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27 Oct, 2026
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Immigration | Changes to Canada’s Express Entry points system
Dear Miss Powell, I hear there are changes to the Express Entry points system. I have a marketing degree with three years’ experience. Would I qualify? Z.R. Dear ZR, It depends on your age,…
27 Oct, 2026
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Immigration | Can I apply for a British passport for a child who was adopted in the UK?
Dear Mr Bassie, I would like some advice on how to obtain a passport for a child who was adopted in the United Kingdom. B.L. Dear B.L., It is possible to obtain a passport for a child who was…
26 Oct, 2026
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Jamaica faces UN scrutiny - Advocates say proposed gun sentence hike a step in wrong direction as country faces human rights test
The Advocates’ Association of Jamaica (AAJ) is raising concern over the announcement of a proposed increase in the mandatory minimum sentence for illegal gun possession to 20 years. The revelation…
26 Oct, 2026
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Mair dismisses claims Holness was denied US courtesies
Jamaica’s Consul General to New York, Oliver Mair, has dismissed social media reports suggesting that Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness was required to wait in immigration lines at New York’s John F…
26 Oct, 2026
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J’can rape convict fights deportation from UK
A Jamaican man serving a 14-year prison sentence in the United Kingdom (UK) for rape could potentially be returned to the island, but a legal battle over whether he would be adequately protected from…
26 Oct, 2026
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UC Rusal found guilty over 2019 Rio Cobre pollution
Bauxite mining company UC Rusal has been found guilty of causing trade effluent to flow into the Rio Cobre in St Catherine seven years ago. The verdict was handed down on Monday in the St Catherine…
26 Oct, 2026
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MELISSA 365 | 'We want to build back lives'
WESTERN BUREAU: A year after Hurricane Melissa damaged 54 United Church congregations, destroying eight of their sanctuaries, the denomination is stressing that rebuilding church buildings is its last…
26 Oct, 2026
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JahDore walks free in police assault case
Reggae artiste JahDore, who was accused of assaulting a policeman and tearing his shirt during an incident at a police station in 2019, after his children and their mother were detained, was on Friday…
26 Oct, 2026
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Derelict car crackdown runs into roadblocks
More than 1,500 abandoned cars have been removed from the nation’s streets since the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) launched its clean-up drive two years ago, reducing eyesores but…