MONTEGO BAY, St James - Thirty micro-business operators in the Salt Spring community of this western Jamaica city are now looking towards brighter days after receiving development grants through the second phase of Jamaica Social Invest...

A woman walks in front of the stalls being refurbished for use by crab vendors along National Heroes' Circle yesterday. The project is being spearheaded by J Wray & Nephew Ltd as part of its Jamaica 60 sponsorship programme. (Photo:...

Honoree R Danny Williams (left) beams with pride beside a portrait of him yesterday, after it was presented by Jamaica College Principal Wayne Robinson. The gift of the portrait followed the dedication of a building in his honour at the...

Inspector of Police Jacqueline Pinnock speaks with enthusiastic students of Franklyn Town Primary School at the reopening of the new Franklyn Town Police Station recently. Looking on is Inspector Rodney Matthews. (Photo: Garfield Robins...

It may have been unexpected, but some United Kingdom citizens cheered when Prime Minister Andrew Holness told The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge that Jamaica was "moving on." The statement, on Wednesday, signalled the intention to remov...

Jah Cure seems incurableEntertainer Jah Cure has confirmed that not only is he stupid, just like Vybz Kartel and the others who clearly believe that prison is a bed of roses, but has also demonstrated that there is no way of him curing ...

ROSE HALL, St James - A call from the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector to have some employees permanently work from home has been favourably received by Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs Marlene Malahoo Forte, but sh...

When it comes to retirement planning, often attention is paid to inflation risks and investments risks, with little or no focus on longevity risks. There is also the tendency to confuse longevity with life expectancy. Let's look examin...

PEOPLE who have a significant amount of equity in their primary residence can tap into it, to get funds to purchase another one, or for any other purpose. This can be achieved through a home equity loan, said Petal James, chief of branc...

THE world we live in today provides us with few options on what we can and should eat, particularly the elderly who are diabetic and have dietary restrictions.Being diabetic is complicated; your taste and tastebuds change at a rapid pac...

J Wray & Nephew (JWN) Ltd has announced its partnership with the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sports for the celebration of Jamaica's 60th year of Independence. The agreement will see the company's iconic brand, W...

SHERYL Walters was born with one hand and one foot. She struggled throughout her childhood because of restricted mobility until she got a prosthetic leg at age 12. That was the first time she went to school - the Randolph Lopez School o...

When politicians are caught in scandals or compromising situations, they may resign and offer some semblance of accountability - both individually and on the part of their political party.However, some analysts believe that even when po...

Orlando: And wilt thou have me?Rosalind: Ay, and twenty such.Orlando: What say then?Rosalind: Are you not good?Orlando: I hope so.Rosalind: Why then can't one desire too much of a good thing?- Shakespeare, Much Ado About NothingAs you c...

For decades many people, particularly from the Rastafarian community, advocated the opening up of a Jamaican cannabis industry. It served as the theme for many protest songs, the most popular of which is arguably Peter Tosh's Legalise ...

NORWOOD, St James - Up to late Saturday evening a tense calm blanketed sections of this community on the outskirts of tourism capital Montego Bay, following the brutal gun slaying of four individuals in two separate incidents over a 12-...

BALTIMORE, Maryland (AP) - In a high-tech lab on Johns Hopkins University's Homewood campus in Baltimore, engineers have been building a robot that may be able to stitch back together the broken vessels in your belly and at some point m...

FOR as long as I can remember the term "anxiety" never came across as a serious issue. I always thought of it as an insignificant bother - a little knot in my stomach before I had a presentation, the feeling of worry when I knew I was i...

IF you have had unprotected sex and then are beset by worry as to whether or not you could be pregnant then you are like many couples. While some couples are knowledgeable about emergency contraception pill (ECP), others are not. Emerge...

Two of Jamaica's former top crime-fighters believe that the Jamaica Constabulary Force could be making more progress in the fight against crime if there was greater community engagement at the street level between the police and members...

FOR at least seven hours on Friday, starting from 6:00 am, commuters in Half-Way-Tree, St Andrew, were feted with non-stop entertainment, music and giveaways during the launch of a new logo for The Edge 105 FM.The commuters, many of who...

SAVANNA-LA-MAR, Westmoreland - The State-run power supply company is being raked over the coals by a number of councillors in the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation (WMC) who claim the installation of street lights in their divisions ha...

Justice of the peace and former Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association President James Samuels, along with a woman reported to be his helper, are nursing injuries inflicted on them during an armed invasion of Samuels' house in Jack's Hil...

MONTEGO BAY, St James - An anti-gang investigation that ran for two years resulted in the arrest Friday morning of 12 people, four of them cops, Police Commissioner Major General Antony Anderson revealed. Late Friday afternoon the polic...

KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) - Russia signalled Friday it may dial back its war aims to focus on eastern Ukraine after failing to break the nation's resistance in a month of fighting and attacks on civilians, including bombing a crowded theatre ...

The Year of the Tiger has been particularly eventful in China with the successful hosting of the 2022 Winter Olympics. The Jamaican delegation made the country proud, as they persisted in the face of adversity.In addition to the winter ...

MANDEVILLE, Manchester - More than 30 women in this south-central parish will on Sunday showcase their businesses in a revamped Made in Manchester Expo following two years of event restrictions.The expo will be held in the Scotiabank pa...

LONDON, England (AP) - London's Metropolitan Police said Thursday that two officers who strip-searched a black teenage girl at her school have been moved from front-line duties after a public outcry over the case.A child safeguarding re...

MANDEVILLE, Manchester - The Manchester Municipal Corporation has been instructed by Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie to ascertain the cost of repairs needed for the dilapidated Mandeville market.McKenzie issued the order whil...

Edwin Allen High School past student Calvin Taylor (front left) shakes hands with the school's track and field Head Coach Michael Dyke, while presenting a US$2,000 cheque to help the track and field programme for the girls' team on Tues...

Council of Voluntary Social Services (CVSS) Programmes Manager AnnMarie Kirlew Williams (left), and Executive Director Nancy Pinchas accept a symbolic cheque for $250,000 from Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) Executive Di...

NEGRIL, Westmoreland - A distraught mother whose pregnant 24-year-old daughter was among three people killed in two western parishes Wednesday night wants to see the resumption of hanging in Jamaica. At the same time, she says she will ...

THE board of management of Merl Grove High School (MGHS) has voted to dismiss Principal Dr Marjorie Fullerton after a recommendation by the school's Personnel Committee, Jamaica Observer sources said Thursday night.The vote was taken at...

Former Haitian Senator Joseph Joel John on Thursday agreed to be extradited to the United States but expressed concern about leaving his wife and children behind.However, through an interpreter, it was explained that he will not be sen...

RACE COURSE, Clarendon - Collin Walters struggled to accept that his two granddaughters, mere toddlers, had died inside what was supposed to be a safe place - their house in Race Course, Clarendon. The fact that he lives next door has o...

DURHAM GAP, Portland - Residents of Duraham Gap breathed a collective sigh of relief on Thursday after news spread that the police had captured Davian Bryan, the man labelled as the parish's most wanted and the suspect in last October's...

THE official visit to Jamaica by The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, which sparked a protest by scores of people in front of the British High Commission in St Andrew on Tuesday, ended on Thursday without a formal apology from Prince Will...

Today is the 84th day of 2021. There are 281 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT1958: The first Federal Elections Are held in the West Indies. OTHER EVENTS1305: The Arena (or Scrovegni) Chapel, containing frescoes by Giotto, is con...

A prince unmaskedI was somewhat bemused watching the visiting Prince William and Duchess Kate doing the rounds of their tour here without masks. Interestingly, nobody seemed to care. If I'm being honest, I don't have a problem with it. ...

MANDEVILLE, Manchester - With nearly half of the police youth clubs in this south-central parish dormant plus a worrying crime trend, young people are being recruited as members to strengthen the crime-reduction initiative.Manchester ha...

MINISTER of Finance and the Public Service Dr Nigel Clarke says that the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ), without prompting, had raised his interest in upgrading the local banknotes."The Bank of Jamaica, in its independent view and without prompt...

MINIwe said yesterday that no amount of "protestation or posturing" can make Opposition Leader Mark Golding's claim of a $99- billion projected tax revenue windfall in 2022/23 accurate."The Opposition leader stated in his budget present...

SISTERS Janet and Johan Ferguson have lived through traumatic experiences that started when they were as young as six years old and which resulted in teenage pregnancies and homelessness.Like it was yesterday, Janet remembers, at that t...

FAIRY HILL, Portland - Users of Winnifred Beach didn't mince words during a recent meeting with the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) to discuss plans for developing their beloved beach that has a certain rustic charm.Area residents, forei...

HIGHGATE, St Mary - Special needs students have not been left out of a recruitment drive to boost the ranks of the Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF), which now has between 3,000 and 4,000 cadets in high schools across the country and ...

MANDEVILLE, Manchester - With this south-central parish having the highest rate of deforestation in the country, a 10-acre arboretum is to be established on lands at the Jamaica Deaf Village in Shooters Hill, a few miles north-east of h...

Less than one week after he told Parliament that an advisory committee is to be established to lead Jamaica away from its status as a constitutional monarchy, Prime Minister Andrew Holness has sent a direct message to Windsor Castle tha...

MONTEGO BAY, St James - Doctors at the State-run Cornwall Regional Hospital in Montego Bay have expressed fright at the low levels of productivity there due to a "chronic shortage of nurses"."The nurses are leaving like flies; they are ...

Today is the 83rd day of 2022. There are 282 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT1603: Crowns of England and Scotland are joined under James VI of Scotland, who begins reign as James I upon death of Queen Elizabeth I. OTHER EVENTS12...

ChannelPro has partnered with the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) as a business development organization (BDO) under the Voucher for Technical Assistance (VTA) and the DBJ Serve Jamaica programmes.The DBJ, through the Ministry of Fina...