JAMAICA received a battering from Tropical Storm Grace yesterday as heavy rains and winds associated with the cyclone toppled trees, utility poles and flooded roads, leaving some motorists and pedestrians stranded in sections of the Cor...

FREETOWN, Clarendon - The startling image of a Toyota Coaster bus halfway engulfed by flood waters provided a glimpse of how this parish has been affected by Tropical Storm Grace which continued to dump heavy rains on the island up to...

AT least four people narrowly escaped injury in two eastern parishes yesterday as Tropical Storm Grace dumped rain and lashed the island with gusty winds.In Bull Bay, St Thomas, a woman had to be pulled from a car that had lost its batt...

LES CAYES, Haiti (AP) - Heavy rain from Tropical Storm Grace forced a temporary halt yesterday to the Haitian Government's response to the deadly weekend earthquake, feeding the growing anger and frustration among thousands who were lef...

Tropical Storm Grace slow-marched across Jamaica's northern coast yesterday, dumping more than three inches of rain on mostly eastern and central parishes resulting in flooding and damage to infrastructure which local authorities will ...

MANDEVILLE, Manchester - Vendors at Melrose Yam Park are demanding that the Manchester Municipal Corporation moves swiftly to address concerns outlined by the local health department which ordered the facility closed.The placard-beari...

Today is the 230th day of 2021. There are 135 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT1964: South Africa is banned from participating in the Olympic Games in Tokyo for refusing to renounce its apartheid policies. OTHER EVENTS1649: Turke...

Dear Mr Brown:I used a representative who left out one of my bank statements for my application for a study permit. The application was eventually denied. I am wondering if I can apply again for the permit. I need help in doing so.- BRD...

MORE than 1,000 students from vulnerable communities across the country are today expressing gratitude for much-needed financial aid and back-to-school support from natural gas provider New Fortress Energy (NFE), through its foundation,...

SAVANNA-LA-MAR, Westmoreland - There are mixed reactions from commuters in this parish about the 15 per cent increase in taxi and bus fares, which took effect yesterday. Some believe the hike is ill-advised while others said it is long ...

Xbox is heading to gamescom 2021 later this month. The gaming brand announced that they will be joining the fully virtual event, where it can be viewed anywhere in the world.Xbox will be showcasing the latest updates and gameplay for so...

MONTEGO BAY, St James - Some 40 temporary workers will this month join the vector control team in St James as part of the parish's rigorous efforts to stem the spread of dengue fever and other mosquito-borne diseases.The team will assis...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Earthquakes have been wreaking havoc in Haiti since at least the 18th century, when the city of Port-au-Prince was destroyed twice in 19 years. Saturday's powerful quake killed hundreds and injured thousands...

NEW YORK, United States (AP) - The Stop Inn isn't hiding that it plans to comply with the city's new edict on the novel coronavirus - that all patrons dining indoors at restaurants, browsing art at museums or sweating it out at gyms mus...

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Gordon "Butch" Stewart, the late chairman of the Jamaica Observer, became the latest inductee into the Caribbean Media Hall of Fame when he was welcomed into the hallowed body at a virtual ceremony yesterday at the start of the 52nd Ann...

SEVERAL commuters travelling from Half-Way-Tree to Papine in St Andrew, who are accustomed to paying just $100, say taxi operators demanded $150 for fare yesterday morning, which resulted in altercations between passengers and drivers i...

PORT-SALUT, Haiti (AFP) - Rescuers in Haiti used heavy equipment and their bare hands yesterday to hunt for survivors under buildings flattened two days ago by a massive earthquake that killed more than 1,400 people, while an approachin...

After an 18-month halt in cruise shipping since March last year due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, tourism stakeholders beamed with joy yesterday as they welcomed overly relieved and excited passengers of the Carnival Sunrise cruise...

WHILE business owners were thrilled about the arrival of the Carnival Sunrise cruise ship at Turtle Bay pier in Ocho Rios, St Ann, yesterday morning, a number of bus operators complained that measures were implemented which prevented th...

More than 270 Jamaicans have been awarded Chevening Scholarships since Jamaica's first cohort in 1984. Founded in 1983, Chevening is the United Kingdom Government's global scholarship programme aimed at developing global leaders through...

Following the seizure of a shotgun found under a rubbish heap near the Meadowrest Memorial Gardens in St Catherine last Friday, a Jamaica Observer source close to the burial site has appealed to the police to increase their presence in...

Jamaica has been bracing for tropical storm conditions since last night as Tropical Depression Grace wound its way around the northern Caribbean.In its final bulletin yesterday evening, Jamaica's Meteorological Service said that Grace w...

A push is coming from the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) for the Government to get tough on people who refuse to be vaccinated against the novel coronavirus. Keith Duncan, president of the PSOJ, made the call yesterday no...

Today is the 229th day of 2021. There are 136 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT1991: Italy repatriates the last of an estimated 18,000 Albanian refugees who arrived in southern Italy by boat earlier in the month. The Italian Gover...

State minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Robert Morgan, has expressed gratitude to the National Baking Company Foundation for its donation of 20,000 snacks towards the support of the recently concluded island...

PORT MARIA, St Mary - Work will begin early next year on the long-overdue Port Maria Police Station, minister without portfolio in the Ministry of National Security Matthew Samuda has promised. Ground was broken twice for the project ov...

WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AP) - President Joe Biden said yesterday that he stands "squarely behind" his decision to withdraw US forces from Afghanistan and that the Government's collapse was quicker than anticipated. Speaking about...

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AFP) - Ivory Coast began a roll-out of vaccinations against Ebola yesterday, after the country recorded its first known case of the disease since 1994, the health ministry said."Health workers, close relatives and ...

FALMOUTH, Trelawny - The Sunday morning service at St Peter's Anglican Church in Falmouth was briefly interrupted yesterday when a representative of the Trelawny Health Department entered the building and requested that the pastor, who ...

THEY say behind every dark cloud is a silver lining, but though residents of Tinsbury, St Mary, experienced a silver lining last Friday in the form of a back-to-school treat and care packages for the elderly, the dark clouds of poor roa...

TWENTY-FIVE-YEAR-OLD Kashieka Lawrence, president of JN Circle, St James, is determined not to allow her circumstance to define her. She is also determined to eke out a path that will not only enhance her life, but also the lives of oth...

A team of experts from the Pan American Health Organization's (PAHO) office in Port-au-Prince has been deployed to evaluate damage and coordinate an appropriate health response following the 7.2-magnitude earthquake that shook Haiti on ...

AS he packs his bags to leave Jamaica after four years as the top British diplomat in the country, Asif Ahmad is adamant that though his official link with the island is ending, his relationship with the island and its citizens is far f...

More than 270 Jamaicans have been awarded Chevening Scholarships since Jamaica's first cohort in 1984. Founded in 1983, Chevening is the United Kingdom Government's global scholarship programme aimed at developing global leaders through...

With many Jamaican families still reeling from the economic impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic, many parents must now rethink how they budget for back-to-school this year."Not only will they have to think about how much they spend...

In a matter of months, Jamaican author Daneil Campbell has seen great success with her book, Beauty and the Jamaican Don, which was released on the popular online reading platform Wattpad .The book has already garnered more than one...

Having successfully launched last year, Ingenuity Technologies is reporting that its freelancing website, The Hive, has already grown beyond expectations creating a community of more than 10,000 across the Caribbean, India and the Unite...

MONTEGO BAY, St James - Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett has attributed the recovery of the tourism sector, which yesterday marked the one millionth stopover arrival since June 15 last year, as a major fillip to the strong economic r...

LES CAYES, Haiti (AP) - The death toll from a magnitude-7.2 earthquake in Haiti soared yesterday as rescuers raced to find survivors amid the rubble ahead of a potential deluge from an approaching tropical storm.Saturday's earthquake le...

After receiving quality medical care at the Percy Junor Hospital in Manchester on two occasions as a youngster, the Reverend Paul Peart was determined to extend a hand to local health facilities in need."It has always been in my heart t...

Owner and operator of Gold Mine Boers International Samuel Golding has always been passionate about livestock farming. He turned that passion into a successful business rearing, breeding and selling highly sought after Boer goats around...

Today is the 228th day of 2021. There are 137 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS2003: Ugandan military ruler Idi Amin, 78, who presided over an eight-year reign of terror from 1971-1979, where an estimated 300,000 people were kill...

ST JOHN'S, Antigua, (CMC) - The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment has reported that it recently received confirmation from the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) of the presence of the Gamma variant strain of COVID-1...

It is a widely known fact that Sandals Resorts International is a resort company that provides individuals with various opportunities to grow and develop and at Sandals Royal Caribbean, this is no less pervasive.In fact, if you were to ...

TORONTO, Canada (AP) - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau triggered an election yesterday as he seeks to capitalise on Canada being one of the most fully vaccinated countries in the world. Canada was slated to hold its election on or before ...

ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) - Turkey sent ships to help evacuate people and vehicles from a northern town on the Black Sea that was hard hit by flooding as the death toll in the disaster rose yesterday to at least 62 and more people than that...

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghanistan's embattled president left the country yesterday, joining his fellow citizens and foreigners in a stampede fleeing the advancing Taliban and signalling the end of a 20-year Western experiment aimed ...

SEVERAL household workers across the island are currently at loggerheads with their employers regarding their employment status, now hinged on their decision to take the COVID-19 vaccine.The household workers, who spoke with the Jamaica...

TERTIARY-TRAINED women are more likely than other women to be abused by their boyfriends or husbands during the novel coronavirus pandemic, according to recent survey findings by researchers at Northern Caribbean University (NCU) .The s...