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March 3, 2026
Growth & Jobs | Cookshop operator gets boost to restart following hurricane
For more than a decade, Adasma Brown, affectionately known as ‘Miss Julie’, operated ‘Cheap but Sweet’ cookshop in St Leonards, Amity, Westmoreland. From 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., Mondays to Saturdays, she…
March 3, 2026
Growth & Jobs | Agri, tourism sectors to benefit from unconditional MSME grants
The Blue Mahoe Charitable Foundation (BMCF) and the BREDS Treasure Beach Foundation have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to provide unconditional grants to micro and small businesses…
March 3, 2026
Immigration Corner |Entering the UK as a British dual citizen
Dear Mr. Bassie, I hear that there are different rules for those of us who are British and who have dual citizenship, travelling to the United Kingdom. I would like to know what the current…
March 3, 2026
Immigration Corner | Should my mother or my sister file for me?
Dear Mrs. Walker-Huntington: Thanks for all the information being given out. I am presently in a situation where my sister is an American citizen, my mother is a green card holder, and I am married…
March 2, 2026
by Corey Robinson
Light after death
Residents of Denham Town in west Kingston received a massive upgrade of street lights in the community last week, a move some residents welcomed but believed came a little too late following the…
March 2, 2026
Caribbean states react as US, Israel go to war with Iran
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC): At least three Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries have expressed concern at the escalation of hostilities in the Middle East after the United States (US) and Israel…
March 2, 2026
RJRGLEANER streamlining several subsidiaries
RJRGLEANER Communications Group is reporting that it is streamlining several of its subsidiaries as it moves to improve corporate efficiency and strengthen its business operations. The group…
March 2, 2026
5-y-o Clarendon girl suspected to have drowned in pit at her home
The police are investigating the death of a five-year-old girl who is suspected to have drowned in a pit at her home in Rocky Point, Clarendon, on Sunday. The child has been identified as Rackeema…
March 2, 2026
UN Under-Secretary-General Alexander De Croo to visit Jamaica
United Nations Under-Secretary-General Alexander De Croo is to visit Jamaica on a mission to, among other things, tour Hurricane Melissa-impacted communities and engage in crisis resilience and…