RICHARD Creary, the mayor of Port Maria, St Mary, has come out against recent hikes in bank fees calling them "insensitive" and urging the Government to step in.Creary's outburst comes in the aftermath of a Jamaica Observer story on Fri...

THE Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is expected to get answers from the leadership of the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) today based on an auditor general information technology audit which found critical informatio...

TAREEK James, otherwise called "A Mess" or CJ, the alleged top marksman and bodyguard of accused leader of the one don faction of the St Catherine-based Klansman Gang Andre 'Blackman' Bryan, was just 18 years old when he was nabbed by c...

AN almost 16 per cent increase in murders since the start of this year when compared to same period last year has prompted Prime Minister Andrew Holness to summon the island's security bosses to a meeting with the Cabinet on Monday.Up t...

COMMISSIONER of Police Major General Antony Anderson has vowed that there will be no let-up in the removal of illegal guns and gangsters contributing heavily to the epidemic of violence in the country."What I have seen, as well, is a st...

Today is the 25th day of 2022. There are 340 days left in the year.TODAY'S HGHLIGHTS1994: Without admitting guilt, Michael Jackson settles a lawsuit that said he molested a young boy. Terms of the settlement leave the boy "very happy", ...

CALIFORNIA, United States (AP) - Four people were killed and one was wounded when multiple shooters opened fire at a house party near Los Angeles, early Sunday, authorities said. Police responded around 1:30 am to reports of shots fired...

LONDON, England - World health officials are offering hope that the ebbing of the Omicron wave could give way to a new, more manageable phase of the coronavirus pandemic, even as they warn of difficult weeks ahead and the possibility of...

LONDON, England (AP) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday ordered an investigation into a Conservative lawmaker's claim that she was fired from a Government job in part because of her Muslim faith - the latest allegation of ...

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - Tensions soared Monday between Russia and the West over concerns that Moscow is planning to invade Ukraine, with NATO outlining potential troop and ship deployments, Britain saying it would withdraw some diploma...

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC) - Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves says the recent case of a man forcing a four year-old to perform a sexual act on him is one in which the court should have departed from the guidelines on sentencing sex of...

SAVANNA-LA-MAR, Westmoreland - It has become a familiar refrain at monthly municipal corporation meetings: councillors blasting the State agency responsible for garbage collection. The criticisms have been particularly strident in the w...

MAY PEN, Clarendon - Tosita Cameron has been a community health aide for the past 18 years. For the last seven, as she worked alongside her peers through outbreaks of dengue fever, chikungunya, Zika and the novel coronavirus, she has al...

MANDEVILLE, Manchester - More than 100 people were examined at a free medical camp, organised by the High Commission of India in Jamaica in partnership with Manchester Central Member of Parliament Rhoda Crawford.The medical camp, which ...

Kania Whitely, supervisor at Total Jamaica gas station in Portmore, is assisted by fire brigade personnel during Friday's earthquake drill at the gas statiion, organised by the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management an...

Governor General Sir Patrick Allen (left) receives Letters of Credence from newly appointed Cuban Ambassador to Jamaica Fermîn Gabriel Quiñones Sanchéz, during a courtesy call at King's House on Monday.(Photo: JIS)

Minister without portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister Floyd Green greets this family while on a tour of the Registrar General's Department (RGD), Twickenham Park, St Catherine, on Friday. Green says he is working to settle the ...

RESIDENTS of Parade Gardens, Kingston Central, on Sunday expressed confidence in the leadership of newly appointed chief of defence staff of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Rear Admiral Antonette Wemyss Gorman, who they have also descri...

Yesterday's Sunday Finance story on Sygnus Real Estate Finance incorrectly stated that the specialty real estate investment company chalked up a loss of $99.95 billion during its first quarter (Q1 2022) as a publicly traded company.The ...

THE case of the 18-month-old St Elizabeth toddler who died after being left in her father's vehicle for several hours last Monday is the latest of many tragedies to have gripped the nation, but this time there is significant outpouring ...

DETECTIVES in Portmore, St Catherine, have listed 10 men as wanted in connection with various crimes committed in the parish. The men are urged to turn themselves in to the police immediately.They are:1. Sheldon Wright, otherwise called...

MINISTER of Agriculture and Fisheries Pearnel Charles Jr says Jamaica's food security is a top priority for the Government.Charles Jr noted that there is global demand for Jamaican produce, adding that the Government is seeking to incre...

PARLIAMENT is scheduled to be prorogued on Monday, February 7, and resume sitting three days later for the ceremonial start to the fiscal year 2022/23.Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett, who is Leader of the House of Representatives, h...

AS the country's COVID-19 numbers continue to balloon and more people seek medical attention, the health ministry has indicated that simply adding more bed spaces in public hospitals may not be as simple a solution as it appears.At a pr...

NEWLY appointed chief of defence staff of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), Antonette Wemyss Gorman has been hailed by the Jamaican Senate for cracking the glass ceiling, allowing women in the Commonwealth to assume leadership of their c...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) - The Government of Canada has pledged millions of dollars to the Government of Haiti to assist the French-speaking Caricom nation with security and other projects. This was the outcome of a recent virtual, t...

Workers employed to the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation clean a section of downtown Kingston in front of St William Grant Park Saturday.(Photo: Garfield Robinson)

OCHO RIOS, St Ann - A former member of the public health system has gone private following what he said was a less-than-satisfactory response from hospital officials after his car was stolen from the parking lot while he worked."The inc...

VICTIMS of domestic violence are being encouraged to contact any of the Jamaica Constabulary Force's (JCF) Domestic Violence Intervention Centres if they are in need of assistance. The JCF currently has ten centres in operation in the p...

THE Riversdale Health Centre in St Catherine is the latest facility to be adopted under the Ministry of Health and Wellness's Adopt-A-Clinic initiative.The facility was adopted by the Consulate General of Jamaica, Miami, and the Jamaica...

THE coordinated efforts of a Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) team and an off-duty policeman led to the arrest of two murder suspects on the Edward Seaga Highway on Friday, January 21.Reports are that about 9:30 pm a JDF team that was travel...

MINISTER of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia Grange is congratulating Jamaican-born Winsome Earle-Sears, the first woman to be elected lieutenant governor in the Virginia State Legislature in the United States. Earle-Sear...

THE Jamaica Egg Farmers Association has offered condolence to the family of its late President Roy Baker, JP, who died at the University Hospital of the West Indies on January 7."It is with great sadness that we have learnt of the untim...

MANDEVILLE, Manchester - Member of Parliament (MP) for Manchester Central Rhoda Moy Crawford says $21 million is being spent on rehabilitating main roads and some community roads in the constituency, while water improvement projects are...

MONTEGO BAY, St James - Following an August 2021 missed date to have the construction of the long-awaited $574-million Barnett Street Fire Station completed, Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Desmond McKenzie has insist...

MINISTER of Local Government and Rural Development Desmond McKenzie says he is dissatisfied with the pace of construction for the Negril fruits and vegetables market.During a tour of the parish last Thursday, McKenzie was enraged at the...

ST MARY, Jamaica -Chairman of the St Mary Municipal Corporation Richard Creary says Jamaicans are focusing only on the murder rate and are not highlighting gains made in combating some other types of crimes."Crime in the parish has actu...

LINSTEAD, St Catherine - Declaring that motherhood has made her a more selfless person, Roujo-k Wilson and her team of volunteers recently treated more than 200 people in and around Linstead to care packages, home-made meals, and techno...

Today is the 24th day of 2022. There are 341 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT1995: The prosecution gives its opening statement at the O J Simpson murder trial.OTHER EVENTS661: Islam's Caliph Ali, one of Shiite Islam's key saints,...

STARBUCKS Jamaica, operated by Caribbean Coffee Traders Limited, announced the opening Saturday of its first Starbucks drive-through store in the market located in St Ann. The new store demonstrates Starbucks's continued focus on custom...

MORANT BAY, St Thomas - Kicked out of the public high school system, Horaine Kelly finally outgrew his "rude bwoy" attitude and found his way, through a series of twists and turns, into the police force. Now he has his sights set on imp...

A leading psychologist has labelled the behaviour of Jamaicans who attended parties while ignoring COVID-19 protocols over the Yuletide season as selfish.Professor of psychology at Northern Caribbean University Dr Orlean Brown-Earle als...

The abuse of greatnessIs when it disjoinsRemorse from power.- Shakespeare, Julius CaesarThere are some people who just like to have control over others. They have to laud themselves over them, tell them what to do, when to do it, where ...

THREE prominent attorneys-at-law have said that, though extremely unfortunate, the law could dictate that the case of the one-year-old girl who was accidentally left for hours unattended in her father's car be treated as manslaughter."I...

VERMONT, USA (AP) - A classical music organisation started in Vermont for musicians with mental illnesses and the people who support them is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a free performance in Boston on Sunday.Me2/ is a non-audi...

PEOPLE worldwide are stocking up and taking vitamins like never before, with hopes of building their immunity to ward off diseases such as COVID-19.While there's absolutely nothing wrong with taking daily vitamins and supplements, megad...

Certified electricians have a warning for Jamaicans: "Your neighbour may be stealing your electricity and fattening your Jamaica Public Service [JPS] bills."Christopher Dell, an inspector in Westmoreland, told the Jamaica Observer that ...

MILLIONS of women around the world suffer with pain and discomfort of their reproductive organs throughout their lives. Common symptoms include reduced or lack of vaginal lubrication, pain and discomfort during intercourse, bladder weak...

ONE thing Jamaicans can all agree on is that we hate a thief. They rob us of our hard-earned money and possessions and, even worse, they rob us of our freedom, often leaving us with post-traumatic stress symptoms for life. Endometriosis...

The Ministry of Education and Youth will be embarking on a plan to increase the existing pool of Master Teachers as one way of offering an additional incentive to those who are qualified to be in that category and capable of performing ...