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Fri, Apr 8, 2022 09:40:01 GMT
PHOTO: Remembering Samuel Felsted
Rose Miller (right), grants manager, JN Foundation, and Donna Parchment Brown (centre), political ombudsman and vice chair of National Chorale of Jamaica, in conversation with treble Oscar Kremer at the Jamaican-Austrian Felsted Celebra...

Fri, Apr 8, 2022 09:30:01 GMT
PHOTO: 40 years of service
Sandra Williams (second left), the longest-serving employee of the Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ), with 40 years of service, collects her prize from Electoral Commission of Jamaica Chairman Earl Jarrett at Wednesday's EOJ long servic...

Fri, Apr 8, 2022 09:20:01 GMT
PHOTO: Prince reigns
St Jago High School's Gregory Prince is congratulated by his mother, Tracey-Ann Cooper-Prince, after he won the Class One Boys' 400m final in 45.99 seconds at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys' and Girls' Championship inside the National Stadi...

Fri, Apr 8, 2022 08:56:11 GMT
Search for new JIS boss to begin shortly
MINISTER without portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister Robert Morgan has indicated that the search for a new chief executive officer of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) is to get under shortly.This contradicts whispers in m...

Fri, Apr 8, 2022 07:01:00 GMT
Official says more lottery scammers will be extradited to US
MONTEGO BAY, St James - Dominick Riley, United States Postal Service Attaché at that country's embassy in Kingston, has warned that a number of Jamaican lottery scammers will be extradited to the United States, starting this month.Rile...

Fri, Apr 8, 2022 07:01:00 GMT
Cut fuel tax
Four weeks after the Government rejected calls for a reduction in fuel tax, Jamaica Public Service (JPS) President and Chief Executive Officer Michel Gantois lobbed the issue back to the State, arguing that a suspension of the tariff w...

Fri, Apr 8, 2022 07:01:00 GMT
Petrojam cleans up operations
PETROJAM says it has cleaned up its act, in accordance with the findings of the auditor general's 2018 report on its operations, which cited the State oil refinery for significant operational, contracts management, procurement and gover...

Fri, Apr 8, 2022 07:01:00 GMT
We're watching you!
NEGRIL, Westmoreland - Tourism players in Negril have welcomed Minister Edmund Bartlett's parliamentary announcement of a destination management plan for the resort area but have put the Government on notice that they expect the plan to...

Fri, Apr 8, 2022 07:01:00 GMT
Congress votes to suspend Russia trade status, enact oil ban
 WASHINGTON, United States (AP) - Congress voted overwhelmingly Thursday to suspend normal trade relations with Russia and ban the importation of its oil, ratcheting up the US response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine amid reports of at...

Fri, Apr 8, 2022 07:01:00 GMT
UN assembly suspends Russia from top human rights body
 UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The UN General Assembly voted Thursday to suspend Russia from the world organisation's leading human rights body over allegations of horrific rights violations by Russian soldiers in Ukraine, which the United Sta...

Fri, Apr 8, 2022 07:01:00 GMT
This Day in History - April 8
Today is the 98th day of 2022. There are 267 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT1946: The League of Nations assembles in Geneva for the last time.OTHER EVENTS1500: French army, aided by Swiss mercenaries, conquers Milan in Italy.190...

Fri, Apr 8, 2022 07:01:00 GMT
Body of man removed from Kingston Harbour
SOME residents of Rae Town in Kingston said they went through a nerve-wracking experience on Thursday morning as they watched the police pull the body of a man, with his feet bound, from the Kingston Harbour.As they observed the police ...

Fri, Apr 8, 2022 07:01:00 GMT
Trade unionist lays down the law at JUTC
General secretary of the Union of Clerical Administrative and Supervisory Employees (UCASE) John Levy is adamant that the correct decision was made to dismiss the case against a Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) supervisor accused of...

Fri, Apr 8, 2022 07:01:00 GMT
Attractions featuring dolphins in hot water as post-pandemic tourism recovers
A wave of empathy over cruelty to animals, especially the much-loved dolphin, is sweeping across the world and threatening to wipe out marine parks and other companies that use animals for entertainment but are not always as concerned a...

Fri, Apr 8, 2022 07:01:00 GMT
Jamaicans now able to trademark goods in 126 foreign markets
Jamaicans can now protect their goods and services with trademarks in 126 foreign markets, through the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO). These markets are members of the Madrid System for the International Registration of Ma...

Fri, Apr 8, 2022 07:01:00 GMT
Over US$200-million infrastructure upgrade for St Thomas
THE Government will be spending more than US$200 million to develop the infrastructure in St Thomas to position the parish as a new prime tourism destination.Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett made the disclosure as he opened the 2022/...

Fri, Apr 8, 2022 07:01:00 GMT
Male sexual assault victim urges caution to pedestrians
A 35-year-old man is calling attention to the dangers of walking along Half-Way-Tree Road at certain hours of the day, after he was pounced on by a gang, robbed, and buggered in the week hours of Monday morning.The distraught caller to ...

Fri, Apr 8, 2022 07:01:00 GMT
Holness urges fulfilment of financial support promised under Paris Climate Agreement
ROSE HALL, St James -Prime Minster Andrew Holness says the time has come for the fulfilment of the Paris Climate Accord's promise to make financial support available to developing countries that take action on climate change."The latest...

Fri, Apr 8, 2022 07:01:00 GMT
Jackson confirmed as first black female high court justice
WASHINGTON, US (AP) - The Senate confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court on Thursday, shattering a historic barrier by securing her place as the first black female justice and giving President Joe Biden a bipartisan endorse...

Fri, Apr 8, 2022 07:01:00 GMT
Woodpark gets satellite Internet
WOODPARK is the first of several communities in St Mary Western to receive free public Internet from satellite, under the Universal Service Fund (USF) public Wi-Fi hot spot programme.The service, which became operational on March 30, is...

Fri, Apr 8, 2022 07:01:00 GMT
Judge tosses Girl Scouts vs Boy Scouts recruitment suit
NEW YORK, US (AP) - A federal judge on Thursday rejected Girl Scouts' claims that the Boy Scouts created marketplace confusion and damaged their recruitment efforts by using words like "scouts" and "scouting" in recruitment drives.Manha...

Fri, Apr 8, 2022 07:01:00 GMT
UK looks to nuclear power to cut Russian energy dependence
LONDON, UK (AP) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday announced plans to build more nuclear power plants, boost renewable energy production, and further tap domestic oil and gas reserves to help the UK reduce its dependence on Russ...

Fri, Apr 8, 2022 07:01:00 GMT
Up to 65% of Africans have had COVID, far more than thought
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) - The World Health Organization (WHO) said that up to 65 per cent of people in Africa have been infected with the coronavirus and estimates the number of actual cases may have been nearly 100 times more c...

Fri, Apr 8, 2022 07:01:00 GMT
Red Stripe employees feted in first face-to-face link-up in two years
Role play, choreographed dances, an elaborate life-sized bar setting, and top-notch entertainment were among the standout features from Red Stripe's recently held employee conference.The company closed its brewery for two days to allow ...

Thu, Apr 7, 2022 08:51:20 GMT
Clergyman says there are bigger problems than guard rings in schools
CONTROVERSIAL pastor Rev Sean Major Campbell has suggested that Jamaicans place more focus on eradicating social ills, rather than criticising schoolchildren for wearing guard rings as a talisman.A Sunday Observer story, entitled "Bisho...

Thu, Apr 7, 2022 07:01:00 GMT
JUTC sex scandal
THE State-owned Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) could be dragged before the courts by female employees who are livid after a case against a supervisor they claim is a "serial sexual harasser" was dismissed on Tuesday because of a r...

Thu, Apr 7, 2022 07:01:00 GMT
DPP chides media report of EOJ selling voter's data
JAMAICA'S Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Paula Llewellyn, QC, weighing in on a recent media report that the Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) is engaged in selling voters' data, insinuating that the entity was in breach of the Da...

Thu, Apr 7, 2022 07:01:00 GMT
Public defender finds Nzinga King's hair was cut by police
The Office of the Public Defender has concluded that Nzinga King's locks were unlawfully cut by a policewoman while she was in custody at the Four Paths police station last year.According to the Public Defender Arlene Harrison Henry, i...

Thu, Apr 7, 2022 07:01:00 GMT
Pay up or else...
FOLLOWING the intervention of a well-respected manager, patient care assistants (PCA) at the Spanish Town Hospital in St Catherine ceased a placard-bearing protest at the institution on Wednesday morning, but threatened stronger industr...

Thu, Apr 7, 2022 07:01:00 GMT
Exxon eyes 2025 start for Yellowtail
The Government of the Guyana on Friday signed the petroleum production licence for the Yellowtail offshore development in the Stabroek Block, paving the way for the ExxonMobil's subsidiary, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited...

Thu, Apr 7, 2022 07:01:00 GMT
This Day in History - April 7
Today is the 97th day of 2021. There are 268 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT1966: US hydrogen bomb lost from bomber is recovered in Mediterranean Sea off coast of Spain. OTHER EVENTS1509: France declares war on Venice.1897: Tur...

Thu, Apr 7, 2022 07:01:00 GMT
GG declares April 8 as National Chief Takyi Day
Exactly 262 years ago today, Chief Takyi began his short-lived rebellion in St Mary that would be put down by the British, with the support of the Maroons, but not before inspiring the Haitian Revoltion and catapulting him into the his...

Thu, Apr 7, 2022 07:01:00 GMT
Falmouth hospital receives equipment from Violet Moss Foundation
FALMOUTH, Trelawny - The Falmouth Public General Hospital was the recent recipient of a new centrifuge machine, which was donated by the Violet Moss Foundation.The Violet Moss Foundation was formed by Lilieth Palmer in honour of her g...

Thu, Apr 7, 2022 07:01:00 GMT
Irwin Primary gets help, thanks Observer West
MONTEGO BAY, St James - Plagued with constant break-ins due to a lack of adequate security measures at the Irwin Primary School, Principal Kingsley Bailey can now heave a sigh of relief after the school received eight security camera sy...

Thu, Apr 7, 2022 07:01:00 GMT
No backing down
Government officials yesterday scoffed at a question that the nomination of Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Kamina Johnson Smith to become the next secretary general of the Commonwealth could be withdrawn and urged Jamaica...

Thu, Apr 7, 2022 07:01:00 GMT
No let-up in illegal cabby hunt
HEAD of the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Gary McKenzie is pleased that the hunt for robot taxi operators is reaping good results since the operation started early last year.The offb...

Thu, Apr 7, 2022 07:01:00 GMT
No way to ditch The Queen by Jamaica's 60th birthday, says Malahoo Forte
Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs Marlene Malahoo Forte has labelled calls for Jamaica to ditch The Queen by the time the country celebrates its 6oth year of Independence in August as impractical.Addressing a post-Cabinet me...

Thu, Apr 7, 2022 07:01:00 GMT
Local entrepreneurs to benefit from JBDC accelerator programme
SIXTY local entrepreneurs within the micro, small, and medium-sized enterprise (MSME) sector are set to benefit from the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) Accelerator Programme.The $60-million initiative is being funded jo...

Thu, Apr 7, 2022 07:01:00 GMT
CXC launches new education tool
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) - The Barbados-based Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has launched a new Data Intelligence Gateway online platform that it says will allow it to serve its regional stakeholders more efficiently."No inst...

Thu, Apr 7, 2022 07:01:00 GMT
Anti-informer culture is changing, says police chief
POLICE Commissioner Major General Antony Anderson believes the anti-informer culture in Jamaica is changing, based on the overwhelming response from the public to calls from the constabulary to give up gunmen. Speaking at a press confer...

Thu, Apr 7, 2022 07:01:00 GMT
Ukraine gathers its dead
ANDRIIVKA, Ukraine (AP) - Ukraine gathered its dead and collected evidence of Russian atrocities on the ruined outskirts of Kyiv, as the two sides geared up Wednesday for what could become a climactic battle by Moscow's forces to seize ...

Wed, Apr 6, 2022 12:54:13 GMT
TODSS wants high-level probe into shooting of taxi operator by cop
EGETON Newman, president of the Transport Operators Development Sustainable Services (TODSS), has called for a high-level investigation into an incident that led to the shooting and injury of a taxi operator by a policeman on Tuesday in...

Wed, Apr 6, 2022 07:01:00 GMT
SPRINT FEST!
The stage is set for today's titanic showdown in the girls' Class One 100m race on the second day of the Inter-secondary Schools Sports Association/GraceKennedy Boys' and Girls' Athletics Championships at National Stadium.Fireworks are ...

Wed, Apr 6, 2022 07:01:00 GMT
US airport security screening to become more gender-neutral
 WASHINGTON, United States (AP) - US airport security procedures will become more gender-neutral, with changes to scanners used for screening and the use of an "X" for travellers going through pre-check who do not identify as male or f...

Wed, Apr 6, 2022 07:01:00 GMT
Tourism ministry seeks to unlock new opportunities for growth
TOURISM Minister Edmund Bartlett says that his ministry plans to increase engagements with a wide range of stakeholders, in both the public and private sectors, to unlock new opportunities to grow the industry.He said that by increasing...

Wed, Apr 6, 2022 07:01:00 GMT
PM firm on Kamina for Commonwealth secretary general job
PRIME Minister Andrew Holness has staunchly defended the Government's decision to put up Foreign Affairs Minister Senator Kamina Johnson Smith for the post of Commonwealth secretary general in the face of scepticism and dissonance on th...

Wed, Apr 6, 2022 07:01:00 GMT
NEPA serves notice on WPM for harmful Retirement dump fire
MONTEGO BAY, St James - The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) has issued site warning notices to Western Parks and Markets (WPM) following investigations into the fire at the Retirement dump which is still emitting harmf...

Wed, Apr 6, 2022 07:01:00 GMT
This Day in History - April 6
Today is the 96th day of 2022. There are 269 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT2009: Rescue workers using bare hands and buckets search frantically for students believed buried after Italy's deadliest earthquake in nearly three dec...

Wed, Apr 6, 2022 07:01:00 GMT
Integrity Commission clears ODPEM officer of impropriety, but...
The Integrity Commission has cleared a senior officer at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) of allegations of impropriety in the award of a contract to an employee, but has rapped the agency for failin...

Wed, Apr 6, 2022 07:01:00 GMT
More delays for NASA's moon rocket test, fuelling stalled
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AP) - NASA's dress rehearsal for its mega moon rocket is off until at least this weekend because of a pair of technical problems that kept stalling a fuelling test.Launch managers tried twice - once Sunday and a...



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