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06 Oct, 2026
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Denham Town High mourns death of student killed in house fire
Students and staff of Denham Town High School in Kingston have been plunged into mourning following the loss of 11-year-old Jaydon Whyte, who died in a fire on Tuesday morning, a day before his 12th…
06 Oct, 2026
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Immigration | What is the quickest route to obtaining a UK passport?
Dear Mr. Bassie, I am in need of a British passport and I would like to know the quickest way to obtaining one. I look forward to your response. L.B. Dear L.B., People can pay to get a passport…
06 Oct, 2026
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Immigration | Bringing your car to Canada
Dear Miss Powell, Can I take my vehicle with me when moving to Canada? C.G. Dear CG, You may be able to bring your car, but this could prove challenging depending on the country from which you are…
06 Oct, 2026
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Immigration | I just got married, but as I am being filed for, will I have to get a divorce?
Greetings Mrs. Walker-Huntington, My father is in the United States, and he is filing for his children. I recently got married. What I am hearing though is that I will have to divorce my husband in…
05 Oct, 2026
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‘UNINFORMED’ - Global Afrikan Congress rebukes Warmington over slave trade remarks, urges him to do research and apologise
The Global Afrikan Congress (GAC) is demanding an apology from parliamentarian Everald Warmington for his “uninformed assertions” that Black Africans who sold people into the transatlantic slave…
05 Oct, 2026
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IDT rules in favour of junior doctors in overtime dispute with Government
The Industrial Disputes Tribunal (IDT) has ruled in favour of the Jamaica Medical Doctors’ Association (JMDA) in its long-running overtime dispute with the Government, ordering that junior doctors be…
05 Oct, 2026
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Representation row hits tourism transport sector
WESTERN BUREAU: A representation dispute has erupted in Jamaica’s tourism ground transportation sector, with the more than 2,000-member JUTA Montego Bay declaring that a government-recognised umbrella…
05 Oct, 2026
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Young people urged to give blood regularly
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon, is urging young people to adopt a culture of giving blood regularly, noting that more persons are needed to give…
05 Oct, 2026
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Government to modernise Jamaica’s 80-year-old water distribution network
Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Matthew Samuda, has outlined significant initiatives being implemented by the Government to modernise the nation’s 80-year-old water distribution…