News
December 9, 2025
by Kimone Francis
Teacher paid for nine years without assignment gets reinstated
A demand by the Ministry of Education for a Westmoreland teacher to repay $18 million in alleged unearned salary has collapsed following the teacher’s move to seek the court’s intervention, resulting…
December 9, 2025
by Mickalia Kington
Supplies flow from diaspora to parishes ravaged by Hurricane Melissa
WESTERN BUREAU: When Hurricane Melissa battered Jamaica’s southern and western parishes nearly a month ago, the silence it left behind — dead phones, vanished roads, unanswered calls — sparked a wave…
December 9, 2025
Growth & Jobs | From debt to discipline: How two Jamaicans rebuilt their credit and confidence
WHEN DAWNETT Pryce-Thompson walked into a car dealership nearly a decade ago, she was ready to treat herself. After years of driving an old, unreliable car, she felt it was finally time for an…
December 9, 2025
by Paul H. Williams
Growth & Jobs | AriConnects people to purpose
“BIRTHED FROM a God-inspired vision in 2021 to merge administration, creativity, production, media and Kingdom purpose into one powerhouse platform, Arianna Lawrence, coined the term ASW. It began as…
December 9, 2025
Growth & Jobs | JSE Market Research Competition equipping the financial sector with high-quality analysts
The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Market Research Competition is helping to resource the financial services sector with high-quality analysts as well as effective executives and leaders. Chief…
December 9, 2025
Growth & Jobs | Powering Jamaica’s e-mobility future: Inside the Charge ’n Go Revolution
WHEN RICHARD Gordon tells someone it costs only $4,500 to fully charge his service electric vehicle (EV), they often ask him to repeat what he said. After all, few Jamaicans can fill a petrol tank for…
December 9, 2025
Immigration Corner | How to apply for asylum status in the UK
Dear Mr Bassie, I would like to know how I could go about claiming asylum status in the United Kingdom. I look forward to your response. NA Dear NA, Persons are able to register their asylum claim at…
December 9, 2025
Immigration Corner | Is it possible to renew my green card while in Jamaica?
Dear Mrs Walker-Huntington, Could you advise whether one is able to have a green card renewed while still in Jamaica? The person has been in Jamaica for 10 months as they are unwell. The card has now…
December 9, 2025
by Tanesha Mundle
SBAJ SOUNDS SOS
Charging that the Government is moving too slowly while hundreds of livelihoods hang in the balance, the Small Business Association of Jamaica (SBAJ) is calling on the Government to provide immediate…