NEW YORK, USA - America's premier space agency, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), is currently reviewing proffers from two Jamaicans that could lead to the licensing of two inventions with the potential to be use...

The late Edward Seaga's children by Mitsy Seaga, along with their mom, have made a desperate appeal for a kidney for his first son, Christopher, who has been on dialysis for the last two years and appears to be losing the battle after ...

When the police, between 2018 and 2019, scooped up "a whole heap" of alleged members of the St Catherine-based Klansman gang, the outlaws had no idea exactly who had turned them in. They knew, though, that it was an inside job.That was ...

Deputy Superintendent of Police Raymond Wilson received minor injuries yesterday morning after the vehicle in which he was travelling crashed before landing in the sea along Sir Florizel Glasspole Highway in east Kingston.Wilson, who fo...

Transport Minister Robert Montague yesterday sought to reassure the country that the Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ) and Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) will not be rushing to sell their plummeting 28.5 million shares in...

The health ministry is not concerned with the track record of importers of antigen COVID-19 test kits, only the integrity of the devices, Dr Christopher Tufton told the House of Representatives yesterday.At the same time, Dr Tufton, who...

Late Jamaica Observer Photo Editor Bryan Cummings was finally laid to rest on Monday in the colombarium at Sts Peter and Paul Catholic Church in St Andrew.The rite of inurnment, held on the 58th anniversary of his birth, was delayed bec...

NEWPORT, Manchester - Residents of the deep-rural farming community of Blenheim are questioning the circumstances of an attempted robbery that allegedly led to the murder of 54-year-old Lorna Lake, last Friday.This follows an initial re...

DIRECTOR general of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Dr Wayne Henry says several valuable lessons have emerged from the novel coronavirus pandemic that can potentially aid in bolstering stakeholder preparedness for similar or fu...

World War ll veteran Peter Xavier Williams pins a poppy on Deputy Speaker Juliet Holnessoutside the House of Representatives yesterday. The poppy flower, is worn by ex-servicemenwho fought in the World War II to commemorate their milita...

MANDEVILLE, Manchester - President of the Manchester-based Northern Caribbean University (NCU) Dr Lincoln Edwards says the institution is awaiting the Government's lead on a COVID-19 vaccine mandate while trying to persuade his staff an...

Today is the 314th day of 2021. There are 51 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS2013: Typhoon Haiyan leaves thousands dead in the Philippines. OTHER EVENTS1871: American journalist Henry Stanley finds African explorer Dr David Liv...

FALMOUTH, Trelawny - Chukka Adventures is betting big on the return of cruise ships pumping millions of dollars into getting ready to welcome passengers."We are spending half-a-million US dollars on upgrades and restoration for the comi...

St James Municipal Corporation says it is actively working on a disaster plan to mitigate the effects of flooding and other natural disasters on the parish.Deputy Mayor of Montego Bay Councillor Richard Vernon made the disclosure at a ...

JAMAICA yesterday begin the administration of Pfizer first dose to children 12 years and older.The roll-out will take place predominantly in schools, the Ministry of Health said.The ministry, meanwhile, said it was continuing to adminis...

Senior defence counsels Peter Champagnie and Alexander Williams say they are in full support of the call made by Attorney General Marlene Malahoo Forte for lawyers in the public sector to receive more pay.Both attorneys, however, have e...

Dear Mr Brown:I keep hearing about labour shortages in Canada and wondering what opportunities there would be for me as a Jamaican in Canada. My relatives in Canada are also telling me that Canadians are looking for work and not getting...

Q: What are the latest CDC requirements for travel to the United States?A: Effective November 8, 2021, non-US citizens who are not immigrants to the US will be required to be fully vaccinated and provide proof of their vaccination statu...

After being rescheduled three times due to the pandemic, We Inspire Women's b runch was finally staged Saturday last at Talk of the Town, Jamaica Pegasus. Under the theme "Resolve to Rise" the affair saw a room of sister queens dressed...

GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) - The United Nations climate summit in Glasgow has made "some serious toddler steps" toward cutting emissions but far from the giant leaps needed to limit global warming to internationally accepted goals, two new ...

SAVANNA-LA-MAR, Westmoreland - On the first day back, school administrators in Westmoreland were excited for the resumption of face-to-face classes yesterday.More than 300 primary and infant schools across the island were given the gr...

ROEHAMPTON, St James - Staff and students of Roehampton Primary School in southern St James were excited yesterday as they returned to face-to-face classes. "I am extremely elated to be physically at school. Even though we were engaged ...

These students, the first to arrive yesterday at their class at McCooks Pen Primary in St Catherine, give thumbs up to our photographer.(Photo: Nikel Innerarity)

OCHO RIOS, St Ann - After a whirlwind global blitz, the tourism ministry's aggressive marketing of Brand Jamaica continues this week - this time on local soil.A group of about a dozen international - Europe, Canada, the US, and Barbados...

The second ex-member of the St Catherine-based Klansman gang-turned-State witness yesterday described the years since he started working with the police to bring down the gang as "hard"."Over the few years I've been through a lot, keepi...

MONTEGO BAY, St James - A stationary front across Jamaica dumped heavy rain on the western end of the island Sunday night into early yesterday morning triggering heavy flooding that damaged roads and other infrastructure and had many se...

MANDEVILLE, Manchester - Parents, teachers, and school administrators alike were yesterday euphoric at the resumption of face-to-face classes at some primary schools in Manchester and St Elizabeth.Julia Baker, whose two daughters attend...

Pleasure at being back in classrooms was the general consensus across the Corporate Area yesterday as the country began a phased resumption of face-to-face classes after almost two years of online learning, induced by the novel coronav...

Nicholas Cummings (right) watches as his brother Adam places the urn with the remains of their father, the late Jamaica Observer Photo Editor Bryan Cummings, into the colombarium at Sts Peter and Paul Church in St Andrew yesterday on th...

  THE Fisherman's Co-operative Beach in Montego Bay received a much-needed facelift when Sandals Foundation ambassadors from Sandals Montego Bay and Sandals Royal Caribbean Resorts cleared more than 700 pounds of garbage and discarded...

UNITY HALL, St James - The National Works Agency (NWA) is reporting that heavy rainfall between Sunday and yesterday caused flooding on roads between St James and Hanover, leaving some impassable.Janel Ricketts, the NWA's community rela...

THE Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF) observed its Founder's Day on Sunday with a church service at Holy Trinity Cathedral on North Street, downtown Kingston.The JCCF website states that the organisation came into being on November 1,...

Today is the 313th day of 2021. There are 52 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT1976: The UN General Assembly approves resolutions condemning apartheid in South Africa, including one characterising the white-ruled Government as "ill...

Dr Romario Simpson, a young doctor specialising in internal medicine at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), might as well have been given the middle name 'Service'.Just over a fortnight ago when he was appointed a justice...

The World Health Organization (WHO) last month flagged Jamaica as one of two countries in the region which had imported COVID-19 test kits which were substandard.This was disclosed by Cynthia Lewis-Graham, director of the Ministry of H...

More than one million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have now been administered in Jamaica, the health and wellness ministry revealed yesterday, and the development has pleased Dr Christopher Tufton, who commended health-care workers and Ja...

The first week of the global climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland - referred to as COP26 because it's the 26th meeting or conference of the countries that are party to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC...

MONTEGO BAY, St James - The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) has now made contact with a family member of the last of 15 children who were placed in State care after the bizarre cult-like ritual in which three people ...

GLASGOW, United Kingdom (AFP) - COP26's first week saw keynote pledges to end deforestation, phase out coal, and mobilise trillions for green investment. But observers say there is a gulf between host Britain's proclamations and the emi...

PORT ANTONIO, Jamaica - The planet's largest private residential ship, MS The World , docked at Ken Wright Pier in Port Antonio, Jamaica, yesterday with 90 passengers who will be enjoying some of the island's attractions until tomorrow...

SAVANNA-LA-MAR, Westmoreland - "Mi soon come back." Those were the last words 25-year-old Romaine Cavalho said to his mother, Sandra Johnson, before he went missing. His casual promise of a speedy return home was his usual way of sayi...

With a market bag and a bottle of juice next to him, a man who appeared to be homeless was found dead at the intersection of Lyndhurst Road and Beechwood Avenue in St Andrew last Friday. A vendor who opted not to be named, told the Jam...

PORT MARIA, St Mary - Amid growing scepticism among residents about the long-awaited transformation of Pagee Beach in this parish capital, the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) is urging patience."Bear with us a little," said Johan Rampair...

When Lorna Williams died of renal failure in 2013, her eldest daughter Daneille Lopez Watson automatically took on the role of motherhood, nurturing her younger sisters Tiffany Cox and Kimone Cox-Greaves 15 and 20 years old, respectivel...

NATIONAL Commercial Bank (NCB) Jamaica Limited is set to roll out the pilot phase of its online appointment scheduling system in select branches by November 22, 2021. Following successful completion of the pilot phase, it is expected to...

THE Private Security Regulation Authority (PSRA) now has a mobile registration unit (MRU) and online licence renewal portal aimed at boosting registration and engagement with professionals within the industry. The MRU, which was handed ...

Today is the 312th day of 2021. There are 53 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT1895: Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen, German physicist, discovers X-rays.OTHER EVENTS1519: Spanish conqueror Hernan Cortez reaches Mexico City with his small S...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AFP) - Rebels fighting Ethiopia's Government have played down reports that they would face a hostile population or cause a "bloodbath" if they advanced into Addis Ababa, even as tens of thousands joined a pro-mili...

MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AFP) - Under ring-of-steel security, Nicaraguans voted yesterday in presidential elections dismissed as a "sham" by the international community, with all viable challengers to long-term leader Daniel Ortega locked up...

SEVERAL COVID-19 testing facilities have slashed costs associated with testing by more than 50 per cent.The news comes four days after the Jamaica Observer reported that the Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOHW) is facing strong critic...