THE Accountant General's Department (AcGD) is struggling to ascertain if some of its high-risk pensioners - aged 90 and over - are actually alive as it continues to make monthly payments to them.Accountant General Anya Jones says effort...

Principal of Best Care Special Education School, Sharifa Brock-Lewis (centre) accepts educational books and clothing items for her students and wards from president of Petrojam's Community Outreach Committee, Judith Jaggon (right) and v...

Today is the 195th day of 2021. There are 170 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT1881: William H Bonney, known as Billy the Kid and the reputed killer of 27 men, is shot dead at age 21 by Sheriff Pat Garrett in New Mexico. OTHER EV...

NEW BOWENS, Clarendon - In some ways, four-year-old Micah Morgan is advanced for his years. He bests his mother at identifying complex shapes, knows the names of unusual shades of colour that elude many adults and can rattle off the nam...

Jamaica's health-care sector will receive a massive boost with the establishment of a pharmaceutical sterile compounding laboratory at the Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona.The sterile compoundin...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Pressure is mounting on the man who claims to be Haiti's leader in the aftermath of the president's assassination, with at least two other officials claiming to be the legitimate head of government amid a ra...

HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) - One person died and more than 100 others, including independent journalists and dissidents, have been arrested after unprecedented anti-Government protests in Cuba, with some remaining in custody yesterday, observer...

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) - Stores and warehouses in South Africa were hit by looters yesterday for a fifth day running despite a move by President Cyril Ramaphosa to deploy troops in a bid to quell unrest that has claimed 72 liv...

WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AFP) - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updated its warning labels Monday for the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to include information about an observed "increased risk" of a rare neurolo...

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - Commonwealth countries lost up to US$345 billion in trade last year as the novel coronavirus pandemic triggered a global economic slump, according to a report published yesterday.The Commonwealth Trade Rev...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - The arrest of a failed Haitian businessman living in Florida who authorities say was a key player in the killing of Haiti's president deepened the mystery yesterday into an already convoluted plot surroundin...

MEMBER of Parliament for Portland Western and Minister of Science, Energy and Technology Daryl Vaz has welcomed word from former United States Ambassador to Jamaica Donald Tapia that he is doing his best to correct an injustice that was...

LUCEA, Hanover - A 47-year-old man who allegedly sexually assaulted a 16-year-old disabled girl at a Hanover-based children's home is currently in the custody of the police.The police had launched an investigation following a report mad...

JAMAICA Observer has moved to further strengthen its editorial team with three key appointments.Dashan Hendricks leads business news reporting for the multimedia properties of print, online and radio. His new assignment will determine c...

FALMOUTH, Trelawny - Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Desmond McKenzie is reminding Jamaicans that among the roughly 3,000 homeless people roaming the streets are some who, before falling on hard times, contributed sig...

More than 100 youngsters, who were facing a wide range of challenges, have contacted the Safe Spot National Child and Teen Helpline for immediate guidance since its inception on May 20. According to Anna-Maria Dawkins Johnson, quality ...

PEARNEL Charles Jr, a rising star in the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Administration, yesterday felt the sting of a daring daylight robbery when thieves removed government documents, a wallet and computer bag from his Toyota Prado in King...

MOTHER of the six-month-old baby, who was shot and injured when gunmen invaded a home Sunday night on Sunlight Street in Kingston, says doctors advised her yesterday that the child is now stable.However, the mother, Sherray Barr, said d...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has indicated that the most serious challenge facing his Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Administration is securing growth, prosperity and social progress within its political context.According to Holness, havin...

PORTMORE, St Catherine - Only the steps are left of what was once a family-owned restaurant in Hellshire Village, operated by Peta-Gaye Commack and her relatives. The 32-year-old is still haunted by the memory of the rising water that c...

Today is the 194th day of 2021. There are 171 days left in the year. TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT1995: A jury in Panama declares former President Manuel Antonio Noriega innocent of the murders of nine army officers who participated in a 1989 coup...

MANDEVILLE, Manchester - For at least five years, residents of College View, a community located south of the Mandeville town centre, have been facing the deteriorating condition of their main road with no indication of when it will be ...

PORT MARIA, St Mary - A man caught on camera stealing from a store was among the roughly 150 applicants whose hope of joining the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) did not end well during a recent recruitment drive in this parish. Others...

ADELPHI, St James - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security Dr Horace Chang has questioned the motive of people who criticise the Government's effort to redevelop urban centres, some of which have, over the years, decaye...

Florida, (AP) - Sixty years before Juan Mora's Florida condo building came crashing down, killing him and at least 89 others, he was among hundreds of Cuban exiles who signed up for a covert, CIA-funded operation to overthrow Fidel Cas...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, (CMC) - The Seismic Research Centre (SRC) of the The University of the West Indies (UWI) has reported that three earthquakes rattled two Caribbean countries yesterday, but there were no immediate reports of inju...

PARIS, France (AP) - French President Emmanuel Macron yesterday ordered all French health-care workers to get virus vaccine shots by September 15 and urged all of his compatriots to get vaccinated as soon as possible to fight resurgent ...

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) - Rioting triggered by the imprisonment of former South African President Jacob Zuma escalated yesterday as shopping malls in Johannesburg were looted, major roads were blocked by burning tires and the po...

HAVANA,Cuba (AP) - Large contingents of Cuban police patrolled the capital of Havana yesterday following rare protests around the island nation against food shortages and high prices amid the novel coronavirus crisis. Cuba's president s...

OCHO RIOS, St Ann - Shell-shocked members of a St Ann family are appealing for police detectives to intensify their probe into what they consider to be targeted attacks which have left two cousins dead and another relative the recipient...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has joined in mourning the death of Jamaican-born Sislin Fay Allen, Britain's first black policewoman who died last week, aged 83, at her home in Ocho Rios, St Ann."Mr Speaker, I'm sure the whole Hou...

Thanks to Jamaica's internationally famous sculpture Basil Watson, the island is on show from now until Independence at the Ansin Family Art Gallery in the Miramar Cultural Center Arts Park, Florida, Miami's Community News said.Watson's...

THE Western Regional Health Authority is yet to respond to a gruesome discovery in which the decomposing body of a man killed by the police was left outside an old morgue at Noel Holmes Hospital in Hanover for two days.The deceased man ...

QUICK on her feet, new Nigerian High Commissioner to Jamaica Maureen Tamuno, who assumed the post less than a month ago, is already laying the groundwork to help boost tourism and investment in Jamaica.She told the Jamaica Observer in a...

THE new Nestlé for Healthier Kids website, a digital platform that provides students, parents and teachers with access to free health education and resources, was announced by Nestlé Anglo Dutch Caribbean (ADC) recently.Nestlé said i...

HOPE remains that the 15 Honduran crew members from the missing Falling Star lobster fishing vessel could be on a 12-man raft and a 12-man skiff that were on the vessel when it disappeared in rough seas last Tuesday.This was the optimis...

THOUGH there were speculations in some quarters at the onset of the novel coronavirus pandemic last year that containment measures - lockdowns, curfews and work-from-home orders - would lead to more babies being born this year, several ...

DESPITE August Town, St Andrew, being designated a zone of special operations (ZOSO), the peace residents celebrated two months ago has been disrupted as gunmen kill and injure citizens - the latest victim being 33-year-old Dadrian Shea...

SAVANNA-LA-MAR, Westmoreland - Determined not to be defined by the volatile community of Russia in which he lives, 18-year-old Kriston Chambers has added 4-H Club Male Youth Ambassador of the Year to his already very long list of accomp...

FOLLOWING a "clarification" meeting between the Central Committee of the Jamaica Police Federation and technocrats at the Ministry of Finance last Thursday in relation to the 2021/23 salary negotiation package for rank-and-file members ...

When the marketing gurus at Appliance Traders Limited (ATL) were going over plans for their promotional strategy to combat the summer heat, they stumbled upon a striking discovery -that air conditioners could also be a vital weapon in c...

Today is the 193rd day of 2021. There are 172 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT1960: France agrees to independence of Dahomey, Niger, Upper Volta, Ivory Coast, Chad, Central Africa and the Congo.OTHER EVENTS1856: American adventur...

SAVANNA-LA-MAR, Westmoreland - The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) has lost count of the illegal dump sites that are increasingly popping up in this parish, but they are determined to get rid of them. Leona Bennett, se...

MONTEGO BAY, St James - After a broadside against calls for a red light district from the president of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Government Senator Charles Sinclair has called on the St James Municipal Corporatio...

MAY PEN, Clarendon - The National Works Agency's (NWA) failure to effectively clean and maintain drains is undermining work being done by local representatives trying to prevent flooding in their divisions, says former mayor of May Pen,...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Hundreds of Haitians sought solace in prayer at Sunday church services as a political power struggle threatened to further destabilise their fragile country after the assassination of President Jovenel Moïs...

CONSULTANT obstetrician and gynaecologist Dr Michael Abrahams believes that special focus should be placed on children's socialisation, especially that of young males who fail to understand the idea of consent."Our kids need to understa...

The French overseas missions are finding novel ways of celebrating their National Day- Bastille Day this Wednesday - because of the novel coronavirus pandemic. But the beneficiary of this will be the Bustamante Hospital for Children in...

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - As famous for his thrill-seeking lifestyle and publicity stunts as for his vast business empire, Richard Branson can now check "astronaut" off his to-do list after successfully completing his first space f...

QUEEN'S Counsel Peter Champagnie is calling for the Coroner's Court to be abolished, labelling it as outdated and irrelevant in the context of today's society."I am fast coming to the view that the Coroner's Court is an anachronism. I b...