Immigration Corner - Am I grounded byprocessing?
Hi Mrs Huntington, I recently got married in October and my husband is a US citizen. The papers were filed in New York where we reside. How long before I get my work permit?
Would I have to return to Barbados to collect my documents?
Yearning for grandma
Dear Mr Bassie, I have been living in the UK for a number of years. I am a Jamaican by birth and recently became a British citizen. I am in a very good job and my home is very comfortable. My grandmother is living in Jamaica and I would like for her to come...
March Pen Road residents receive skills training
More than 200 residents of the March Pen Road community in St Catherine have been given a second chance through training in various skills areas. According to Ivan Barnes, president of the March Pen/Corlettes Road Community Development Committee...
Vitamin B12 and your health
Vitamins are are essential to our health and cannot be manufactured by the body.It is one of the B vitamins that plays an important role in the metabolism of every cell. It contains cobalt compounds known as cobalamins of which cyanocobalamin is the most popular...
Road safety council supports driver-retesting proposal
Chairman of the National Road Safety Council and third vice-president of the Jamaica Gasolene Retailers Association, Derrick Thompson, says he supports a suggestion by Transport Minister Mike Henry that drivers should be periodically retested as part of efforts...
Ways to be a better parent
1. Plan for when you would like to, and will be financially ready, to start a family.2. Encourage your child to be independent at self-tasks such as feeding, dressing and using the toilet.3. Praise your child's achievements to help him/her develop...
Dear Counsellor - Laid-back leader
Q: The first anniversary of my relationship is a couple of weeks away.It has largely been a good one.My partner is part of the management team in a leading financial company. He is witty, considerate, smart and sweet....
BRIEFS
Thugs attack Hay-Webster's dad - Lloyd Hay, a stalwart in north St Catherine commerce and politics, has been hospitalised in serious condition after being badly beaten by thugs who invaded his home in Tavern Hall early yesterday morning.His daughter,...