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March 17, 2026
Growth & Jobs | JN Money awards scholarship to daughter of female Canadian farm worker
Despite being a predominately male programme, one Jamaican mother has carved out her place in the Canadian Farm Work Programme with grit and determination to create a brighter future for her two…
March 17, 2026
Growth & Jobs | Financial strategy key to CSO survival and growth - Rose Miller
Civil society organisations (CSOs) across the region have been urged to treat financial management as a strategic tool for survival and growth. The advice was provided by Rose Miller, financial…
March 17, 2026
Growth & Jobs | JN Life grows share of pensions market in 2025
JN Life Insurance Company Limited strengthened its share of the pensions market at the end of its financial year December 2025, while its performance across its other business lines showed resilience…
March 17, 2026
Growth & Jobs | JAMPRO to launch Export Max V in 2027
Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) will begin preparations for the fifth instalment of its flagship export development programme, ‘Export Max V’, which is scheduled to be launched in early 2027.…
March 17, 2026
by Keisha Hill
New film to spark conversations about migration, mental health
Jamaican film producer Michael Campbell, widely known as ‘Mikey T’, is gaining international recognition for his debut narrative film Beg Yuh A Call, which explores migration, loneliness and mental…
March 17, 2026
Oral Health Day to be observed March 20
The Ministry of Health and Wellness will join the global community in observing World Oral Health Day on Friday, under the theme “A Happy Mouth is a Happy Life”. The observance aims to raise awareness…
March 17, 2026
by Paul H. Williams
Kingston Poetry Week targets growth of spoken-word industry
This year’s staging of Kingston Poetry Week, now undeway, is seeking to position Jamaica’s capital as the global epicentre of the spoken word, according to JAIKU, organisers of the event.
March 17, 2026
Immigration Corner | My sister lives in Canada, can she sponsor me?
Dear Miss Powell, I am a nursing assistant and would like to live in Canada. I have a half-sister living there. Can she sponsor me? Can you tell me how to apply? I.W. Dear I.W.,
March 17, 2026
Immigration Corner | Should my mother upgrade my filing?
Good day Mrs. Walker-Huntington: My mother filed for me (unmarried child over 21) in March 2018. She was a green card holder at the time. She recently became a US citizen. Does she need to notify…