AT 41 years old, Kemarie Johnson has been reeling from the effects of stage five kidney disease, but says she is putting up her best fight to deal with the pain in her joints, not being able to breathe on her own and having to be wearin...

TOSHIMITSU Motegi, minister od foreign affairs for Japan, will visit Jamaica from July 19 to 20, the Japanese Embassy in Kingston announced yesterday.During his visit, the minister will pay a courtesy call on Prime Minister Andrew Holne...

THE treatment of blacks by the American justice system could have forced Marie Rattigan to hate the police and court after she was arrested by a white police on trumped up charges and taken before a judge at age 13, while on her way fro...

A significant number of cases which could be settled through restorative justice continue to clog the court system, as a number of people turn to litigation as a first resort, some unaware of the options for mediation provided by the St...

Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton is urging Jamaicans to step away from traditional foods that are damaging the body while embracing healthier choices.Speaking at the launch of Jamaica Salt Consumption, Knowledge, At...

PRIME Minister Andrew Holness yesterday warned Jamaicans that he could be forced to "take action" should citizens fail to observe protocols concerning the novel coronavirus, noting that since the Government revised the measures last mon...

MONTEGO BAY, St James - Commissioner of Police Major General Antony Anderson has announced plans to establish a specialised police unit of specially trained officers to respond to violent crime in St James.The police commissioner did no...

President of the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) of Jamaica, Ann-Dawn Young Sang, has announced that AmCham will join with the Rotary Club of Manor Park to launch a domestic violence initiative with the aim of helping to reduce i...

Public relations officer of the People's National Party's (PNP) Women's Movement, Patricia Duncan Sutherland, is urging Jamaican women to continue to push back against the economic, societal, and other inequities.Speaking with the Jamai...

RUNAWAY BAY, St Ann - Rattled by yet another dog attack in St Ann, the third in less than a month, a senior cop in the parish is appealing to dog owners to be more responsible. "I don't know if St Ann has more vicious dogs than any othe...

Although some pharmacists reported a slight downward trend in requests for immune-boosting supplements when compared to last year, they are of the belief that Jamaicans have become more health conscious amid the novel coronavirus pande...

NOMINATIONS are now open for the 2021 Living Legacy Awards of the Caribbean Community of Retired Persons (CCRP). The awards will be presented on a date to be announced in November. These include two awards named for the organisation's l...

Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett left the island on Tuesday to participate in the highly anticipated Tourism Recovery Summit for African Ministers of Tourism, which will be held in Nairobi, Kenya, on Friday.Bartlett has been invited to ...

DETERMINED to make their mark in the short-term rental market, two friends have started a business which they believe will capture the interest of Jamaicans who want an affordable and safe vacation experience. Michael Robinson, 24, and ...

MONTEGO BAY, St James - Government Senator Charles Sinclair has cautioned that the soon-t0-be- completed $575-million Barnett Street Fire Station will be less than effective unless there are enough ambulances to respond to emergencies."...

As Sandals Resorts continues to dispense enhanced team member recognition and an even more robust team member engagement experience during the novel coronavirus pandemic, one of the innovations conceptualised has been the General Manage...

The leadership of the Firearm Licensing Authority (FLA) and the Government's chief auditor remain at a stalemate over the termination of the foxed term contracts of five employees in 2017, at a cost of $8.4 million.At Tuesday's meeting ...

Sandy Bay, Clarendon - Disappointed by the negative impact the involvement of young men in crime is having on the community, Theo McLaughlin has decided to flip the script. He introduced a mentorship programme in Sandy Bay to change th...

Today is the 196th day of 2021. There are 169 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT2011: Rupert Murdoch accepts the resignations of The Wall Street Journal's publisher and the chief of his British operations, as the once-defiant media...

HAMILTON, Bermuda, (CMC) - Police Commissioner Stephen Corbishley has said anyone who refuses to stick to Bermuda's recently introduced mandatory supervised quarantine rules will be "detained, arrested and prosecuted".His warning at the...

Los Angeles , United States (AP) - COVID-19 deaths and cases are on the rise again globally, in a dispiriting setback that is triggering another round of restrictions and dampening hopes for an almost normal summer of fun.The World Heal...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Thousands of anti-vaccine demonstrators protested in Greece's two largest cities Wednesday against plans to make coronavirus vaccines available to children 15 and older.The protests took place outside Parliament in...

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...

WESTERN BUREAU - Four people were shot dead between Monday night and yesterday morning in St James and Westmoreland, both in western Jamaica.The police theorise that an internal feud among members of the Elete Squad gang was behind yest...

MANDEVILLE, Manchester - As he prepares to depart after leading the Manchester Police Division for 20 months, Superintendent Gary Francis is expressing satisfaction for a marked reduction in crime during his tenure. "[We] recorded a 23 ...

STATE minister in the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development Homer Davis says Government plans to engage housing developers to have them construct 50,000-gallon tanks for every 100 new houses built, to help a vast majority o...

THE University of the West Indies' executive management team will embark on a planning retreat today during which they will discuss the roll-out of a new operational plan to deal with the financial challenges facing the institution as a...

SAVANNA-LA-MAR, Westmoreland - The National Compliance and Regulatory Authority (NCRA) has launched an investigation into reports that funeral operators in sections of western Jamaica are rebranding bottled water as part of a marketing ...

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...

MINISTER of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia "Babsy" Grange yesterday urged Jamaicans to bear in mind that the new Sexual Harassment (Protection and Prevention) Act, 2021 Bill will not be partial to anyone.She asked the c...

OPPOSITION Spokesperson on Health Dr Morais Guy described as "strange" statistics showing the number of positive COVID-19 cases declining, as well as the positivity rates and hospitalisations, with fatalities not having followed suit.In...

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...

Dear Mr Brown,I would like to know when you think travel to Canada for visitors will be allowed. I am able to travel to the US but I am not sure what Canada is doing.- DRDear DR:Canada has discontinued the quarantine requirement for ful...

Q: I just got engaged to an American who wants me to come to the United States so we can get married! I understand I need a K-1 visa. What exactly does that mean?A: Congratulations on your engagement! You and your fiancé(e) now become ...

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...

WAKEFIELD, Trelawny - Detectives from the Criminal Investigation Branch in Trelawny are expected to charge three individuals who were taken into custody in connection to Monday morning's killing of an erstwhile deejay who was shot at po...

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...

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Speaker of the House of Representatives, Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert, on Tuesday assured the House of Representatives that Attorney General Marlene Malahoo Forte "will be well" following her fall in the chamber, last ...

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...