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March 10, 2026
Healthcare apathy not helping women
THE EDITOR, Madam: The conversation about Jamaica’s declining birth rate often focuses on numbers, but behind those statistics are women who must consider having children. Several women have told me…
March 10, 2026
Sly Dunbar gave Jamaica ‘a gift that will never fade’
Sounds of drums filled the Holy Trinity Cathedral on Saturday morning as the funeral service for legendary drummer Lowell Fillmore ‘Sly’ Dunbar got under way. One half of the iconic ‘Riddim Twins’,…
March 10, 2026
Award‑winning moments
The RJRGLEANER Communications Group delivered a strong showing at Saturday’s National Journalism Awards, taking home 20 prizes across print, radio and television. This pictorial features moments…
March 10, 2026
Immigration Corner | Can my son file for me?
Dear Mrs Walker-Huntington, I was living in America in the 1990s when my sister gave my phone number to a woman who was involved with drug trafficking. I got caught up in a conspiracy with this woman…
March 10, 2026
Students in hurricane-hit areas to benefit from JPS exam prep
Some 1,000 students in Westmoreland and St Elizabeth are to benefit from a targeted education-recovery effort led by the Jamaica Public Service (JPS), as rebuilding continues after Hurricane Melissa.…
March 10, 2026
Chief of Defence staff announces memoir
Vice Admiral Antonette Wemyss-Gorman, Chief of Defence Staff of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), has announced the forthcoming publication of her first memoir, Life, Duty and Command – a personal…
March 10, 2026
Immigration Corner | Marine engineer wants to join Canada’s military. Is it possible?
Dear Miss Powell, I am an engineer with a master’s degree, and I would like to become a permanent resident of Canada and serve in the Canadian Armed Forces. What are my chances? ME Dear ME,
March 10, 2026
Immigration Corner | Resuming British citizenship after a renunciation
Dear Mr Bassie, I would like to know if it is possible to resume your British nationality after having renounced it. If possible could you please explain the process. Thanks. J.S. Dear J.S., In some…
March 10, 2026
Growth & Jobs | J’can chocolatiers take fine cocoa products to global stage at Chocoa Amsterdam
Three Jamaican chocolatiers travelled to CHOCOA 2026, one of the largest global chocolate tradeshows and part of Amsterdam Cocoa Week, to promote Jamaican-made, single origin, fine-flavoured chocolate…