Jamaica Observer
Sun, 10, Jan, 2021 07:01:00 GMTTapia praises Vaz in parting shot
Outgoing United States Ambassador to Jamaica Donald Tapia has delivered a ringing endorsement of Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Daryl Vaz.In his final Facebook Live broadcast before he left the island last Friday, Tap...
Sun, 10, Jan, 2021 07:01:00 GMTMan accused of stealing Pelosi's lectern charged
WASHINGTON DC — A Florida man allegedly photographed grinning as he carried away House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's lectern after a mob of President Donald Trump's supporters stormed the nation's Capitol is among the latest people...
Sun, 10, Jan, 2021 07:01:00 GMT300 jobs coming as Hugo app enters the Jamaican market
The Latin American home delivery services application Hugo is projecting that it will create 300 new jobs in Jamaica by the end of this year.The self-described 'superapp' is bringing an “all-in-one” twist to the local ...
Sun, 10, Jan, 2021 07:01:00 GMTYouth Leader Wright Vaughn makes more strides
JAMAICAN Shanna Kaye Wright Vaughn, youth banking officer at JN Bank, has started the year on a high note. She is the only person from the Caribbean to be selected as YouthLead Ambassador, as part of the YouthPower2: Learning and ...
Sun, 10, Jan, 2021 09:14:55 GMTTravel horror as heavy downpour leads to St James flooding
ANCHOVY, St James — Even though Cinderella Bigbie was yesterday confined to her bed at home in Wiltshire near here, she is giving thanks for her narrow escape from death.It followed injuries she sustained when she was swept ...
Sun, 10, Jan, 2021 08:32:12 GMTBUTCH RESTS
GORDON “Butch” Stewart's love for his family, Jamaica, the Caribbean, and the sea was yesterday highlighted as among his most endearing traits by his widow and children, in a tear-filled private mass of thanksgiving fo...
Sun, 10, Jan, 2021 07:01:00 GMTStrength of a woman on show...Old Harbour style
TINA Vasciannio's years on Earth have not been the kind of mixed bag that you will find every day.The story of the operator of three-year-old Tina's Car Wash, Bar & Grill is even unique. Following a mix of trials and tribulati...
Sun, 10, Jan, 2021 07:01:00 GMT8 tips for effective health & fitness goals
It's a new year and as we painstakingly add our health and fitness goals to our list of new year's resolutions, we shudder at the thought of failing to follow through on this one goal yet again. One in three resolution-makers hope...
Sun, 10, Jan, 2021 07:07:54 GMTPHOTO: FINAL SALUTE TO BUTCH
Long-time friend of the late Gordon “Butch” Stewart, Saleem Lazarus salutes an image of the business icon during a viewing at Stella Maris Roman Catholic Church in StAndrew on Friday. Stewart was buried yesterday in St...
Sun, 10, Jan, 2021 07:01:00 GMTMath & COVID-19
Getting control of COVID-19 will take more than widespread vaccination; it will also require better understanding of why the disease causes no apparent symptoms in some people but leads to rapid multi-organ failure and death in ot...
Sun, 10, Jan, 2021 07:01:00 GMTSt Ann's Bay Hospital staff angry over alleged COVID-19 incentives denial
STAFF at St Ann's Bay Regional Hospital (SABRH) are furious over alleged denial of COVID-19 incentives by hospital CEO Dennis Morgan.
Sun, 10, Jan, 2021 07:01:00 GMTHampton to resume face-to-face classes tomorrow
MALVERN, St Elizabeth — Just like 'brother' boarding school, Munro College, four miles away, all girls' Hampton School plans to reopen tomorrow for face-to-face classes with drastically reduced student numbers.
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Sun, 10, Jan, 2021 07:01:00 GMTDental choices for a new year
Dental health is an important part of your overall wellness, and the new year is a great time to create resolutions for improving your health. Many people have dental health resolutions that range from improving tooth brushing ha...
Sun, 10, Jan, 2021 07:01:00 GMTBanish body odour
Not only is it unpleasant to interact with people who have strong body odour, it is considered offensive to point it out to strangers and can be awkward for one friend to tell another. Left unchecked, each of us, since our bodies...
Sun, 10, Jan, 2021 07:01:00 GMTIndonesia jet carrying 62 goes missing on domestic flight
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A jet carrying 62 people lost contact with air traffic controllers minutes after taking off from Indonesia's capital on a domestic flight on Saturday, and debris found by fishermen was being examine...
Sun, 10, Jan, 2021 07:01:00 GMTNo surprise: Trump left many clues he wouldn't go quietly
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump left plenty of clues he'd try to burn the place down on his way out the door.
Sun, 10, Jan, 2021 07:01:00 GMTMonogamy challenge
Beshrew your eyes,They have o'erlooked me and divided me,One half of me is yours, the other half yours-Mine own I would say, but if mine, then yours,And so all yours.— Shakespeare, The Merchant of VeniceĀ I would not wish an...
Sat, 9, Jan, 2021 07:01:00 GMTDaughter of J'can immigrants nominated for senior position at US Dept of Justice
DELAWARE, United States (CMC) — United States President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday tapped a Caribbean American voting rights advocate for a senior US Department of Justice (DOJ) position.In a national television address, Bi...
Sat, 9, Jan, 2021 07:01:00 GMTNew Fortress Energy celebrates its 2020 community heroes
WHEN Montego Bay's celebrated online mathematics tutor, Richard James, along with Evon Bartley, a teacher from Old Harbour Bay, Elder Carolyn Phillips from Hayes and three other individuals were summoned to meetings in their respe...
Sat, 9, Jan, 2021 07:01:00 GMTElders, prominent Jamaicans to be honoured on Indian Diaspora Day
INDIAN Diaspora Day 2021 will be celebrated today. The day also commemorates the late political and spiritual leader Mahatma Gandhi's return from South Africa on January 9, 1915.High Commissioner of India to Jamaica Rungsung Masak...
Sat, 9, Jan, 2021 07:01:00 GMTPM Rowley rushed to hospital following 'cardiac issue'
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley was last evening rushed to private hospital where he is being treated for a “cardiac issue”.According to a report published in the Trinidad Express n...
Sat, 9, Jan, 2021 07:01:00 GMTTime to say goodbye
As he did in life, so he did in death. Gordon “Butch” Stewart yesterday pulled the nation's political and business leaders, diplomats, as well as family, friends and employees of his group of companies to his final pub...
Sat, 9, Jan, 2021 07:01:00 GMTPenalties not the only solution to road carnage, says Hare
SIXTEEN fewer people died in traffic crashes last year, when compared to 2019, but it was not enough to reassure head of the Road Safety Unit in the transport ministry, Kanute Hare, that the carnage on the nation's roads is abatin...
Sat, 9, Jan, 2021 07:01:00 GMTMinister aiming to expand reach of Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee
MINISTER of Agriculture and Fisheries Floyd Green is aiming to expand the reach of the Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee brand internationally and increase production of coffee locally.
Sat, 9, Jan, 2021 07:01:00 GMTInfrastructure to facilitate production of digital birth certificates 90 per cent complete
THE implementation of infrastructure that will facilitate the production of digital birth certificates for Jamaicans is now 90 per cent complete.This was disclosed by programme director for the National Identification System (NIDS...