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August 2025

Immigration Corner | Does the Express Entry System make sense?

Dear Miss Powell, I am interested in Canada, but everyone I talk to are saying Express Entry is the best route. I want to know the truth about the Express Entry System. Does it make sense? Do I need a…
April 2025

Immigration Corner | Is my daughter an automatic US resident?

Dear Mrs Walker-Huntington, My husband is now a US citizen. Our daughter was born while he was a permanent resident. Does my husband have to file for her, or does she already have automatic residency…
April 2025

A breakthrough year for social workers

Dear Miss Powell, I am a social worker, and I am interested in living in Canada. I haven’t heard of any social workers being accepted in a long time. Do you think I can apply? Do I stand a good chance…
April 2025

Can my daughter file for my family?

Dear Mrs Walker-Huntington, I am seeking information as it relates to myself and my daughter, who is a 21-year-old American citizen. I am married with two other children, ages 13 and 10. Can my…
January 2025

Immigration Corner | Parents and grandparents application hiatus

Dear Miss Powell, Ever since my daughter moved to Canada, I have been reading your articles in The Gleaner, as I find them very informative. Since my daughter is now a Canadian citizen, can she…
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November 2024 by Tanesha Mundle

Mechanic awarded 25% stake in ex-partner’s home

A mechanic who lived for several years at his now-ex-partner’s St James home and helped expand it while she was abroad has been granted a 25 per cent interest in the property after challenging her for…
Elon Parkinson (right), head of communications and corporate affairs at Digicel, engages in conversation with Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, minister of foreign affairs and foreign trade, and State Ministe Alando Terrelonge during the media launch for the 1
April 2024

Digicel delves deeper into diaspora engagement

change Jamaican digital operator, Digicel, is breaking new ground in diaspora engagement through its support for the 10th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference from June 16 to 19 in Montego Bay, St…