Kimone Francis

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 country's role as a transit point for third-country nationals.

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 third-country nationals (TCNs).

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 former a routine national security arrangement, while slamming as “unprecedented” the other, which he says turns Jamaica into a dumping ground for migrants.

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 could become a holding ground for undocumented migrants.

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 could become a holding ground for undocumented migrants.

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 disaster relief as proof of a mutually beneficial partnership.

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 properties they were “forced” to finish equipping themselves.

Updated 0 minutes ago A major diplomatic rift has opened within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leadership amid the reappointment of

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 Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar.The decision comes as regional heads meet in St Lucia for CARICOM’s 51st Heads of Government meeting.It has forced the bloc to test its own treaty framework in an unprecedented move towards institutional transparency even as Barnett’s status quo remains protected for now.

Updated 0 minutes ago Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Philip J.