Immigration Matters - 'Files' of a husband
Dear Mrs Walker-Huntington, I am an American woman who recently married a Jamaican. We are both full-time volunteer missionaries living here in Jamaica. Prior to our marriage, immigration told me I would only need to 'file' for my husband ...

Securing a work permit
Dear Mr Bassie, My cousin owns his business in the UK and has offered me a job. I have a university degree and some work experience. My cousin also told me I may be able to get a work permit...

Jamaica supports calls for decade of road safety
Spurred by the heavy toll road accidents are having on the public purse, the Jamaican Government sent a delegation to the recently held First Global Ministerial Road Safety Conference in Moscow, aimed at addressing the problem of road crashes globally...

Thieves prey on sugar's metal
The struggling sugar industry is being plundered by scrap-metal thieves, to the tune of millions of dollars, a report prepared by SCJ Holdings has revealed.According to the report, "From July 2009 to date, the company estimates its losses...

Emanuel Missionary Church treats Ebenezer Home inmates
MANDEVILLE, Manchester: Residents of the Ebenezer Home for the Mentally Challenged were beaming with joy while being treated by members of the Emanuel Missionary Church on Ward Avenue last Friday....

Control your weight!
JAMAICANS APPEAR to be drowning in fat. According to World Health Organization (WHO) data, almost 80 per cent of women will be overweight, if not obese, in 2010. This means, Jamaica's women, including our Caribbean neighbours...

Spanish-Jamaican Foundation aids Obistan Prep
Obistan Kindergarten Preparatory School in St Andrew will today benefit from a donation from the Spanish-Jamaican Foundation.Spanish Ambassador Jesús Silva, the honorary president of the Foundation, will make the presentation at 1 p.m.