PRIME Minister Andrew Holness has declared that his Administration is moving to systematically address the problem of acquaintance violence which is plaguing Jamaica.Speaking with the Jamaica Observer two days before a video went viral ...

PRIME Minister Andrew Holness has made a plea to countries that have been stockpiling doses of COVID-19 vaccines to release their surplus to Jamaica and other states with a high demand for supplies.Making the call in the House of Repres...

BARROUALLIE, St Vincent (CMC) - The people of St Vincent and the Grenadines needed no reminder yesterday of the 42nd anniversary of the 1979 eruption of the La Soufriere volcano.It did so itself. At around 6:30 am the volcano erupted, t...

A senior health official reiterated yesterday that people who contracted the novel coronavirus should still get inoculated, as the vaccine helps to boost the body's immunity.Speaking at a media briefing yesterday, director of Family Hea...

AHEAD of National Child Month in May, the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) has revealed that it received almost 10,000 reports of abuse against children last year."In 2020 the CPFSA received 9,800 cases of abuse again...

The police yesterday said two men held in connection with the death of 44-year-old Clarendon teacher Nattallie Dawkins have confessed to the killing and have been charged with murder and other offences.Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP...

Rohan Knight couldn't suppress his anger and sorrow at witnessing his older brother, 38-year-old Ruel Knight, being shot dead by their father on Monday morning at the family business - Knight's Meat and Food Distributors Ltd - on Gordo...

ANYA Schnoor, executive vice-president for the Caribbean, Central America and Uruguay at Scotiabank, has charged its latest cohort of The University of the West Indies (UWI) scholarship recipients to maximise opportunities to realise th...

It was instant relief for Cleopatra Manderson when high-speed in-home Wi-Fi was switched on for the first time at her house in the quiet farming community of Leith Hall in St Thomas, recently.The businesswoman and mother of three was a ...

The measure restricting movement in an effort to reduce spread of the novel coronavirus which expired yesterday will continue for another three weekends ending May 4, but with some ease.Prime Minister Andrew Holness made the announceme...

Today is the 104th day of 2021. There are 261 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT1993: On International Women's Day, a Chinese newspaper asks 100 women what they would like to be. Sixty say they want to be men. OTHER EVENTS1629: Pe...

A range of international speakers has been confirmed for KingstOOn Animation Conference and Film Festival, scheduled virtually for April 21-25.this year's staging has pinpointed 'Diversity in Animation' as the central theme. Three sessi...

THE University of the Commonwealth Caribbean (UCC) and the National Commercial Bank Group (NCB) will today, at 10:00 am, host the inaugural UCC/NCB Memorial lecture in honour of the late Dr Rickert Allen, a former senior executive at bo...

MANDEVILLE, Jamaica - Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) is now in mourning as one of its students died in Monday's deadly minibus crash on Highway 2000.The student has been identified as 20-year-old Janelle Maitland.At least four pe...

Beginning this Friday, your Daily Observer shares with readers the experiences of Jamaicans who have encountered COVID-19 and lived to tell the tale, in our new feature COVID Capers by Desmond Allen. Also, get the latest in the fight ag...

Dear Mr Brown:Thank you for assistance with admission to college and the study permit. I will be travelling to Toronto soon, but I heard that I have to pay to stay at a hotel to quarantine (CAD$2,000.00). I am not sure if I can afford t...

Q: I am thinking about applying for a visa to go to the United States as a temporary worker. I am worried, though, about being so far from home and about how I will be treated. What should I expect?  A: Great question! The temporary w...

MINNEAPOLIS, United States (AP) - Former o fficer Derek Chauvin's lawyer suggested yestreday that George Floyd may have suffered from "excited delirium" or what a witness described as a potentially lethal state of agitation and even su...

MINNESOTA, United States (AP) - A white Minnesota police officer who fatally shot a black man during a traffic stop in a Minneapolis suburb and the city's chief of police resigned yesterday, moves that the mayor said he hoped would help...

MONTEGO BAY, St James - The ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) says it has told Member of Parliament for Westmoreland Central George Wright to "immediately make himself available to the police" who yesterday named him as a person of inte...

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (AP) - La Soufriere volcano fired an enormous amount of ash and hot gas early yesterday in the biggest explosive eruption yet since volcanic activity began on the eastern Caribbean island of St Vincent late last we...

A man has been arrested for the alleged fatal shooting of his son and business partner, Ruel Knight, at their establishment - Knight's Meat and Food Distribution - on Gordon Town Road in St Andrew about 10:00 yesterday morning.Knight, a...

ROBERT Chin's branding of Easter buns distributed in his Manchester Southern constituency did not go down well with his boss, Prime Minister Andrew Holness."When I saw it I made sure to enquire whether or not public funds were used, and...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) - The Trinidad and Tobago Government says it will be deploying soldiers to St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) from today as that Caribbean Community (Caricom) country continues to deal with the explosive e...

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC) - Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves yesterday made an impassioned plea for assistance for the homeless as the authorities continue to put measures in place to deal with the impact of an erupting La Soufriere ...

Damian Clarke fought hard to avoid crying yesterday at Spanish Town Hospital in St Catherine as he wondered whether his wife Cornelia was among the passengers of a minibus who had perished in a horrific mid-morning crash on a section o...

Today is the 103rd day of 2021. There are 262 days left in the yearTODAY'S HIGHLIGHT1981: Washington Post reporter Janet Cooke receives a Pulitzer Prize for her feature about an eight-year-old heroin addict named "Jimmy". Cooke relinqui...

THE House of Representatives will have its first sitting, since the start of the new fiscal year 2021/22, today (April 13).Today's meeting at Gordon House, Duke Street, Kingston, which starts at 2:00 pm, will be highlighted by a stateme...

MONTEGO BAY, St James - Sandals Foundation, in collaboration with Flanker Primary and Junior High School, recently distributed more than 40 care packages to families of students of the learning institution as part COVID-19 relief effort...

WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AP) - Dozens of Americans are rolling up their sleeves for a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine - this time, shots tweaked to guard against a worrisome, mutated version of the virus.Make no mistake: The vaccin...

DIGICEL Group yesterday announced the donation of US$500,000 worth of much-needed items to support the urgent relief efforts in St Vincent & the Grenadines caused by the Le Soufriere volcanic eruption.The telecommunications company,...

MINNESOTA, United States (AP) - The judge in the George Floyd murder case refused a defence request to immediately sequester the jury yesterday, the morning after the killing of a black man during a traffic stop triggered unrest in a su...

LONDON, England (AP) - Princes William and Harry paid tribute to their grandfather, Prince Philip, remembering his wit, sense of duty and barbecue skills.The brothers, who are at the centre of a royal family rift, issued separate statem...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Tuesday, April 13, 2021: Resourceful, dedicated and persuasive, your independent streak makes life interesting. This year, you work on a team that encourages individual expression. A secure income stream relieves anxi...

MINNESOTA, United States (AP) - The police chief in a Minneapolis suburb where a black man was fatally shot during a traffic stop said yesterday that he believes the officer who fired intended to use a taser, not a handgun. Brooklyn Cen...

A justice of the peace (JP) who worked with the police at four different sections of the Corporate Area on Sunday, April 11 has expressed surprise and disappointment at the number of Jamaicans who breached the no-movement order during t...

ST JOHN'S, Antigua and Barbuda (AFP) - Massive power outages struck the Caribbean island of St Vincent before dawn yesterday, as officials recorded more explosive activity at a long-dormant volcano that launched into a series of eruptio...

HOPEWELL, Hanover - Over 8,000 individuals are being targeted to benefit from a COVID-19 vaccination programme being staged by American Friends of Jamaica (AFJ) in partnership with the Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOHW) at Hopewell ...

Rohan Williams can only recall special moments with his 11-year-old son Shemar who, he said, he has not seen since Sunday, February 28. "He is a guy like this: after eating dinner, at a certain time in the night he would say, 'Daddy, I...

Customs brokers and freight forwarders are appealing to be relieved of some of the liabilities imposed on them under the proposed new Customs Act, and to instead have those responsibilities focused on clients who fall in breach.The brok...

Two entities have reached out to struggling staff at Kitson Town Basic School in St Catherine with gifts of tablet computers and care packages valued over $200,000.The gifts were donated by the Office of the Governor General and the Des...

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC) - A regional volcanologist yesterday warned that the ongoing eruption of La Soufriere volcano in St Vincent is in keeping with the events surrounding the 1902 eruption, which claimed 1,600 lives at a time whe...

OFFICIALS in the Ministry of Health and Wellness yesterday expressed confidence that at least half of the number of Jamaicans targeted for the islandwide four-day vaccination blitz had been inoculated over the weekend.Chief Medical Offi...

MONTEGO BAY, St James - Tourism officials in western Jamaica are imploring workers in the sector to get vaccinated in the Government's COVID-19 inoculation programme as a strong rebound in the sector is expected."It's their decision, no...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) - The number of COVID-19 patients under 40 in intensive care in Brazil surpassed older groups last month, a researcher said yesterday, amid a deadly surge driven partly by a new coronavirus variant.The numbe...

WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AFP) - The idea of forgiving debt held by poor countries in exchange for "green" investments gained ground last week during the spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank, with...

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...

Today is the 102nd day of 2021. There are 263 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT1961: Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first man to fly in space, orbit the Earth and make a safe landing.OTHER EVENTS1606: Great Britain adop...

People know them as the men who live under the St Mary bridge. And for Daniel Stewart and Nicholas Rowe they would love to have that situation changed quickly.The uncomfortable surroundings in which they sleep at night - out in the cold...

THE Jamaica Government has reached out to its friends in the United States Government, and other friendly jurisdictions around the world as it seeks to increase the amount of COVID-19 vaccines available for Jamaicans.Last month the US a...