Jamaica Observer
Sat, Feb 19, 2022 07:01:00 GMT 'Lucifer' didn't trust pastor
City Puss, the alleged top-ranking member of the St Catherine-based Klansman Gang who adopted the moniker Lucifer, had begun to distrust the sole female accused in the ranks of the criminal organisation, Stephanie Christie, alias Mumma...
Sat, Feb 19, 2022 07:01:00 GMT Death of child in State care being investigated
MONTEGO BAY, St James - The police have launched a probe into the death of a nine-year-old girl who on Wednesday succumbed to injuries she sustained at a foster care home in Cornwall Courts, St James.The Child Protection and Family Serv...
Sat, Feb 19, 2022 07:01:00 GMT Murder prompts call for expansion of JamaiacEye
MONTEGO BAY, St James - Friday's brazen daylight murder of a man at a shopping plaza here has prompted the renewal of a call by Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Janet Silvera for increased JamaicaEye surveillance i...
Sat, Feb 19, 2022 07:01:00 GMT 'It's a big setback'
FRUITFUL Vale, Portland - Member of Parliament for Portland Western Daryl Vaz has expressed regret at news that the Fruitful Vale Computer and Resource Centre was destroyed by fire Tuesday morning in what is believed to have been an act...
Sat, Feb 19, 2022 07:01:00 GMT Port Maria to get $10-m facelift, flood warning system
PORT MARIA, St Mary - The town of Port Maria, which is yet to fully recover from its most devastating flooding event in recent times, is to benefit from a multimillion beautification project as well as the installation of a flood warnin...
Sat, Feb 19, 2022 07:01:00 GMT Soup-icious mind
EVEN for such a notorious conspiracy theorist, US Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene got herself in one hell of a froth after confusing gazpacho, the refreshing Spanish summer soup, with Hitler's secret police, the Gestapo.In a televisio...
Sat, Feb 19, 2022 07:01:00 GMT State minister urges Jamaicans to back 'Get the Guns' campaign
LUCEA, Hanover - State minister in the Office of the Prime Minister Homer Davis is urging Jamaicans to reject claims that money being paid out by the Government for the handing over of illegal firearms will be used to facilitate the pur...
Sat, Feb 19, 2022 07:01:00 GMT Ukrainian rebels evacuate civilians to Russia
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Spiking tensions in eastern Ukraine on Friday aggravated Western fears of a Russian invasion and a new war in Europe, with a humanitarian convoy hit by shelling and pro-Russian rebels evacuating civilians from the c...
Sat, Feb 19, 2022 07:01:00 GMT Customs credit
Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) last week recognised more than 150 employees and nine recent retirees for dedicated service during the agency's Employee Awards Ceremony.The annual event, held on February 10 at the JCA's corporate office o...
Sat, Feb 19, 2022 07:01:00 GMT 'Bada Bada' lays down rules for his passengers
If you've never taken Ramonth Wellington's taxi, be prepared that, when you do, you will have no choice but to follow a number of rules he displays on the inside of the window. If you can't conform, catch another ride."Look at my car - ...
Fri, Feb 18, 2022 07:01:00 GMT A GIFT THAT COUNTS
Michelle Chue-Sang Cooper, president, Camperdown Past Students Association, Florida Chapter (CASFLO), was in the island representing her alumni peers and delivered ICT gifts to the institution as it tries to cope with the changing hybr...
Fri, Feb 18, 2022 07:01:00 GMT 'Science again,' accused gang leader mumbles as power outage hits trial
A power outage on Thursday at the Supreme Court in downtown Kingston, where 33 alleged members of the Klansman Gang are on trial, evoked a sarcastic "Science again" from accused leader of the criminal organisation Andre "Blackman" Bryan...
Fri, Feb 18, 2022 07:01:00 GMT 'Lucifer' calling
Residents and business owners in St Catherine, Jamaica, who are unfortunate enough to fall under the thumb of the notorious Klansman Gang know only too well what a call from "Lucifer" means.This is the evidence of Witness Number One, a...
Fri, Feb 18, 2022 07:01:00 GMT More countries drop COVID restrictions
The Dominican Republic on Wednesday immediately suspended all COVID-19 restrictive measures, joining a number of other countries, including alpine neighbours Switzerland and Austria which announced that they would drop almost all restr...
Fri, Feb 18, 2022 07:01:00 GMT PPV operators welcome launch of pension fund
THE VM Group has partnered with Transport Operators Development Sustainable Services (TODSS) in launching a pension scheme for public passenger vehicle (PPV) operators.Speaking at the launch of the pension plan at the group's Half-Way-T...
Fri, Feb 18, 2022 07:01:00 GMT 'Bad law'
Policymakers on the parliamentary committee reviewing the 2015 Electricity Act are adamant that the Government must immediately hold talks with Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) to remove the Right of First Refusal (ROFR) clause in i...
Fri, Feb 18, 2022 07:01:00 GMT This Day in History - February 18
Today is the 49th day of 2022. There are 316 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT2006: Muslim protesters attack Christians and burn churches when a march against cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad turns violent in north-eastern ...
Fri, Feb 18, 2022 07:01:00 GMT Stony Hill shame
SCORES of residents of Stony Hill in St Andrew West Rural will not benefit from free Wi-Fi as scheduled after criminals stole an access point from the facility hours before it was opened Thursday.Access points enable the reach of the fr...
Fri, Feb 18, 2022 07:01:00 GMT INDECOM wants new anti-gang task force members to wear body cameras
THE Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) Thursday called for the wearing of body cameras by members of the recently formed police/military anti-gang task force.Commissioner of INDECOM Hugh Faulkner told a virtual press con...
Fri, Feb 18, 2022 07:01:00 GMT Westmoreland's Health Department begs business community to help get rid of rats
Chief public health inspector for Westmoreland Steve Morris has declared that the parish is experiencing an infestation of rats.During his report at the monthly meeting of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation last Thursday, Morris not...
Fri, Feb 18, 2022 07:01:00 GMT 'This is not a joke'
PORT MARIA, St Mary - Chairman of the St Mary Municipal Corporation Richard Creary is pushing for all government entities to lead by example and stop doing business with private companies that do not have trade licences. "No Government ...
Fri, Feb 18, 2022 07:01:00 GMT If it nuh go suh...!
Playing chickenWhat's happening with chicken prices? Too many politically vested interests are in the importation business. They don't seem to care about the population which depends heavily on chicken for protein. As long as they make ...
Fri, Feb 18, 2022 07:01:00 GMT Huawei adamant 5G will help build sustainable world
Technology giant Huawei has expressed confidence that the introduction of fifth generation (5G) technology can help industries implement new processes as an integral part of an energy efficiency programme by supporting the most efficie...
Fri, Feb 18, 2022 07:01:00 GMT No bias against women firearm licence applicants, says FLA
STATISTICS provided by the Firearm Licensing Authority (FLA) indicate that in the last five years more than half of women applicants were granted firearm licences.In a bid to dispel criticism that the FLA was biased against women in the...
Fri, Feb 18, 2022 07:01:00 GMT Another bus, taxi fare increase looming
MINISTER of Transport and Mining Audley Shaw hinted Thursday that there will be an increase in bus and taxi fares in the "near future".His announcement comes six months after there was a 15 per cent hike in fares which saw commuters pay...
Fri, Feb 18, 2022 07:01:00 GMT Signing of wage agreement between Gov't, JTA now set for Monday
THE signing of the salary agreement between Government and the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) has been rescheduled for Monday morning.Shaking off any unnecessary concerns about the delay, JTA President Winston Smith admitted Thursd...
Fri, Feb 18, 2022 07:01:00 GMT Ambassador Paul Robotham humbled by praises, award from Japan
Ambassador Paul Robotham says feelings of honour and humbleness came over him after he was awarded with the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star from the Japanese Government on Tuesday.Ambassador Robotham started out in the Min...
Fri, Feb 18, 2022 07:01:00 GMT Climate change resilience for fishing communities
Approximately $99.6 million has been allocated to enhance resilience to climate change among targeted fishing and aquaculture communities in Jamaica under the Promoting Community-Based Climate Resilience and the Fisheries Sector Projec...
Fri, Feb 18, 2022 07:01:00 GMT Big push to clear the streets of Linstead
LINSTEAD, St Catherine - The authorities enjoyed some success as they forced bus and taxi operators to use Linstead's two transportation hubs on Tuesday, but questions remain about whether the momentum will be sustained.To enforce the d...
Fri, Feb 18, 2022 07:01:00 GMT Yam park vendors benefit from $800,000 in grants after Observer story
MANDEVILLE, Manchester - Vendors at the Melrose Yam Park have benefited from economic enablement grants and other assistance totalling $800,000) after the facility was reopened last December, following a four-month closure.The yam park ...
Fri, Feb 18, 2022 07:01:00 GMT Western Parks and Markets shows love on Environment Day
MONTEGO BAY, St James - While others were busy professing love for their partners on Valentine's Day, three teams from the Western Parks and Markets (WPM), the regional arm of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), took ...
Fri, Feb 18, 2022 07:01:00 GMT Mother of paralysed 16-y-o wants help, stiffer gun penalties
KEDINE Wilson-Blair, the mother of 16-year-old Ne-Sean Blair, who was paralysed almost a year ago on his birthday by a gunman's bullet in New Hall district in Manchester, is beseeching government to implement stiffer penalties as well a...
Thu, Feb 17, 2022 07:01:00 GMT This Day in History - February 17
Today is the 48th day of 2022. There are 317 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT1990: East Germany announces it will tear down a 180-metre (600-foot) section of the Berlin Wall near the Brandenburg Gate, which will be the first sect...
Thu, Feb 17, 2022 07:01:00 GMT Witness puts on brave face
WITNESS Number One - the former member of the St Catherine- based Klansman Gang who has been testifying against his cronies remotely since the trial began last September - yesterday jarred the court with his brave request to forsake his...
Thu, Feb 17, 2022 07:01:00 GMT Juvenile crisis!
THE majority of children in the country's juvenile correctional system are falling through the cracks of the educational system, according to a recent report from the Department of Correctional Services (DCS).Between January and Decembe...
Thu, Feb 17, 2022 07:01:00 GMT Too tough to handle
MOUNTAINSIDE, St Elizabeth - The parents of 18-month-old Shaleah Dobson were just too grief-stricken to attend her funeral service on Wednesday.The just under one-hour service, held at the Salvation Army Mountainside Corps, a small chur...
Thu, Feb 17, 2022 07:01:00 GMT 'Babatunde' signs off
FEARLESS and feisty Winston Witter commanded the Jamaican media landscape like a colossus for more than three decades.From his early days fresh out of Kingston College to the Jamaica Daily News, The Gleaner, the Jamaica Record, the Sund...
Thu, Feb 17, 2022 07:01:00 GMT Project to strengthen Jamaica's competitiveness gets $290.5 million
APPROXIMATELY $290.5 million has been earmarked to continue implementation of the Jamaica Foundations for Competitiveness and Growth Project.The sum is programmed in the 2022/23 estimates of expenditure, now before the House of Represen...
Thu, Feb 17, 2022 07:01:00 GMT CCJ accepted into the International Consortium for Court Excellence
The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has become the first court in the region to be accepted into the prestigious International Consortium for Court Excellence (ICCE).The ICCE is an international network of courts and other organisation...
Thu, Feb 17, 2022 07:01:00 GMT Food For the Poor helping flood victims In St Mary and Portland
AS people in sections of St Mary and Portland continue to struggle in the wake of recent heavy rains, which caused flood damage, Food For the Poor (FFP) , operating in partnership with disaster relief agencies, has been bringing much-...
Thu, Feb 17, 2022 07:01:00 GMT Stunning fall
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) - The arrest of former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández and the images that followed - a leader shackled and paraded before the cameras like a common criminal - were a stunning reversal for a man who...
Thu, Feb 17, 2022 07:01:00 GMT Port Antonio needs 'Nanny Square' says councillor
PORT ANTONIO, Portland - Councillor for the Prospect Division in the Portland Municipal Corporation Wayne McKenzie (PNP) is calling for the naming of the town square in Port Antonio, "Nanny Square", as the parish Legacy Project for Jama...
Thu, Feb 17, 2022 07:01:00 GMT US Embassy raises Black Lives Matter flag on its compound in T&T
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) - The United States Embassy here says the decision to raise the Black Lives Matter (BLM) flag on its compound is to call attention to efforts to advance racial equity and access to justice in the United Sta...
Thu, Feb 17, 2022 07:01:00 GMT Husband charged after wife's body found hanging from a mango tree
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) - Two men, including the husband of a woman, whose body was found hanging from a mango tree, have been remanded in prison until March 3, after appearing in court charged with her murder.Police have charged Diana...
Thu, Feb 17, 2022 07:01:00 GMT Criminals posing as cops hurting St Ann
SENIOR superintendent of police Dwight Powell is urging people who travel through St Ann, especially at night, to be cautious as criminals posing as cops have been committing several robberies in the parish.Powell, speaking at the month...
Thu, Feb 17, 2022 07:01:00 GMT Police ticketing, warning truckers to leave Canada's capital
OTTAWA, Canada (AP) - Ottawa police trying to break the nearly three-week siege of the capital by truckers protesting Canada's COVID-19 restrictions began handing out leaflets Wednesday warning drivers to leave immediately or risk arres...
Thu, Feb 17, 2022 07:01:00 GMT Biden orders release of Trump White House logs to Congress
WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AP) - President Joe Biden is ordering the release of Trump White House visitor logs to the House committee investigating the riot of January 6, 2021, once more rejecting former President Donald Trump's cla...
Thu, Feb 17, 2022 07:01:00 GMT NWC a menace to the society, says Lucea mayor
LUCEA, Hanover - Mayor of Lucea Sheridan Samuels has blasted the National Water Commission (NWC), describing the State-owned entity as "a menace to the society".Samuels was leading the charge as members of the Hanover Municipal Corporat...
Wed, Feb 16, 2022 07:01:00 GMT FLA FEUD
SHANE Dalling and Dennis Meadows on Tuesday traded allegations of corruption at the Firearm Licensing Authority (FLA) in a war of words that appears headed for court as both men claim that their character and integrity are being besmirc...
Wed, Feb 16, 2022 07:01:00 GMT Cop 'saved' colleagues from angry residents after arrest of alleged gangster
A detective corporal assigned to the Counter-Terrorism and Organised Crime (C-TOC) branch of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) on Tuesday testified that he was the one who sought the help of Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) soldiers when ...