WITH less than 30 per cent of the 3.3 million kilogrammes of sheep and goat meat consumed annually being local, Newport Mills Limited, manufacturers of Nutramix animal feeds, in partnership with Gold Mine Boers International, will host ...

MORE than 200 elderly persons and shut-ins from Middle Quarters and its environs in St Elizabeth were treated recently to a warm meal and care packages by the Middle Quarters Community Development Committee (CDC).President of the Middle...

CHILDREN attending the Canterbury Summer School in Montego Bay were visited recently by Sandals Foundation ambassadors from the Montego Bay region who engaged them in a spirited reading session. The activity formed part of the 'Readatho...

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) - More excitement in Tokyo came with the announcement last week that medal winners on the podium would be granted a special treat - 30 seconds mask-free for photos.Well, this is the pandemic Games.On the podium athlet...

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) - Mystery surrounds the death of Claudey Gassant, the former commissioner of the Government of Port-au-Prince, whose body was found at his residence in Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic on Saturday.Gass...

NEW YORK, United States (AP) - Employers are losing patience with unvaccinated workers.For months, most employers relied on information campaigns, bonuses and other incentives to encourage their workforces to get the COVID-19 shot. Now,...

At least 10 local investors, and one from overseas, have indicated an early interest in a mango agro park which is to be established on approximately 900 acres in Toll Gate, Clarendon.Chief executive officer of Agro Investment Corporat...

THE increased acceptance of using violence as an alternative to resolve disputes in the country has pushed Prime Minister Andrew Holness to encourage citizens to desist from the practice as Jamaica observed Emancipation Day yesterday. I...

PRIME Minister Andrew Holness says the novel coronavirus vaccine provides a "ray of hope" for faster recovery and a return to normality as soon as possible, and appealed to all eligible Jamaicans to take the jab.The prime minister was s...

HANOVER - Following a less than desired vaccination blitz turnout in Hanover amid the parish recording a surge in novel coronavirus cases, the medical officer of health for the parish, Dr Kaushal Singh, is encouraging the public to come...

THE Ministry of Health and Wellness y esterday urged Jamaicans to get vaccinated against COVID-19 while also remaining vigilant in their practice of infection prevention and control (IPC) measures, as the island registered 342 new novel...

TERRESTRIAL biologist Damion Whyte has always indulged in journeying across the island in search of unusual plants, animals and, lately, artefacts.On a recent trek, the 40-year-old stumbled upon a glass bottle containing pimentos soaked...

MINISTER of Labour and Social Security Karl Samuda says that his ministry is working on a strategy to widen the participation of Jamaicans in the United States' overseas employment programmes by more than 100 per cent within months."The...

CULTURE, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister Olivia Grange is inviting Jamaicans to join the virtual celebration of the country's 59th anniversary of Independence.With restrictions on live activities, due to the novel coronavirus p...

TOKYO, Japan (AP) - Count them for Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce: Four Olympics, seven medals, two of them gold.But that one defining moment at the Games to carry with you for the rest of your life?Still elusive."I haven't had it yet. I don't...

MINISTER of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton says that the crisis of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) must be seen as an economic problem and a challenge for development more broadly.He said that the household burden of NCDs ha...

Jamaica's 100-metre Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah (centre) is flanked by silver medallist Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (left) and bronze medallist Shericka Jackson as they celebrate yesterday on the podium with their medals after th...

EDUCATION, Youth and Information Minister Fayval Williams says that the first staging of the National Summer School Programme is going well."We are pleased with summer school; our tutors took to it and our students as well, and summer s...

THE need for a renewed organisational culture to respond to the changing nature of the future of work in a post-COVID-19 environment was one of several recommendations made by lead partner in IR Plus Consultants, Danny Roberts, last Fri...

Christians demonstrate yesterday in St Andrew after they were informed that gays and lesbians were holding a church service inside a nearby hotel.(Photo: Karl Mclarty)

People wait patiently yesterday outside the St Joseph's Hospital in Kingston to get their COVID-19 vaccination.(Photo: Karl Mclarty) 

MINISTER of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia Grange says that preparations are in high gear to mark the country's 60th anniversary of Independence in 2022. "We are already on our way with the Jamaica 60 logo, which was se...

WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AP) - Dr Anthony Fauci warned yesterday that more "pain and suffering" is on the horizon as COVID-19 cases climb again and officials plead with unvaccinated Americans to get their shots.Fauci, the nation's...

MORE than 150,000 Jamaicans are to benefit from a five-year digital skills programme being undertaken by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information and Microsoft. A memorandum of understanding for the partnership was signed last w...

THE Government is expected to start serious discussions soon with Concord Resources Holdings Limited, which recently acquired 49 per cent private shareholding in Noranda Jamaica Bauxite, the St Ann-based exporter.Concord, a minority par...

Today is the 214th day of 2021 There are 151 days left in the year TODAYS HIGHLIGHT1920: Marcus Garvey, black leader and founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association, reaches the height of his power as he presides at an intern...

DR Judith Leiba has cautioned parents and guardians not to ignore the early signs that their child may have a mental health disorder in order to avoid long-term psychological damage. Dr Leiba, director of child and adolescent mental hea...

FLORIDA, United States (CMC) - The wife of the assassinated president of Haiti, Martine Moïse, has hinted at the possibility of contesting the elections for the president of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) country, less than a month ...

CULTURE, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister Olivia Grange is urging increased support for the Women's Centre of Jamaica Foundation's (WCJF) Advancing Secondary, Tertiary Remedial Education for Adolescent Mothers (A-STREAM) Program...

More Jamaicans began showing up at vaccination sites yesterday as the Government rolled out its latest inoculation blitz after the arrival of 300,000 doses of the AstraZeneca shot Friday, courtesy of the United Kingdom.The Ministry of H...

The last time that Jamaica's female athletes swept the Olympic 100-metres final was at the 2008 Games in Beijing, China. The trio of Shelly-Ann Fraser, Sherone Simpson and Kerron Stewart brought untold joy to Jamaicans here and across t...

Renowned migration and human trafficking consultant researcher Dr Cleophas Justine Pierre says he is waiting on the United States (US) State Department to "reveal the data that they claim to have" to support their assertion that some J...

JUST one age group remains to qualify for a COVID-19 vaccine and become part of the target population for the Government's vaccination blitz - young children.With the possibility of the resumption of face-to-face classes come September,...

Following Friday's death of Norman Manley, the attorney-at-law and grandson of National Hero Norman Washington Manley, we reprint an article on him from the award-winning Death Postponed series published on Sunday, November 11, 2012, ou...

There was a "quiet expectation of a sweep" in the women's 100m final at the Olympic Games even before the team left for Tokyo, Japan, says Ian Forbes.The assistant manager for the track and field team, Forbes revelled in the feat on Sa...

Sandals Resorts International (SRI) and Heart Institute of the Caribbean (HIC) yesterday extended gifts of appreciation to the three Jamaican women sprinters who swept the 100m final at the Tokyo Olympics, as well as members of the nat...

At 1:30 every morni ng Agatha Harvey and her niece Anita Harvey are jolted from their sleep. The involuntary action is sparked by the haunting memory of gunshots that shattered the late night silence of their Planters Hill community in...

THE novel coronavirus pandemic has made a vaccinologist out of most of us. By now, we pretty much know what a vaccine is, that no vaccine is 100 per cent perfect, and that being vaccinated isn't licence to throw oneself in harm's way.Wi...

AS people get older it can become difficult for them to manage their financial affairs. Naturally, this can be a major concern for many seniors as their reduced ability to manage their finances and personal business can make them vulner...

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) - Four of the world's most prominent health, trade and financial organisations yesterday implored COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers to prioritise doses for poorer countries to combat the "acute and alarming shorta...

MANDEVILLE, Manchester - Three leading business operators here - Simone Spence-Johnson, Lyden "Trevor" Heaven, and hotelier Peter Campbell - agree that the Government had no choice but to restore strict measures to curb spread of the no...

MANDEVILLE, Manchester - Following a spate of break-ins, including the Returned Residents Association of Mandeville building on Bonitto Crescent, police here are urging greater community partnership and individual security awareness. ...

IN the US, nearly one in eight couples struggles with infertility. Unfortunately, physicians like me who specialise in reproductive medicine are unable to determine the cause of male infertility approximately 30 to 50 per cent of the ti...

THE overturned Toyota motor car has now been removed from the Lanrumney main road in St Mary where a nurse narrowly escaped serious injury or possible death when it careened off the road and landed in a ditch by the roadway last Wednesd...

Head of the board of the Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ), Fay Hutchinson, is heading to court to challenge the accuracy of a number of stories published by The Gleaner recently in relation to the entity's investment in First Rock...

IT'S a simple fact that we all need adequate sleep to function optimally, but this is sometimes overlooked by many people who opt to neglect sleep to get more work done. Then there are those who don't have a choice as insomnia - a sleep...

We know you sometimes have burning questions that can best be answered by a pharmacist. Our feature, Ask Your Pharmacist , seeks to address some of those issues. Send your questions to healthandwealth@jamaicaobserver.com.Question: Are ...

Mind what you say about the prime ministerI had better watch what I say about the prime minister these days, for I might be hauled to the nearest police station and thrown into a cell for the first time, and made to issue an apology, ma...

Generational wealth pertains to the transfer of assets from one generation to the next. Wealth can be transferred while the donor is alive or after his/her death in the form of an inheritance. Forms of assets that are passed from one g...

Dr Owen James and Prof Denise Eldemire-Shearer, addressing a virtual wellness conversation hosted by the Caribbean Community of Retired Persons (CCRP) last Wednesday, pointed to moderation in diet, maintaining an active lifestyle and c...