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The sitting of the House of Representatives on December 9, 2025.
December 9, 2025

ZOSOs further extended by Parliament

Parliament on Tuesday approved a further extension of the Zones of Special Operations (ZOSO) in seven communities across Jamaica. Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness closed the debate on the extension…
Rose Miller, financial education consultant with the JN Foundation, addressing students at The Mico University College.
December 9, 2025

Growth & Jobs | When the budget doesn’t balance

WHEN THE monthly budget refuses to balance and money seems to disappear before it even has a chance to settle in the wallets or accounts, many households find themselves facing tough decisions.…
Technical support officer at the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr Nahema Daniels Heath (second left), cuts the ribbon to open a smart greenhouse at the José Martí Technical High School in St Catherine on December 5. Joining her (f
December 9, 2025

Growth & Jobs | Smart greenhouse lab opens at José Martí Technical High

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness (right) greets shareholders of the Tropical Sugar Company Limited ahead of the ceremony to break ground for the new sugar factory in Chesterfield, Clarendon, on December 2.
December 9, 2025

Growth & Jobs | US$50-million sugar factory in Clarendon to generate 2,000 jobs

PRIME MINISTER Dr Andrew Holness has welcomed a US$50-million investment by Tropical Sugar Company Limited (TSCL)to re-establish commercial-scale sugar production in Clarendon. The new…
Professor Loraine Cook, education psychologist at the School of Education at The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, presenting part of the first keynote address at the JN Foundation and UWI School of Education Dudley Grant Early Childhood Resource
December 9, 2025

Growth & Jobs | Psychologists call for ‘re-imagining education system’ to weather growing climate threats

AS JAMAICA begins the road to recovery from the emotional, economic and infrastructural fallout caused by Hurricane Melissa, two education psychologists are calling for an urgent overhaul of Jamaica’s…
December 9, 2025

Immigration Corner | Visitor visa expiring while in Canada — what should I do?

Dear Miss Powell, My brother was recently in a motor vehicle accident in Canada. My mother travelled to assist with his care, but her Canadian visitor’s visa expires at the end of January. They did…
December 9, 2025

Immigration Corner | When will my sons’ petitions be approved?

Dear Mrs Walker-Huntington, I am a US citizen and I filed for my adult unmarried sons and their children from October 2023. I have been advised that nothing is outstanding at this time. I have no idea…
December 9, 2025

Immigration Corner | Travelling to and from the UK on an eVisa

Dear Mr Bassie, I have received an eVisa to travel to the United Kingdom. I would like to know if there is anything else that I need to do before travelling. Thanks in advance. WN Dear WN, Persons…
Worried parents of abducted school children gather at the St. Mary's Catholic Primary and Secondary School in Papiri community, Nigeria November, 28, 2025.
December 9, 2025

100 schoolchildren abducted in Nigeria released; more still being held

(AP) — A total of 100 of the schoolchildren abducted from a Nigerian Catholic school last month have been released, the Christian Association of Nigeria said Monday, adding that more than 100 students…