Jamaica Observer
Sun, 17, Jan, 2021 07:01:00 GMTTufton, Guy against Cornwall Regional field hospital
MOUNT SALEM, St James — Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton says there is no need for a general purpose field hospital for Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) here to assist with augmenting the services offered a...
Sun, 17, Jan, 2021 07:01:00 GMTMaking health-care delivery more efficient
MEDICAL science students at The University of the West Indies (UWI) now have greater access to innovative technologies to make the process of health-care delivery more efficient.This access comes through a memorandum of understand...
Sun, 17, Jan, 2021 07:10:01 GMTNative Jamaican, Canadian Senator Rosemary Moodie gets Ontario's highest honour
Senator Rosemary Moodie has been appointed to the Order of Ontario in Canada, a news release has stated. Lieutenant governor of Ontario and Chancellor of the Order of Ontario Elizabeth Dowdeswell made the announcement at the star...
Sun, 17, Jan, 2021 07:01:00 GMTGov't insists on Shiprider reforms, despite apology
DESPITE an apology from United States authorities, the Government is still pursuing changes to the so-called Shiprider Agreement arrangement in order to hike the protection for Jamaicans mistakenly detained at sea for illegal acti...
Sun, 17, Jan, 2021 07:01:00 GMTSex mix-up at JDF
A damning allegation has surfaced against a Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) officer who is being accused of sexual harassment and preying on young women soldiers under his command.The allegation was raised by a family member of a woma...
Sun, 17, Jan, 2021 07:01:00 GMTGangsters kill 3 in bloody MoBay shootings
MONTEGO BAY, St James – A flare-up of gang activities has been blamed for a shooting spree which has left three men, including a well-loved deaf mute, dead, and a woman shot and injured in two separate incidents in the inner...
Sun, 17, Jan, 2021 07:01:00 GMTHarry Maragh eulogised as visionary, humble patriot
Harriat Pershad Maragh, the employee who acquired Lannaman and Morris shipping agency just over two decades ago and transformed it into one of the region's largest and most respected group of companies, was yesterday euologised as...
Sun, 17, Jan, 2021 08:16:29 GMTPHOTO: FIRST GROUP HOLDS HIGH LEVEL TALKS IN GUYANA
Following successful high-level talks with officials in Guyana recently, members of First Rock Capital Holdings pose for a photo. From left are Odinga Lumumba (special advisor to the president of Guyana), YP Seaton (director ̵...
Sun, 17, Jan, 2021 07:20:01 GMTIt’s not dead history; it’s our story
A people without a knowledge of their past history, origin, and culture is like a tree without roots — Marcus Garvey
Sun, 17, Jan, 2021 07:01:00 GMTPHOTO: RAPPING WITH DR CHRISTIAN
Pro vice chancellor and principal of The University of The West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus, Professor Dale Webber (left) and Campus Council Chairman Dr Earl Jarrett(centre) hold a spirited discussion with honourary graduand, Dr Gle...
Sun, 17, Jan, 2021 07:01:00 GMTPHOTO: GIFTS FOR CARRON HALL HIGH
Principal of Carron Hall High School in St Mary, Carlinton Johnson (left) expresses gratitude to Icons of Annotto Bay President Wyatt “Spur” Williams and Vice-President Patricia Hucey (second right), while Stacey-Ann H...
Sun, 17, Jan, 2021 07:01:00 GMT5,000 laptops for secondary students on PATH arrive
The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information has received the first shipment of 5,000 laptops to be distributed to secondary students in grades 10 to 13, on the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH).The ...
Sun, 17, Jan, 2021 07:01:00 GMTCousins wants more focus on food security
OPOSITION People's National Party spokesman on agriculture and water, Lothan Cousins wants a greater effort by the Government to avoid what he termed a conflict in land use for housing versus agriculture, and to do more to provide...
Sun, 17, Jan, 2021 07:01:00 GMTSagicor celebrates, promotes staff talent
Sagicor Group Jamaica recently hosted its STARS week celebration geared at highlighting excellence among its team members and endorsing their talents.A long-standing tradition for the company, STARS week, which stands for Showcasi...
Sun, 17, Jan, 2021 07:01:00 GMTDownsound Books launches with release of Reggae My Life Is
Prominent businessman Joe Bogdanovich has announced the launch of his literary publishing division, Downsound Books, which will coincide with the Spring 2021 release of Reggae My Life Is — the memoirs of veteran artiste and ...
Sun, 17, Jan, 2021 07:01:00 GMTExplainer: Why men can't buy the morning after pill
Thirty-seven-year-old Kenny thought he was being a good husband by offering to run to the pharmacy for his wife. She needed emergency contraceptives, often referred to as the morning after pill. He went to several pharmacies but n...
Sun, 17, Jan, 2021 07:01:00 GMTNew year, new diet
EVERY year, more than 50 per cent of people make new year's resolutions to lose weight, quit smoking, work out, save money, get a promotion, get a raise, and more. And yet, virtually every study shows that around 80 per cent of ne...
Sun, 17, Jan, 2021 07:01:00 GMTHow healthy are you?
Many of us equate feeling good with being healthy, lulling ourselves into a false sense of security. After all, we often hear of people who have never complained of being sick yet they die suddenly. This is often the case with man...
Sun, 17, Jan, 2021 07:01:00 GMTMeet your prostate gland
Approximately 30 per cent of the practice of a urologist is dedicated to treating diseases of the prostate gland. This organ attracts a lot of attention because of cancer cases and related public education campaigns. However, man...
Sun, 17, Jan, 2021 07:01:00 GMT'Help! I'm having a heart attack'
It is all too familiar for many of us in Jamaica: we know or have heard of someone with chest pain who was later diagnosed with a heart attack. The thought of a heart attack (myocardial infarction) can be quite scary, especially i...
Sun, 17, Jan, 2021 07:01:00 GMTThe Kamala Harris Jamaican connection
(The Washington Post)ON a summer evening in 1978, Donald Harris took his two young daughters to the Greek Theatre in Berkeley, California, to their first concert.Kamala, the girl who would become vice-president, was the elder at 1...
Sun, 17, Jan, 2021 07:01:00 GMTHusband's handbook
Let husbands know,Their wives have sense like them,They see and smell, and have their palates,Both for sweet and sour,As husbands have.— Shakespeare
Sun, 17, Jan, 2021 07:01:00 GMTToday's Horoscope — January 17
HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Sunday, January 17, 2021: Powerful, self-disciplined and goal-directed, you pack a serious punch with a beautiful presence. You learnt very early what makes a human tick, and you use this knowledge this year to ...
Sat, 16, Jan, 2021 07:01:00 GMTPolice chief tells diaspora headlines paint bigger monster about crime
POLICE Commissioner Major General Antony Anderson has attempted to calm the jitters of members of the Jamaica Diaspora who say they fear returning to the island because of the gruesome murders reported here, insisting that media p...
Sat, 16, Jan, 2021 07:01:00 GMTMan charged with shooting death of 59-year-old Trench Town woman
THE Denham Town police have arrested and charged 24-year-old Oliver Reid, otherwise called “KJ”, of Fifth Street, Kingston 12 for the murder of 59-year-old Cynthia Robinson and the injuring of another man in Trench Tow...