Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Paula Llewellyn, QC is expressing concern that easy access to pornography on smartphones and other digital devices by underage children is creeping into assault case patterns seen in courtrooms acr...

MANDEVILLE, Manchester - Government's continued ban on funerals while allowing memorial services in churches has drawn protests from funeral directors who have questioned the logic of the measure.President of the Jamaica Association of ...

THE Criminal Justice (Suppression of Criminal Organisations) (Amendment) Act, 2021, commonly called the Anti-Gang Legislation, was passed in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, with four amendments.The legislation will provide addi...

PERMANENT Secretary in the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development Marsha Henry-Martin has given assurance that the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), despite changing heads several times over t...

Two dead wives, a dead witness, a propensity for violence, and the ability to hire assassins were among the grounds a Supreme Court judge cited as prime reasons for denying bail to Portland businessman Everton "Beachy Stout" McDonald, ...

Buoyed by recommendations from a group which participated in a review of the September 2020 General Election campaign, Political Ombudsman Donna Parchment Brown is preparing a legislative submission to take to the political directorate...

RESTAURANTS of Jamaica (ROJ) yesterday started the pilot of the KFC WhatsApp-based ordering platform for customers in Portmore in the first phase of its carry-out and curbside service.ROJ's Marketing Director Tina Matalon said the KFC's...

Michael Robinson (left) and his son Dwight put the finishing touches on a painting at the entrance of the Denham Town Primary School in West Kingston. The school will today be renamed Edward Seaga Primary, in honour of the former prime ...

PRINCIPAL of Allman Town Primary School in Kingston La-Toya Nesbitt yesterday praised Lloyd Leach, chief executive officer for the Allman Town Diaspora Group based in Atlanta Georgia, for helping to close the digital divide by donating ...

LUCEA, Hanover - A male family member of the minor who was allegedly assaulted by a 45-year-old male staff member of the Noel Holmes Hospital in Hanover was detained by the police, yesterday. Superintendent Sharon Beeput, who heads the ...

Today is the 154th day of 2021. There are 211 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT1940: Joseph Benjamin "Joe" Higgs is born. He was referred to as "Godfather of Reggae" because of his work as a pioneer singer and mentor. He teamed up...

GENEVA, Switzerland (CMC) - The International Labour Organization (ILO) said yesterday that Latin America and the Caribbean was among the regions most affected by the novel coronavirus pandemic during the first half of this year as it l...

THE Manning's School in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, is aiming to raise $100 million to restore the historic Thomas Manning Building, one of Jamaica's national treasures, which was declared a heritage site in 1999 by the Jamaica Nation...

While putting lessons from previous hurricane seasons into action, Digicel is urging everyone to immediately begin preparations and remain on alert in the event of a pending storm or hurricane. The United States-based National Oceanic ...

A total of 18,055 names were added to the National Voters' List published on May 3, the Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) reported yesterday.These newly registered electors are now eligible to vote in local elections. At the same time, ...

St Vincent and the Grenadines was abuzz with excitement last week as more than 1,300 Vincentians responded to the recruitment call by Sandals Resorts International (SRI) as the company begins preparations to bring its Beaches resort br...

A project to beautify an open lot in the informal Mona Common community in St Andrew was embarked on yesterday by National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA).Under the project, the lot is to be transformed into a recreational area...

Education Minister Fayval Williams yesterday tabled in Parliament what has been described by regional media as a "damning" report on the future of The University of the West Indies (The UWI).The report, noted that the university's curre...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness yesterday assured the nation that the island's disaster management entities are in a state of readiness as his office launched a national campaign designed to help Jamaicans prepare for the 2021 Atlantic Hu...

JUNCTION, St Elizabeth - Scores of commuters were yesterday left stranded in this south-central town following a strike by taxi operators demanding that their taxi park be upgraded.Southern Taxi Association President Charles Powell told...

The People's National Party (PNP) is embarking on a unity push days after a senior member of its leadership wrote to a veteran party member and accused him of being part of a small team actively strategising to "bring down" the party's...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness yesterday renewed the Government's call for Jamaicans to take the COVID-19 vaccine and called out those who are waiting to benefit from herd immunity, without themselves having to take the jab.Announcing tw...

Ten placard-bearing female residents of communities in the Kingston Central constituency, including a victim of recent gun violence, yesterday staged a peaceful protest at the intersection of Beeston and East streets, downtown Kingston,...

TO apply for any US non-immigrant visa, you first need to complete the DS-160 online, non-immigrant visa application form.Consular officers use the information entered on the DS-160 to process the visa application and, combined with a p...

Desnoes & Geddes Foundation on Monday presented 10 tablets to St Mary's College to help students with online learning. The presentation was made at the school in Above Rocks, St Catherine."We are very appreciative of this donation ...

Northern Caribbean University (NCU) has congratulated faculty member Professor Mark Harris on being awarded the silver Musgrave Medal for outstanding merit in the field of science by the council of the Institute of Jamaica.Harris is pr...

Today is the 153rd day of 2021. There are 212 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT1953: Queen Elizabeth II of Britain is crowned in Westminster Abbey, 16 months after the death of her father, King George VI. OTHER EVENTS1815: Napole...

MINISTER of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton says the recently tabled tobacco regulations seek to advance the country's efforts at implementing demand and supply reduction initiatives.The regulations target tobacco products to ...

UNITED NATIONS (CMC) - The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has warned that the number of severely malnourished children under the age of five in Haiti could more than double this year.UNICEF also warned that some of these childr...

Dear Mr Brown:I would like to apply for a visitor's visa. However, I heard that the Canadian High Commission is not processing them now because of the novel coronavirus pandemic. Also, I want to know if a single-entry or multiple-entry ...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) - Home Affairs Minister Wilfred Abrahams has criticised a musical video featuring two of the island's prominent entertainers with pro-gangster explicit lyrics that deliver death threats to gangland informants....

Jamaica Observer sources are claiming that despite the obvious breaches of the Disaster Risk Management Act (DRMA), the majority of people who attended the Mocha Fest parties in the island last week tested negative for COVID-19 on leav...

MANAUS, Brazil (AP) - Rivers around the biggest city in Brazil's Amazon rainforest have swelled to levels unseen in over a century of record-keeping, according to data published yesterday by Manaus's port authorities, straining a societ...

WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AP) - In April, the Joe Biden Administration announced plans to share millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses with the world by the end of June. Five weeks later, nations around the globe are still waiting - wi...

Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA) President Richard Pandohie wants the Government to eradicate what appears to be a double standard in the enforcement of COVID-19 safety protocols across the island.He made the call ...

The sister of the man who is believed to have committed suicide at the Elletson Road Police Station in Kingston yesterday said her brother had signalled his intention to members of the family. "One a mi sister tell mi say him say 'A di...

A number of primary school teachers yesterday expressed support for the postponement of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) Performance Task examinations for grade four and five pupils, while others were concerned about the lengthy period of...

American business services company specialising in customer engagement and business performance, Concentrix Corporation, yesterday announced that it will have more than 1,000 vacancies in Jamaica over the next six months and has invite...

THE push by the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) to get Jamaicans to dispose their garbage in containers received a boost yesterday with the signing of an agreement for just more than $1.5 million that will see thousan...

A total of 10 tablets were Sunday handed to children in communities near Waltham Park Church of God, as part of the ministry's outreach programme. The tablets were donated by church members from the diaspora in the United States, in add...

A digital device rental scheme, mandatory homework sessions at schools, supervised by teachers, as well as master teachers giving lectures or classes, are among suggestions made by prominent Queen's Counsel Walter Scott as strategies th...

Andrea Gordon, the former National Commercial Bank (NCB) executive who will spend just under eight years in prison for siphoning off $34 million from that entity, is apologising to her two adult children who say they are still caught u...

JAMAICA'S readiness for the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season should be revealed today by Prime Minister Andrew Holness as the island prepares for a season which is projected to be busier than normal, but not as crazy as 2020's record-shat...

In celebration of Child Month 2021, the National Baking Company Foundation and the Nestle Foundation have joined forces to make a donation of food, learning, and play items to the Wortley Home for Girls and the Maxfield Park Children's...

Today is the 152nd day of 2021. There are 213 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT2002: Queen Elizabeth II opens Buckingham Palace to 12,000 guests for a four-day national party in celebration of her 50 years on the throne. OTHER EV...

NAIN, St Elizabeth - Stevon Sheriffe is walking on air.The youthful principal of Nain High School, near the closed bauxite/alumina plant of JISCO Alpart, has been on a high for several weeks since the National Water Commission (NWC) co...

ORGANISATIONS are at risk from a toxic combination of increased exposure to cyberattacks and widespread employee reluctance to report potential security incidents, arising from the shift to work from home, a study commissioned by Japane...

Global health and wellness food company Nestlé has announced an expansion of its parental leave for staff, moving the benefit from 14 fully paid weeks to 18.This updated benefit is aligned to the objectives of the global Nestlé Paren...

MINISTER with responsibility for climate change Pearnel Charles Jr is calling for governments to develop policy and enact legislation for socially vulnerable and indigenous groups across the world as a means of addressing the challenges...

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has upped the ante, increasing her offer to US$30 million - from the previous US$20 million - to honour the black founder of the city, but sticking to her guns in not naming the iconic Lake Shore Drive (LSD)...