operation in downtown Kingston in which more than 500 pounds of meat were…
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Police charged alleged scam artist targeting elderly at ATMs
The police have charged a man who allegedly targeted elderly citizens using automated teller machines (ATMs), stealing their bank cards and draining their accounts. Charged with unauthorised access…