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April 14, 2026
Immigration Corner | Canada’s Express Entry is changing
Dear Miss Powell, I’ve been preparing to apply under Canada’s Express Entry system and just waiting on my credentials report. I’m now hearing that major changes to the Express Entry System that…
April 14, 2026
Immigration Corner | What will happen if I tell the embassy about my family in the US?
Good evening Mrs Walker-Huntington, I had applied for a non-immigrant visa in 1991 and 1992 and I was turned down. I have two brothers and a sister living in the USA. I am planning to apply again. If…
April 14, 2026
Cuban doctors issue demands clear answers
THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing with reference to the April 10, news story: “Cuban exit exposes specialist gaps at CRH”, unfortunately, the story exposes much more than the specialist gaps. It also…
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April 14, 2026
Shipping Schedule
MSC JAMAICA KINGSTON ZIM MOUNT BLANC 14/04 CONTSHIP FOX 15/04 CFS HORIZON 16/04 CONTSHIP ICE 17/04 BF FORTALEZA 17/04 GREEN DAWN 18/04 CMA CGM HOMERE 19/04 TIANJIN 20/04 CONTSHIP FOX 20/04…
April 14, 2026
The new frontier
The global shipping landscape is being redrawn, and Jamaican manufacturers have a front-row seat to the transformation. Rather than a setback, Shipping Association of Jamaica (SAJ) President Corah Ann…
April 14, 2026
Editorial | New language for TVET
Global trends underline the logic of renewed calls for Jamaica to strengthen technical and vocational education and training (TVET). However, it is not clear that policymakers, educators, or other…
April 14, 2026
Highways have carried us far
THE EDITOR, Madam: Jamaica’s expanding highway network has become one of the most transformative national investments of the past half-century. The devastation of Hurricane Melissa made this clearer.…
April 14, 2026
Letter of the Day | Manchester must choose peace over conflict
THE EDITOR, Madam: The recent rise in murders in Manchester Parish should concern every resident of the parish. While statistics may show numbers increasing, the real issue is not just the figures,…
April 14, 2026
Gordon Robinson | The essence of reporting
In Apocrypha, our favourite fantasyland farther away than Artemis II travelled, political consultant Oma D’unn was having a busy week. Last week, Opposition Party Promises Not Performance (PNP)…