Today is the 5th day of 2022. There are 360 days left in the year.TODAY IN HISTORY2000: US Immigration and Naturalization Service Commissioner Doris Meissner rules that six-year-old Elian Gonzalez "belongs with his father" and must be r...

MANDEVILLE, Manchester - Even as hundreds of students returned to the classroom Monday for face-to-face classes in primary and secondary schools in Manchester and St Elizabeth, some administrators in both parishes have delayed the resum...

Evidence that the deadly feud between the Darksyde and Genasyde gangs in the Kingston Central constituency since the 2020 General Election has damaged children psychologically is now emerging in how they relate to each other and the dr...

SAVANNA-LA-MAR, Westmoreland - Educators at Godfrey Stewart High School in Savanna-la-Mar are hoping that when face-to-face classes officially resume there on January 10 the more than 50 per cent of their students who have not been regu...

Students of York Castle High School in St Ann make their way home after about two hours of orientation on Monday. They continue with online classes on Wednesday. School administrators will use this week to prepare for the resumption of ...

Today is the 4th day of 2022. There are 361 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT1974: US President Richard Nixon refuses to hand over tape recordings and documents subpoenaed by the Senate Watergate Committee. OTHER EVENTS1762: Brit...

Administrators at a number of primary schools in the capital city beamed with joy Monday as their students returned for face-to-face learning that was disrupted by the novel coronavirus pandemic.The administrators said that they, along ...

CHILDREN, teachers and parents were excited Monday as some some schools in St Catherine reopened for face-to-face classes yesterday at the start of the Easter term, following a directive given last week by the education ministry.The wea...

SPANISH TOWN, St Catherine - Even as many schools delayed resumption of face-to-face classes, the Jamaica Railway Corporation's (JRC) much-trumpeted train service for St Catherine students did not begin rolling on the first Monday of th...

PRELIMINARY numbers by the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) have shown 1,463 murders committed across the island last year. This was 132 or almost 10 per cent above the murder total for 2020.The troubled St Andrew South Police Division,...

MARIO Antonio Palacios Palacios, the Colombian who is wanted in Haiti after being linked to the July 7, 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, was deported to his home country on Monday based on a Supreme Court ruling last Frid...

LONGWOOD DISTRICT, Clarendon - Seventy-one year-old Sylvina Burke and four other relatives in this rural community are homeless after a New Year's Eve fire swept through their two-bedroom house. The family is short on food, an envelope ...

New York, USA - He was only three years old when he had his first encounter with an aeroplane, but it would leave an indelible impact on his young mind and later help define his life for a career in aviation.Now, 35 years later, First ...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport (MCGES) Olivia Grange says that the Jamaican Diaspora will be playing a major role in this year's Diamond Jubilee celebration of Independence."The Jamaican Diaspora will be fully enga...

Acc ording to the language of the streets, the Christmas treat for the children of Waterhouse in Kingston 'shat', as was evident in the screams of delight and the joy on the faces of the young ones enjoying the annual affair on Boxing ...

THE Kiwanis Club of West St Andrew (KCWSA) was in full swing over the Christmas holidays, hosting a number of treats reflective of the spirit of giving synonymous with the Yuletide season and to spread Christmas cheer to young and old. ...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness said the country was breathing a sigh of relief that "we made it through one of the most challenging years, globally, nationally, and personally, in our lifetimes". In his New Year's Day message, Holness s...

THE Opposition People's National Party (PNP) has expressed deep sadness at the passing of firebrand women's rights activist, Dr Glenda Simms.In a statement Sunday, Senator Scott-Mottley, Opposition spokesperson on justice and gender Aff...

MIRAMAR, United States - One day before she celebrated her 100th birthday, Keturah Wright longed for a pack of cheese trix and a drink of kola champagne soda, obviously not worried about the many warnings about unhealthy things to avoid...

Today is the third day of 2022. There are 362 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT2003: Street protests turn deadly in Caracas, Venezuela, as police struggle in vain to separate battling supporters and opponents of President Hugo Cha...

The Kiwanis Club on North St Andrew's (KCNSA) Mentorship and Skill Development Programme at Matthew 25:40, operated by the Mustard Seed Communities, recently hosted Christmas celebrations.The members of KCNSA, along with representative...

THE women of the maroons of Jamaica have called for recognition of their rights as indigenous people and said much healing of the rifts and divisions now has to be done.In a joint statement issued on New Year's Eve, the Maroon Indigenou...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - The remains of Desmond Tutu, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Anglican archbishop emeritus of Cape Town, were interred early yesterday during a private family service at the city's Anglican cathedral.Archbish...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AFP) - A huge fire destroyed a large part of South Africa's parliament yesterday as police said a suspect will appear in court in the week and firefighters struggled to bring the blaze completely under control.D...

THE Buff Bay Circuit of Independent Baptist Churches recently paused to celebrate their associate pastor, Rev Leroy George Gilmore, for his two decades of service to God and man, and as a husband of 46 years and a father of two, at a mo...

THE second presentation of Britain's Barbara Blake-Hannah Award (BBH), named after the veteran Jamaican journalist, has gone to Aniefiok Ekpoudom, a writer for The Guardian, British Vogue and GQ publications.Ekpoudom, who was born i...

NEW YORK, USA - A joint cultural showcase involving Jamaica, Japan, South Africa, and Turkey took place during a colourful ceremony here last month at the newly dedicated building housing the Turkish Consulate and its permanent mission ...

NEW YORK, USA - A former correctional officer, who quietly used his influence to steer scores of Jamaicans and others towards securing a good education as a pathway to upward mobility, was recently remembered for his unselfishness, devo...

SOME religious leaders are calling on the Government to firmly enforce capital punishment as the past year was stained by crime and bloodshed, with a total of 1,439 murders recorded up to December 30.The clergymen have come out swinging...

Observing the COVID-19 protocols imposed by the Government was a high priority for those churches that opted to have their annual watch night service to commemorate the start of the new year.When the Jamaica Observer visited some churc...

FOR the best part of half a century, Archbishop Desmond Tutu was South Africa's moral compass. Tutu, a Nobel Peace Prize winner who helped to end apartheid in South Africa, was laid to rest on New Year's Day. Tutu died on Sunday, Decemb...

Twenty-two years ago, Andrea Dunkley quit her job as a domestic worker after she heard a voice telling her to "Go and sell food."The 67-year-old did just that and doesn't regret it one bit.Dunkley started selling roast breadfruit - fir...

THERE were mixed reactions from parents interviewed by the Jamaica Observer as the Ministry of Education moves to reopen all public primary and secondary schools by the start of the new term on Monday. Education Minister Fayval Williams...

WITH most school buildings being closed for the majority of the last two years, allowing for very little ventilation, pest control specialists are reporting that insects have invaded a number of schools and are urging administrators to ...

When the clock struck midnight on New Year's Day, downtown Kingston was buzzing with everything you could think of - music, fireworks and gun salutes.Gun salutes, which law enforcers warned against just two days before the new year, saw...

Christmas 2021 has passed, but there's one memory from "back in the day" that evokes a feeling of happiness for 67-year-old Alphanso Williams. Today, it's comic relief, but back then it brought pain and embarrassment.Williams told the J...

 AS the Forestry Department continues to encourage the planting of trees islandwide, Noranda Bauxite has committed to planting 200,000 trees over the next three years. This is the continuation of the company's long-established programm...

Canadian Charities GlobalMedic and the Kiwanis Club of Toronto Caribbean partnered recently to assist Jamaican hospitals during the pandemic with the provision of 157,000 Level 1 non-surgical isolation gowns valued at approximately $28 ...

Imagine not knowing what type of clothes you will be decked out in on Christmas night until you wake up on Christmas morning. That was Christmas in a nutshell for 77-year-old Shirley DaCosta. But there was no disappointment. Perhaps be...

We know you sometimes have burning questions that can best be answered by a pharmacist. Our feature, Ask Your Pharmacist , seeks to address some of those issues. Send your questions to healthandwealth@jamaicaobserver.com.Question: How ...

WHEN we talk about fitness, most times messages are targeted at a younger demographic. Likewise, with age there is an assumption of automatic illness and frailty, which is far from the truth.In fact, illness and frailty are not normal p...

THE year 2021 has come to an end and although it came with many challenges, it left us with many lessons. Particularly, amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, we have learned much more about our health and protecting ourselves and our lov...

CORNWALL MOUNTAIN, Westmoreland - The new year got off to a bloody start in this western parish, with the killing of three people in two incidents within a 30-minute time frame.The three men have been identified as 29-year-old Damar Mar...

Several vehicles were parked along Hopefield Avenue, St Andrew,while guests attended an event over an hour after the scheduled end of the 1:00 am curfew on New Year's Day. (Photo: Karl Mclarty)

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) - Evergreen Japanese football star Kazuyoshi Miura said he "still has the passion" to continue his career at 54, local media reported, with contract offers still coming his way.Miura, known as "King Kazu", extended hi...

EVERY year millions of people everywhere make new year's resolutions. What have you resolved to do differently this year? Studies showed that majority of new year's resolutions do not last. However, the pandemic seems to have influenced...

THE World Health Organization (WHO) says making progress on healthy ageing will require a far better understanding of age-related issues and trends.Three approaches, it said, will be crucial for improving measurement and research:* agre...

Michael Andre Collins, ambassador for the JN Foundation's BeWi$e financial empowerment programme, says it's important for people to review and reset their personal financial goals in the new year."This is important, because it helps to ...

ST MARY-based charity Icons of Annotto Bay was given a huge fillip last December with a product injection valued at US$4,000 from the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Jamaica and the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) Al...

Why did Jamaica have to celebrate Boxing Day on Monday last?We continue to waste vital productive days by marking holidays that fall on a Sunday with Monday recognition. It just does not make sense, and for a country that does not prod...