Kimone Francis/Senior Staff Reporter

Updated 7 hours ago by Kimone Francis/Senior Staff Reporter

‘A parent’s worst nightmare’ - J’can mom fights to bring special-needs daughter home amid Canada custody battle

The welfare of an 11-year-old Jamaican girl hangs in the balance amid a bitter international custody dispute, with her mother alleging that the child, who has special needs, was wrongfully retained in Canada by her father, a naturalised Canadian citizen.

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July 9, 2026 by Kimone Francis

CARICOM probing for clearer TCNs policy picture
Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Philip J. Pierre says the regional bloc will conduct an audit of individual member state policies on the United States’ Third-Country Nationals (TCNs)…
July 8, 2026 by Kimone Francis

CARICOM leaders back CCJ review amid Barnett row
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders have turned to the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) for a legal review of the process used to reappoint Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett after pushback from…
July 7, 2026 by Kimone Francis

REGIONAL ROW - T&T challenges CARICOM chief’s reappointment, wants CCJ to decide
A major diplomatic rift has opened within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leadership amid the reappointment of Secretary General Dr Carla Barnett, with Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla…
July 5, 2026 by Kimone Francis

10 years in shelters - Residents who refused to leave temp storm dwellings in Golden Grove demand legal ownership
Nearly a decade after sugar workers were temporarily moved into the Golden Grove housing development to shelter from Hurricane Matthew, some say they remain in legal limbo without titles to the…
June 30, 2026 by Kimone Francis

CHINA CLAPS BACK - Beijing rejects US concerns, says Jamaica ties built on mutual benefit
China has rebuffed comments by United States (US) ambassador nominee Kari Lake, as it defended its 53-year relationship with Jamaica, pointing to over US$2.1 billion in local investments and recent…
June 22, 2026 by Kimone Francis

‘We don’t want it’

Growing unease over the controversial third-country nationals (TCN) agreement between Jamaica and the United States (US) has triggered pushback from trade union leaders, amid fears that the island…
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June 19, 2026 by Kimone Francis

PNP draws sharp line on security vs migration deals
Opposition Leader Mark Golding has drawn a sharp distinction between the agreement signed by Dr Peter Phillips in 2004 and one inked just days ago by Deputy Prime Minister Dr Horace Chang, calling the…
June 18, 2026 by Kimone Francis

Off the mark - US Embassy diplomatic note names Cabinet minister as originator of third-country nationals proposal 
A diplomatic note from the United States (US) Embassy in Kingston has stated  that a Cabinet minister proposed a controversial deal to Washington that would have had Jamaica “receive” up to 10,000…
June 17, 2026 by Kimone Francis

Deportee deal draws fire

The Dr Andrew Holness administration is facing pressure to justify Jamaica’s involvement in a controversial United States (US) deportee arrangement as political analysts raise questions about the…