The National Water Commission (NWC) is chanting conservation, even as storage at the Corporate Area's two main supply facilities has reached capacity.Corporate communications manager at the NWC Andrew Canon said that despite the Mona Re...

He dedicated his BSc in Terrestrial Ecology with a minor in cultural studies to his late grandmother. She dedicated her MSc in Management and Educational Leadership to her late mother. For both, that is Daisy Williams who succumbed to c...

HART HILL, Portland - One day after she became a certified nurse's assistant Cassandra Bennett was diagnosed with breast cancer. She was 45 years old. She did not cry; instead, she chose to fight. Born in the community of Mahoe in Portl...

A four-hour wait to receive the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine back in August resulted in Janice Smith collapsing on the grounds of St Ann's Bay Baptist Church, being used as a site at the time.After what she describes as a traumati...

ST ANN'S BAY, St Ann - The man who was shot dead by police yesterday after he was accused of beheading another was described as a violent individual who was feared by many in this north-eastern town.Said to be mentally challenged, and k...

On the heels of news that Pastor Merrick "Al" Miller has been removed from the list of national honorees for 2021, the clergyman has charged that he will continue his work towards building a better Jamaica."Please be assured that, as I...

A mother and her five children, some of whom used to sleep in chicken coops until a benefactor built them a house, will soon have to find somewhere else to live. They are among those now told to vacate a property that the Government acq...

MONTEGO BAY, St James - Ariah Turner, the now one-year-old girl whose mother recently made an appeal for help, is well on her way to receiving the anal reconstructive surgery she needs to live a normal life, said the toddler's mother, T...

Holness should listen to his wife some moreThe accolades cannot be too many for parliamentarian Juliet Holness who has shown all her peers in the House of Representatives that serving the people of this country goes beyond party borders...

TREASURE BEACH, St Elizabeth - For residents of this community, and more particularly the Great Bay area, the floods of mid-October 2005 triggered by Hurricane Wilma, which passed south of Jamaica, was unlike anything before or since.Ru...

The novel coronavirus pandemic and its lockdown measures have triggered an increase in the consumption of alcoholic beverages among sections of the Jamaican population and this includes people who reported that they suffered from emoti...

As the world observes October as Cyber Security Awareness Month, it is essential to engage the senior community in conversations about cybersecurity. The elderly, according to an article by Digicel Jamaica, are constantly urged to be v...

Age-friendly environments, such as in the home, community, foster healthy and active ageing by building and maintaining intrinsic capacity across the life course and enabling greater functional ability in someone with a given level of ...

C OVID-19 has not only created a health crisis but also a retirement dilemma for many.The negative impact of the pandemic on the stock market is a contributing factor to the decline in pension funds in 2020. Pension funds suffered a los...

Breast cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related death among Jamaican women and although rare, men can get breast cancer too.A breast cancer diagnosis can be devastating, and navigating potential treatment options can be stress...

October is celebrated as oral health awareness month. We care for every part of our body, so why should our mouths be neglected? Oral health month is a reminder about the importance of maintaining good oral hygiene, always. Oral health ...

More than 3,000 youth across the Caribbean will benefit from jobs and opportunities as a result of Nestlé Caribbean's partnership with several corporate interests. The announcement was just one of the many highlights coming out of the...

PORTMORE, St Catherine - When Juliet Mullings was diagnosed with breast cancer 14 years ago, she was determined to fight the disease so she would be around for her then six-year-old daughter. "I fought for Junniel because she never leav...

Neither Jezzanna Buchanan Vivet nor Levoy Paul ever imagined they would be educating inmates. And now that they are doing so, they wouldn't give it up for the world.Through human rights group Stand Up for Jamaica (SUFJ), Buchanan Vivet ...

Today is World Mental Health Day and sometimes we forget how important protecting our mental health is, especially when we spend most of our time making sure the people around us are healthy. Particularly, you may find those who care fo...

BREAST cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide and is even more common in black women under 45 years.Black women are more likely to die of breast cancer and as a result, it is recommended that breast cancer screening should ...

After his father died in a motor vehicle accident in 2010, and his brother in 2014 due to asthma, 36-year-old Kayon Thompson was the only male remaining in his immediate family.And so, the businessman vowed to support and provide for hi...

The phrase "overcoming the odds" is an understatement for 24-year-old Joshua Burgess. Though born with congenital rubella syndrome, which has caused him to suffer from a number of health challenges over the years, he continues to break...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) - The permanent secretary of the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs, Sharon Hicks is under investigation by the police for demanding money with menace and fraud.Hicks is accused of demanding GUY $200,000 from the ow...

The cuckoo then, on every tree,Mocks married men, for thus sings he,Cuckoo, cuckoo, cuckoo, a word of fear,Unpleasing to a married ear.- ShakespeareIs that ominous news for married men? That bird, the cuckoo, can certainly mock the mar...

A request for a "turn-off" from a male passenger who wanted to be taken off the established route to a "fortune teller" in Ackee Walk, St Andrew, from Chancery Street, was enough for 42-year-old taxi driver Colin Shirley to become suspi...

On the heels of eyebrow-raising allegations against Facebook in the United States and a six-hour shutdown of social media platforms operated by the company this week, the Jamaican Government is being urged to move faster in its preparat...

MONTEGO BAY, St James - Saying he has been playing his part in the country's effort to recover from the ravages of COVID-19, Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett yesterday said more needs to be done to increase the number of Jamaicans who a...

Chief Justice Bryan Sykes yesterday issued a scathing response to the Government's planned redeployment of trained police from the Protective Services Division to front-line crime-fighting duties and replace them with private security ...

Residents of Bobo Hill and Taylor Land in the St Andrew East Rural constituency now have access to new concrete roads which some are grateful to have while others are already pointing out faults.According to one elderly female resident ...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has issued a personal invitation to Jamaica's Prime Minister Andrew Holness to attend the United Kingdom-organised World Leaders Summit as a part of COP26 scheduled for October 31 to November 12 in ...

Since the establishment of four domestic violence intervention (DVI) centres last March under the European Union-United Nations Spotlight Initiative aimed at eliminating violence against women and girls, 704 cases have been seen, leadin...

MONTEGO BAY, St James - Despite Wednesday afternoon's car chase through the streets of Montego Bay that ended with three dead and five injured, assistant commissioner of police for Area One Clifford Chambers says the police are in "full...

Energy Minister Daryl Vaz yesterday scolded the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) over the manner in which it has been managing premature failure of its transformers, lines and other equipment triggered by electricity theft.According...

MANDEVILLE, Manchester - Member of Parliament for Manchester Central Rhoda Crawford yesterday asked for the public's assistance and cooperation following the murder of a man in Royal Flat.This follows an appeal from the Manchester polic...

The Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology and the United States Embassy in Kingston have confirmed a Jamaica Observer report that Minister of Science, Energy and Technology Daryl Vaz will lead a high-level ministerial and technical...

After weeks of saying his Administration is not yet at the stage of implementing mandatory COVID-19 vaccination, Prime Minister Andrew Holness yesterday left no doubt that some form of vaccine mandate could be imposed by the start of N...

A blood-stained pillow, pictures, clothing and memories are all Cary Salmon has left of her five-year-old daughter who was hit by a stray bullet while fast asleep in her home at New Haven, Duhaney Park in St Andrew.According to the 39-y...

Diana Brown-Miller (centre) CEO of the Black River Hospital accepting a symbolic cheque from Gary Robinson (left) and Glenton Barham, members of Munro College Class of '92. 

Fifteen people were left homeless in Montego Bay yesterday after a fire razed houses in the densely packed Coombs Lane community. Four fire trucks responded to the call but many residents lost everything. One of those residents, Stacy L...

Sandals Montego Bay, the flagship property of the Sandals Luxury Included Brand, and Sandals Royal Caribbean have been named by Condé Nast Traveler as being among the Top 12 Resorts in the Caribbean in its Annual Readers' Choice Award....

Today is the 281st day of 2021. There are 84 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT1871: The Great Chicago Fire starts, supposedly when a cow kicks over a lantern in a barn. Most of the city is razed. OTHER EVENTS1858: The "Arrow Inci...

Playing its part to strengthen Jamaica's vaccination efforts, Jamaica Producers Group (JP), through its partnership with the Private Sector Vaccine Initiative (PSVI), successfully hosted its COVID-19 JP Vaccination Day last Thursday, S...

MANDEVILLE, Manchester - Work on three major road rehabilitation projects in central Manchester, with a combined value of $169 million, is reportedly progressing smoothly.Almost six weeks ago minister without portfolio in the Ministry o...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Kamina Johnson Smith has welcomed news that come Monday, the vaccination certification carried by Jamaicans entering the United Kingdom will be recognised. The UK Department of Transport ye...

MAY PEN, Clarendon - Over a two-day period, more than 100 people felt the brunt of the Clarendon police's efforts to ensure the laws are obeyed. Those allegedly flouting traffic rules and failing to obey the Disaster Risk Management Act...

Approximately 950 teachers are yet to receive payments for summer school work which they completed under the Ministry of Education's Recover Smarter - National School Learning and Intervention Plan."I can't say every single payment has...

The Ministry of Education has identified targeted dates for the sitting of the grade 6 component of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examination for this school year.Having cancelled the grades four and five PEP examinations for the 2021...

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is urging countries in the region to be on the alert for, and to strengthen their surveillance systems against high-risk pathogens to prevent the spread of other diseases that can jump from a...

PELHAM, Alabama (AP) -Terrified drivers climbed out of swamped cars and muddy flood water flowed through neighbourhoods after a stalled weather front drenched the US state of Alabama for hours, leaving entire communities under water yes...