New Fortress Energy (NFE) is anticipating its first delivery of natural gas to Caribbean Broilers' 10MW combined heat and power plant in June when it will become commercially operational.

JASMINE Deen's family has refused to discard her clothes and other belongings.One year after the mysterious disappearance of the 23-year-old visually impaired University of the West Indies student, her family remains optimistic th...

A document filed in the Supreme Court by West Indies Petroleum Limited (WIPL) shareholder Courtney Wilkinson last October has stated that a company-owned vessel was attacked twice by Haitian pirates mid last year, and although the...

It remains unclear as to why state agencies Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) and Revenue Protection Division (RPD) carried out raids at the home and office of a director of bunkering and fuel company West I...

STUDENT nurses and midwives from the Caribbean School of Nursing (CSON), University of Technology, Jamaica (Utech) were on Friday praised for their academic excellence despite the setbacks COVID-19 brought and the increased diffic...

The GraceKennedy (GK) Group has achieved record-breaking results for the financial year ended December 31, 2020. GK experienced exceptional growth in revenue in 2020, resulting in the company recording its best financial performa...

THERE is growing discord between medical practitioners and the Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOHW) regarding a near two-month delay in approving the procurement of the drug Ivermectin, which some doctors want incorporated into ...

Victoria Mutual Wealth Management (VMWM) in partnership with Victoria Mutual Foundation donated a motored wheelchair through Carla Dunbar Ministries “Love Gives” Charity to Domonique White. Domonique (aged seven years ...

My aunt, now deceased, told me that her uncle, Stedman Morgan, her father's brother, born possibly in 1880 in Elim, St Elizabeth, had gone to the Boer War. She seemed quite certain of this. I, however, thought that she had made a ...

Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett has called for a fair and united approach to the global distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, amid growing criticism worldwide, that advanced countries are hoarding supplies of vaccines, while poo...

MEMBER of Parliament (MP) for St Catherine South Eastern, Robert Miller has expressed “grave concern” at an announcement by the Jamaica Public Service Company Ltd (JPS) to proceed with the planned closure of eight cust...

Family members and well-wishers eulogised former Jamaica Observer employee Vera Levy as one who was not only loving, but was immensely loved.Pastor at Braeton Church of Christ Pastor Winston Scott reminded congregants that, as peo...

I was recently approached by an old friend who confided in me that her son was failing in school and was having a hard time coping with the online classes. When I asked the son how he was doing, he responded: “Auntie, I feel...

IMAGINE sitting and enjoying lunch with a friend and you hear that the person has just bought a new house. What is more, the house is in the area you wanted to buy yours. You had actually tried getting one but you were denied. ...

THE world is in the midst of a pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus. Vaccination of the vulnerable in the population has been touted as the key to ending the pandemic.Drugs, including vaccines, have changed the way in which di...

Although you have seen her and worked with her very often, there are a few things you may not know. After all, Millicent A Comrie MD, MPH, FACOG, OD walks in softly and quietly, and she is an unassuming member of Maimonides Medic...

When did Jamaica come to this?THERE are some among us who dismiss as 'colonialist' or 'imperialist', the information put out by the respectable and reputable publication, The New York Times, which, in its edition of February 22, d...

Thou art a boil, a plague sore,An embossed carbuncleIn my corrupted blood.— Shakespeare

JAMAICA is set to receive 50,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines from India some time next week, which will be the country's first shipment of the drug.

There are mixed views among funeral home operators about the effect that COVID-19 is having on their operations.Some say the rising number of fatalities will place a strain on storage space for cadavers, while others believe the ...

HEALTH and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton says the Adopt-a-Clinic initiative continues to be an important public-private partnership to support the delivery of primary health care in communities.

MINISTER of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change Pearnel Charles Jr on Thursday handed out land titles to 67 residents from six communities across St James.The residents were presented with their registered land ...

HOSPITALS are facing serious challenges as the number of COVID-19 cases increase, putting doctors, nurses and other health care staff under tremendous pressure.University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) Chief Executive Officer ...

Former Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) James Forbes, who yesterday walked from the Appeal Court a free man after it quashed corruption charges against him, said the high court's decision is a victory for Jamaicans, especial...

WITH more than 300 Merl Grove High School students scheduled to return to the classroom in early March, principal of the all-girl institution Dr Marjorie Fullerton was elated to have the assistance of the Jamaica Defence Force (JD...