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January 27, 2026

Growth & Jobs | ‘Data protection starts with being mindful’ - JN rep

For many employees, data protection may be viewed as a set of rigid policies to follow or systems to maintain. However, for Shelly-Ann Walker, data protection executive at the JN Group, it is a daily…
Founder of C.N.C Hydroponics Estates, Chad Campbell.
January 27, 2026

Growth & Jobs | Young entrepreneur turns hydroponics farming into a thriving business

At just 24 years old, Chad Campbell is proving that technology and determination can transform agriculture. Through his business, C.N.C Hydroponics Estates, which he started on his rooftop, he…
January 27, 2026

Immigration Corner | When immigration raises a red flag

Dear Miss Powell, My daughter was applying for a work permit, and says that she has received something called a “procedural fairness letter.” What does this mean, and what should she do? Your urgent…
January 27, 2026

Immigration Corner | Can my daughter’s grandmother file for her?

Good morning Mrs. Walker-Huntington Can my daughter’s grandmother file for her even though her son (my daughter’s father) died? She is filing for all her children and grandchildren except my daughter…
January 27, 2026

Immigration Corner | How to correct a British citizenship certificate

Dear Mr. Bassie, I need to replace my British citizenship certificate. I would be grateful if you could advise me on how I should proceed. A.A. Dear A.A., Persons must pay a fee to order a…
The construction site on South Camp Road in Kingston where the membership-based warehouse club PriceSmart will host its newest location.
January 26, 2026 by Karen Madden

South Camp traffic alarm

School administrators in the immediate environs where a new 5,000-square-foot PriceSmart location is earmarked for opening by the end of this calendar year, are viewing with some concern how the…
Dr Kishan Khoday, UNDP resident representative for The Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Jamaica, Turks & Caicos, speaking in an interview with The Gleaner’s Sashana Small last Friday.
January 26, 2026 by Sashana Small

UNDP eyes changes for the future

As it marks 50 years of partnership in Jamaica today, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is citing its work in climate resilience and justice reform as pillars of its local legacy. …
A section of the Cornwall Regional Hospital in Montego Bay, St James.
January 26, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

Tufton: Remedy now under way to ease A&E beds crisis at CRH

WESTERN BUREAU: Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has acknowledged that severe overcrowding in the Accident and Emergency (A&E) Department at the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH)…
Valerie Dubidad
January 26, 2026 by Andre Williams

Sanctuary sorrow

Shock and deep grief have engulfed the Church of God of Prophecy and the wider Airy Castle Road, Stony Hill community following the sudden death of a prayer warrior and long-standing church sister,…