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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…
Letters
April 21, 2026

If Jamaica has oil, it should be tapped

THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing with reference to Theresa Rodriguez-Moodie’s article in The Sunday Gleaner of April 19. While Jamaica’s long-term objective may be to abolish the use of fossil fuel,…
Letters
April 21, 2026

Letter of the Day | The real question is not oil, but ourselves

THE EDITOR, Madam: Dr Damien King has stirred an important national conversation in urging Jamaica to “leave oil alone”. His warning about the so-called resource curse is not without merit. History…
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…
Leonard Sewell
April 21, 2026

Growth & Jobs | From aspiration to access

There was a time in Jamaica’s not-too-distant past when owning assets such as a car was more than a convenience. It was a public marker of stability and success, one that remained out of reach for the…
Keith Levy (left), managing director (interim) at JN Bank, makes a point to Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith (right), as she greets legacy sponsors and guests during the launch of the 11th biennial Jamaica Diaspor
April 21, 2026

Growth & Jobs | ‘Diaspora ... one of our most important partners’ - Johnson Smith

The 11th biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, slated for St James in June, has been contextualised by private sector leaders and government officials as one where exchanging ideas, courting…
Demario Brown
April 21, 2026

Growth & Jobs | From pushcart to platform

What began as a single pushcart in 2012 has grown into a nationwide vendor programme that is creating jobs, supporting small businesses and changing lives across Jamaica. The Bad Dawg Vendor System,…
The entrance to Jamaica College in St Andrew. - File photo.
April 20, 2026

JC boys in viral video to face disciplinary committee; school says victim stole items from attackers

The administration at Jamaica College says all the students involved in an altercation captured on a viral video, including the boy who was assaulted, will face its disciplinary committee for…