Wint, McKenley must be bawlingArthur Wint and Herb McKenley were two of Jamaica's great stars of athletics. They would be below Usain Bolt on the platform of sprinting achievements, but their off-track contributions make up for some of ...

Earl Jarrett (left), CEO of the Jamaica National Group, greets Martin Gooden, assistant general manager at JN Money Services Limited, who has retired from the company after 13 years of exemplary service. As COVID-19 restrictions have be...

Martin Gooden flashes a smile as he is flanked by some of the beautiful women from JN Money. From left, Tanisha Cowan, marketing specialist; Cedrica Reid, digital officer; Sanya Wallace, senior manager, strategic planning and marketing,...

TWO senior members of the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) have suggested that should Jamaica's minister of foreign affairs and foreign trade, Kamina Johnson Smith become the next secretary general of the Commonwealth, a push should be...

KINGSTON College (KC) were crowned Inter-secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA)/GraceKennedy Boys' Athletics champions on Saturday to gain a record 33rd lien on the Mortimer Geddes Trophy.The school, which will celebrates its 97th ...

THE prospect of a significant number of bright Jamaican students attaining university education overseas is being derailed by poorly prepared high school transcripts, some of which are submitted extremely late, respected scientist and e...

Vendors are thrilled that J Wray & Nephew has moved to give a fa ce-lift to their base at Crab Ground at Heroes' Circle in Kingston, by building them new stalls with the company's branding.The stalls should be completed by later th...

MONTEGO BAY, St James - Despite reaping immense success in the recovery of illegal firearms across western Jamaica since the start of this year, Government's offer to provide financial compensation for information leading to the recover...

LITTLE LONDON, Westmoreland - Saying the Government cannot afford to buy land at the centre of a bitter dispute in Little Bay, Prime Minister Andrew Holness has signalled to those occupying the property illegally that they need to think...

THE survival of Jamaica's tourism during the novel coronavirus pandemic, and planning strategies for the industry's future have been highlighted in a new book authored by Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett and university professor, Llo...

AS a young girl, Racquel Walker was eyeing a number of career options. But the idea of carrying on a legacy created by her parents on the outskirts of the south-western end of National Heroes' Circle in Kingston, selling roasted yams, c...

While it was hot on the track and in the field on the final day of the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys' and Girls' Athletic Championships at the National Stadium on Saturday, it was a similar story away from the firing line, as patrons turned o...

PEOPLE who struggle with anxiety often find ourselves feeling unexplainably keyed up - in a state of agitation, experiencing unexpected nervousness and panic. In other moments, we experience tension in our neck and shoulders, or other b...

MONTEGO BAY, St James - Team members at Sandals Resorts International (SRI) headquartered locations in Montego Bay recently benefited from an on-site health fair dedicated to health awareness and testing for its employees, as part of th...

Your individual horoscope for Sunday, April 10, 2022. What kind of day will tomorrow be? To find out what the stars say, read the forecast given for your birth sign. The week starts out on a positive note thanks to the upbeat energy tha...

EVERY year on her birthday, Jess goes to get her annual checkup. She books her appointment with her ObGyn and asks to be checked for "everything". The doctor examines her and tells her everything looks A-OK, then gives her a form to g...

OWNERS of townhouses at Patrick Heights Manor in Plantation Heights, St Andrew, are blasting the Commission of Strata Corporations for neglecting the buildings which they said have been dilapidated for about 10 years.The residents admit...

Spokesman and Government Member of Parliament Mike Henry has said that he might be forced to take the issue of reparation straight to the United Kingdom courts, if there is further delay."I have given them the case, which is being done ...

Team members from the Sandals Resorts in Montego Bay, the region and community relations officers from the Social Development Commission (SDC) ventured into the community of Bogue in St James on Thursday to honour their commitment of ef...

AN increasing number of Jamaicans are turning to vape retail outlets across the island to curtail their smoking habit. One such outlet, The Mez Vape & Smoke Shop, which has been in operation since 2013, has seen an influx of custome...

MORE than 3,000 people have been waiting for over six months to do surgical procedures under the popular "Miracle Operation" Jamaica/Cuba Eye Care Programme, but there is optimism by Cuba, whose gift it is to Jamaica, that things will p...

JAMAICAN medical students who were displaced when Russia invaded neighbour Ukraine last March can turn to Cuba to continue their studies if they so desire, Cuba's new ambassador to Jamaica has said.But Ambassador Fermin Quinones was qui...

SOME workers can't wait to retire. Some feel burnout from years of hard work, while others can't wait to enjoy the benefits of a retirement package.But is early retirement ideal for everyone? The normal retirement age is 65. Early retir...

THE mangoes are ripening so why don't you grab one, and let's make a super-easy smoothie to fit your healthy lifestyle plan? Come on this journey with us as we explore the natural nectar of the fruits we have on Earth.Remember, it's all...

LAST week, Digicel's digital lifestyle empowerment team shared some simple steps in introducing seniors to the vast world of online shopping. In case you missed it, find it with a quick search on the Jamaica Observer website.This week, ...

But what is wedlock forced but a hell,An age of discord and continued strife?Whereas the contrary bringeth blissAnd is a pattern of celestial peace.- Shakespeare, 1 Henry, VI, 6, 5THAT statement is coming from a man or woman who is defi...

FEWER Jamaican children were reported missing during the time the island experienced the worst of the novel coronavirus pandemic between 2020 and 2021, but the numbers still make for grim reading.According to figures released on Friday,...

MIAMI, Florida (CMC) - A Jamaican police officer has pleaded guilty to importing cocaine into the United States and could face up to 40 years in jail when she returns for sentencing on June 15.The US Attorney's Office Southern District ...

The excitement associated with the annual ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys' and Girls' Athletics Championships returned at this year's staging as specators were allowed into the National Stadium in St Andrew, unlike last year when the event was s...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) - Chief executive director of the Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) Dr Joy St John Wednesday praised regional chief medical officers (CMO) for the role they played during the coronaviru...

NEW YORK, United States (CMC) - Caribbean-American legislators here have welcomed Thursday's historic confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first black woman to be elevated to the Supreme Court of the United States, the hig...

Hydel's Zavien Bernard punches the air in celebration after winning the Girls' class 4 high jump at the ISSA/ GraceKennedy Boys' and Girls' Athletics Championships on Friday inside the National Stadium in St Andrew.Her jubilation (photo...

IT is said that one can find great opportunities in almost any situation, and for 25-year-old Duhaney Park taxi driver Jazeel "Tenno Tenno" Johnson, this statement holds true.He said without his employment as a taxi driver he would not ...

BLACK RIVER, St Elizabeth - Member of Parliament for St Elizabeth South Western Floyd Green says the rebirth of this historically rich south-central town and its potential of greater heritage tourism is expected to include vast digital ...

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - A missile hit a train station where thousands of people had gathered to flee in eastern Ukraine, killing at least 50 on Friday, Ukrainian authorities said, as workers unearthed bodies from a mass grave in a town tha...

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...

Sandra Williams (second right), 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 servi...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

 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...

 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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...