Christina Beckett is haunted by the sight of her mother's body lying face down at the spot in Soho, St Thomas, where she was killed in cold blood by an estranged boyfriend on Good Friday."Closing my eyes, trying to sleep, the only thin...

THE University of the West Indies (UWI) says it has secured an international grant of US$25 million, the largest in its history.In a release yesterday, the university said, "United States' Silicon Valley digital technology giant, Eon Re...

MONTEGO BAY, St James - Deputy Prime Minister Dr Horace Chang has expressed satisfaction with the strong level of compliance shown by the nation for the first two of three weekends of lockdown announced by Prime Minister Andrew Holness ...

CHAIRMAN of the private sector vaccine initiative Christopher Zacca says the sector is not seeking to cash in on the COVID-19 vaccination efforts as it is interested only in assisting the Government and the country to get out of the hea...

Six people who were left homeless by a fire in Swallowfield, off Old Hope Road in St Andrew, on March 12 have been having a difficult time coping with the weekend lockdowns imposed by the Government to stem spread of the novel coronavi...

A Canada-based organisation is calling for the Jamaican authorities to open an investigation into claims that girls as young as seven years of age in a Westmoreland community are being serially molested by predators, killed and dumped i...

The Ministry of Health and Wellness seems set to finally admit that it was over ambitious in targeting 1,000 people, 75 years and older, for its one-day COVID-19 vaccination blitz sites.After two Saturdays of vaccination blitzes at Nati...

ENTREPRENEURS who are now a part of the pilot phase of the E-Commerce National Delivery System (ENDS) programme, which kicked off in Portmore, St Catherine, more than a week ago, are thanking the Government for rolling out the new initi...

Kingstoon Animation and Film Festival and Sesame Workshop are expected to this week evaluate pitches from Jamaican animators for short films to be considered for season 52 of Sesame Street , the popular and highly successful children'...

Canadian biotechnology company Havn Life Sciences Incorporated has signed a letter of intent with local nutraceutical firm Hypha Wellness Jamaica Psilocybin to research and produce safe, quality-controlled medicine from mushrooms (psilo...

For its 150th annual synod, the Anglican Diocese of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands will go fully virtual from Tuesday, April 6 to Friday, April 9.This in the face of the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic and the changing government res...

Today is the 96th day of 2021. There are 269 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT2009: Rescue workers using bare hands and buckets search frantically for students believed buried after Italy's deadliest earthquake in nearly three dec...

PEOPLE living with sickle cell disease in Westmoreland are in line for additional support today when the Shaks Hope Foundation stages a treat for them at the Black River Hospital.This is the first leg of a two-day treat being staged by ...

THIRY-FOUR-YEAR-OLD Desmond Tate, otherwise called Bupsy, labourer of Ackee Lane, Roehampton, in St James has been charged with wounding with intent following an incident in Roehampton square in the parish on Wednesday, March 2.Accordin...

Veronica Fuller of Power Sanctuary Church in St Andrew hands a box of lunch to a homeless man at South Parade in downtown Kingston, yesterday.Fuller says feeding the homeless and less fortunate is done by the church on Mondays and Tuesd...

Did you have an encounter with the novel coronavirus? Veteran journalist Desmond Allen, who got the virus but got over it, invites you to share your experiences with him and encourage others to face this dreaded enemy. Tell us how you a...

NEW YORK, United States (CMC) - New York Attorney General (AG) Letitia James has taken action to protect Caribbean nationals and other New Yorkers by blocking debt collectors from seizing billions of dollars in emergency stimulus paymen...

Jamaica Observer photo editor Joseph Wellington captured these scenes yesterday, Easter Monday.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Haiti does not have a single vaccine to offer its more than 11 million people over a year after the pandemic began, raising concerns among health experts that the well-being of Haitians is being pushed aside...

WASHINGTON,DC, United States (AP) - More Americans disapprove than approve of how President Joe Biden is handling the sharply increasing number of unaccompanied migrant children arriving at the US-Mexico border, and approval of his effo...

 THE recent abduction and murder of 20-year-old Khanice Jackson has sparked national outrage. One of the questions that some people, both male and female, have been asking is, 'Why would she take a ride from someone she was warned abou...

MONTEGO BAY, St James - As the nation grapples with the gruesome murder of accounting clerk Khanice Jackson, Minister of Security Dr Horace Chang argues that the heinous acts of violence meted out to women would be eliminated if the wid...

A recent qualitative study conducted by researcher Daniel Brown suggests that the most stressful situation encountered post diagnosis by the parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) was the financial costs associated with...

FOLLOWING a recent surge in reports of violence against women, many women are now fearful when men call out to them while walking on the road.A few told the Jamaica Observer that the aggressive catcalling by men was very degrading to wo...

FOUR PATHS, Clarendon - Residents here have expressed relief after their concern of a noise nuisance at nights resulting from construction of the US$188-million May Pen to Williamsfield leg of the east-west corridor of Highway 2000 was ...

A Jamaican living in the United States has used his radio show to raise $588,000 to help Claudette Grant and her nine-year-old daughter Hannahlisa Hall, who has suffered four strokes over the past three years.Ruel "Rula" Brown, who live...

The United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) has warned that any Jamaican who is found to be exploiting the visa system to undertake fraudulent activities in the US, like scamming, can face up to 20 years in prison. The USPIS sa...

THE thought of living forever has always fascinated mankind.Tales have been told of emissaries tasked by kings to find the elixir of life. The Spanish explorer Ponce de León, first governor of Puerto Rico, went on a search - fuelled by...

Built to promote fine music, with an emphasis on gospel, the Jordan Miller Music Studio was opened last Wednesday at Boulevard Baptist Church in St Andrew.The studio was sponsored by Boulevard Baptist Church members, Sagicor Internatio...

 THE pandemic has rolled back years of progress towards equality between men and women, according to a report Wednesday showing the crisis had added decades to the trajectory towards closing the gender gap.A range of studies have shown...

Today is the 95th day of 2021. There are 270 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT2009: The US and its allies seek punishment for North Korea's defiant launch of a rocket that apparently fizzles into the Pacific Ocean, holding an emer...

Minister of Justice Delroy Chuck says that a number of responses to the legal issues regarding sentencing are to be raised when he tables a new Rights of Appeal Bill in Parliament soon.Chuck said that plea negotiation issues will also ...

First Rock Capital Holdin gs' premier, exclusive, luxury residential development 'Hambani Estates' set for Bamboo Avenue in Kingston has now secured all regulatory approvals to start construction. This follows the Real Estate Board giv...

No matter what her stage in life, a woman should always be aware that, while remaining physically fit is important at any age, her financial fitness is equally important. Both health and wealth need early and constant attention.There is...

EVER since he was born, Liam Ford has always been content in his own little world, focusing intensely on whatever interests him. He has never been too keen on speaking, socialising with other children or parallel play. At first his moth...

The Government has formally approved an increase in the ownership limit of the broadcasting licences issued to Radio Jamaica Limited (RJR), thus paving the way for the company's additional public offer (APO) slated for later this year.T...

'Foot-in-mouth' disease affecting crimeThose famous words of Prime Minister Andrew Holness on the eve of the 2016 General Election still linger. In effect, the prime minister said that if people elected the Jamaica Labour Party they cou...

AMID the country's ramped-up measures to manage the novel coronavirus pandemic, the restrictions have found favour among some children with autism, who are relishing being away from school.According to Dr Maureen Samms-Vaughan - profess...

August Town and surrounding areas of St Andrew have remained calm since the security forces killed five men in nearby Bedward Gardens on March 10, police have said.Senior superintendent in charge of the St Andrew Central Police Divisio...

Memories of a 2014 robbery incident at Hellshire in Portmore, St Catherine, that almost turned deadly for 65-year-old taxi operator Leon Powell came rushing back to him last Tuesday.During a peaceful protest at the Naggo Head taxi stan...

With a good leg and a good foot,Uncle, and money enough in his purse,Such a man would win any woman in the world,If he could get her goodwill.- Shakespeare, Much Ado About NothingThe line that resonates with me in that above quote is 'a...

Today is the 94th day of 2021. There are 271 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT1968: Civil rights leader Dr Martin Luther King Jr is assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee.OTHER EVENTS1581: England's Queen Elizabeth I knights Francis D...

IF you have experienced unwanted weight gain or weight loss during the pandemic, you are not alone. According to a poll by the American Psychological Association (APA), 61 per cent of US adults reported undesired weight change since the...

WITH hundreds of farmers in Jamaica experiencing pesticides poisoning at varying levels of severity each year, authorities are looking at ways to reduce its incidence.A survey carried out in 2020 - conducted under a project administered...

In the final two interviews for this Women's History Month conducted by Jacqueline Bishop, Jamaican-blooded women artists Olivia McGilchrist and Beverley Bennett share their thoughts on their works....Olivia McGilchrist, I first saw you...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Sunday, April 4, 2021: Extraverted, aggressive and generous, achieving your goals is the name of the game. This year you define what you wish to accomplish and follow a calculated plan to get there. Impatience distrac...

The Thornbird Stakes, one of the major preparation races for the upcoming Classics, is set for competition on Wednesday, April 7 at Caymanas Park. The native-bred three-year-old Graded Stakes event for fillies only, sees 10 runners cont...

One of Jamaica's major tourism players has expressed confidence that the industry is on the cusp of a turnaround from the heavy blow inflicted by the novel coronavirus pandemic, and has pointed to cooperation between the public and priv...

For Marvette Brown, ensuring that her autistic 13-year-old son Camar functions efficiently when she is no longer around, is a goal she aims to achieve. In an interview with the Jamaica Observer to mark Autism Awareness Month, Brown sai...