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20 Jan, 2026
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Growth & Jobs | How a shopkeeper bounced back after Hurricane Melissa
When Hurricane Melissa swept across Jamaica, it brought more than fierce winds and heavy rain. It also upended the livelihood of many small business owners. Among those affected was Andrea Knox, a…
20 Jan, 2026
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Growth & Jobs | Storm-tested and standing … Bamboo Bioproducts Ltd test plots show resilience
When Category 5 Hurricane Melissa tore across Jamaica, flattening fields and uprooting livelihoods, one crop stood its ground. In test plots across western Jamaica, bamboo clumps bent under ferocious…
20 Jan, 2026
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Growth & Jobs | Global job quality stagnates despite resilient growth
GENEVA (ILO News): Global unemployment remains stable, but progress toward decent work has stalled, according to a new report from the International Labour Organization (ILO). The report also warns…
20 Jan, 2026
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Immigration Corner | Will my visa be returned?
Good Day Mrs. Walker-Huntington, I was in the United States on a B2 visiting visa and I got deported in 2004. I used to stay up to six months, but immigration took away my visa. I reapplied five times…
20 Jan, 2026
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Immigration Corner | You don’t have to study in Canada to immigrate
Dear Miss Powell, I’ve been thinking of Canada for a while, but I can’t afford the cost of studying there. Can my Jamaican qualifications help me get permanent residence? MB Dear MB, If you hold a…
20 Jan, 2026
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Immigration Corner | Who is considered a British Protected Person?
Dear Mr. Bassie, I would like to know who is considered a British Protected Person with respect to British immigration status. T.K. Dear T.K., Persons would have become a “ British Protected Person”…
19 Jan, 2026
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Rebuilding with rubbish
WESTERN BUREAU: Amid concerns about uncollected garbage and the capacity of St James’ Retirement waste disposal site to handle increasing waste from across western Jamaica post-Hurricane Melissa, some…
19 Jan, 2026
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UPDATED: ‘Compromised transparency’
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining awarded almost $870 million in contracts without its procurement committee’s review, an action that “compromised transparency”, the Auditor General’s…
19 Jan, 2026
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Mom in fight of her life to stay on feet for son
Faced with excruciating pain brought on by avascular necrosis (AVN), Mishcah Hamilton has found herself in a race against permanent immobility, requiring emergency hip-replacement surgery after…