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April 21, 2026

Immigration Corner | Am I eligible for British citizenship?

Dear Mr Bassie, I was born in 2003 and one of my parents is British born. I would like to know if I am eligible for British citizenship. I am hoping that you will advise on this subject. L.A. Dear…
April 21, 2026

Immigration Corner | I overstayed. Can I get a student visa?

Dear Mrs Walker-Huntington, Can a person who overstayed in the US then return to Jamaica, reapply to a US college for their GED? Does that person stand any chance of obtaining a student visa? M.C. …
Deidre Powell
April 21, 2026

Immigration Corner | New Canadian asylum rules

Dear Miss Powell, I hear there are new immigration and asylum rules in Canada. Can you please help me understand? I am in Canada as a visitor and plan to apply for asylum to stay, and I am wondering…
April 20, 2026 by Erica Virtue

Shocked and confused

When Courtney Anderson went to court last Thursday, the last thing he expected was that the judge would order his arrest, have him jailed, and place a stop order against him.
April 20, 2026

Education Ministry orders probe after video shows student beaten at Jamaica College

The education ministry has ordered an immediate investigation after a video emerged showing students in school uniform violently assaulting a fellow student at what "appears to be a prominent…
April 20, 2026

Casino caution

Leader of Opposition Business in the Senate Donna Scott-Mottley is urging the Government to put stronger safeguards in place to protect vulnerable Jamaicans as the country moves to grant three casino…
Jahvel ‘Jahvy Ambassador’ Morrison
April 20, 2026

Jahvy Ambassador to go to court on Thursday, April 30, Jaii Frais to appear on Wednesday

Music producer Jahvel ‘Jahvy Ambassador’ Morrison, one of the accused in the shooting incident at Big Wall, is to go to court on Thursday, April 30. Morrison, a licensed firearm holder, was on…
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Desmond McKenzie (left), makes a symbolic handover of a cheque under the Government's Community Church Clean-Up and Restoration Initiative that was accepted by Reverend Othniel Watson (right) of the M
April 20, 2026

Churches in St Elizabeth receive hurricane grants

The first official disbursement of approximately $17 million in grants under the Government’s Community Church Clean-up and Restoration Initiative was made to 101 churches in St Elizabeth to repair…
April 20, 2026

Spalding Outstation to temporarily host court cases as Christiana Outstation in Manchester undergoes months of renovation

Operations at the Christiana Outstation of the Manchester Parish Court will be temporarily relocated to the Spalding Outstation due to scheduled renovation works at the facility. Beginning Friday,…