Jamaicans who have sustained injuries in the latest physical craze on social media, the Milk Crate Challenge, run the risk of not being given immediate attention at the island's public hospitals, given the strain under which they are op...

BURNT SAVANNAH, St Elizabeth - The Government has come to the aid of the Barrett triplets following a Jamaica Observer story on their remarkable educational success and their plight in getting assistance to continue their studies.State ...

Being hopeful that face-to-face classes resume in September, Kelby Ebanks took both his daughters, ages 12 and 14, to the vaccination blitz at Turtle River Park in Ocho Rios yesterday to get their jabs. The 42-year-old believes that hi...

As Jamaicans gear up for four more no-movement days designed to limit spread of the novel coronavirus, one health official is anticipating a decrease in the number of positive cases at the end of the lockdown. "We are looking forward t...

More than a year after being freed from prison on the basis that he remained incarcerated for 50 years without a trial, 72-year-old George Williams is living in squalid conditions.His niece, Pamela Green, is not pleased and is insistin...

Police assistance was sought yesterday to restore order at a COVID-19 vaccination blitz site at Eltham High School in St Catherine as people, claiming to know either a member of parliament or a councillor, attempted to force their way i...

WESTMORELAND, Jamaica - Residents of Blackness, Burnt Savannah, in Westmoreland are today rejoicing as their wish for piped water is finally being granted. After months of pleas, discussions, and recommendations the National Water Commi...

SAGICOR Group Jamaica, in partnership with the Private Sector Vaccination Initiative (PSVI), will be rolling out its COVID-19 vaccination programme for its team members as part of the group's strategy to mitigate the spread of the virus...

Q. I arrived at the airport to travel to the United States, but the airline informed me that I am unable to board my flight due to issues with my US visa. What does this mean? A: If an airline refuses to board you due to a problem with ...

OCHO RIOS, St Ann - Transportation woes on Monday hit several essential workers here, where compliance is said to be high regarding the latest lockdown aimed at slowing the spread of the novel coronavirus."I think there is a high level ...

MORE than 500 students in Montego Bay, St James, last week benefited from back-to-school donations, courtesy of the Sandals Foundation.The annual event saw students from the communities of Canterbury, Flanker and White House being feted...

MONTEGO BAY, St James - The Montego Bay business and education communities have reacted with shock and disbelief following news of Sunday's COVID-19-related passing of an educator and a business operator, as the death toll from the viru...

MONTEGO BAY, St James - Except for a group of homeless people complaining of hunger the streets of Montego Bay were fairly quiet Monday, day two of the islandwide lockdown that is part of the Government's toolkit to slow the spread of t...

Officials at The University of the West Indies (The UWI) yesterday paid tribute to Professor Emeritus Gerald Cecil Lalor, describing him as a true visionary, pioneer of UWI science and technology, and a giant amongst giants.Professor La...

Dear Mr Brown: Q. I am very frustrated by the delay of applications at the high commission. I thought that due process would entail applications being processed within a reasonable time. I was recently refused an application for a perm...

IT means Pfizer's shot for people 16 and older has now undergone the same rigorous testing and regulatory review as dozens of other long-established vaccines.COVID-19 vaccines in the US were initially rolled out under the Food and Drug ...

ATLANTA, United States (AP) - A few weeks into the new school year, growing numbers of US districts have halted in-person learning or switched to hybrid models because of rapidly mounting novel coronavirus infections. More than 80 schoo...

LES CAYES, Haiti (AP) - Orderlies pushed Jertha Ylet's bed from the centre of the hospital ward to one side so Dr Michelet Paurus could plug in his electric saw. She was silent as the doctor cut off her plaster cast in measured strokes....

TENNESSEE, United States (AP) - President Joe Biden has approved a major disaster declaration sought by Tennessee after record rainfall caused devastating floods that killed more than 20 people, according to a statement yesterday. The a...

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The Taliban warned yesterday that the US airlift from Afghanistan must end August 31, ramping up pressure on an already chaotic evacuation as new reports of rights abuses fuelled concern about the fate of thous...

Opposition spokeswoman on education Angela Brown-Burke has called on the Government to walk back its decision to have only vaccinated children return to face-to-face classes, arguing that to do otherwise would be to trample on the right...

FALMOUTH, Trelawny - Medical staff in the western end of the island are on the brink of burnout, says clinical coordinator for the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Dr Delroy Fray. He is hoping there will soon be a let-up in the...

More than 270 Jamaicans have been awarded Chevening Scholarships since Jamaica's first cohort in 1984. Founded in 1983, Chevening is the United Kingdom Government's global scholarship programme aimed at developing global leaders through...

The second no-movement day in the Government's strategy to limit spread of the novel coronavirus results in Jamaicans, to a large extent, staying off the streets in the capital city yesterday.Here are some scenes.

LITTLE LONDON, Westmoreland - "We are very terrified. We are very nervous. We are very, very concerned," said president of the Negril Chamber of Commerce Richard Wallace yesterday. He was reacting to the deaths of three gas station owne...

WASHINGTON, DC, united States (AP) - The United States gave full approval to Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine yesterday - a milestone that could boost public confidence in the shots and spur more companies, universities and local governments t...

MANDEVILLE, Manchester - A desire to return to face-to-face classes, engage in competitive sports, and get a fighting chance against COVID-19 were among the factors that drove scores of teenagers, accompanied by their parents, to the va...

A virtual youth summit on crime and violence is scheduled for World Peace Day on September 21, continuing on September 22, with a focus on youth-led crime-prevention efforts targeting citizen safety and security.Plans for staging the yo...

Today is the 236th day of 2021. There are 129 days left in the year. TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT1991: Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as head of Communist Party of the Soviet Union and urges its leadership to disband the party. OTHER...

THE Dispute Resolution Foundation (DRF) is facilitating a customised, basic mediation training course for attorneys-at-law.This is in keeping with the foundation's mandate to produce quality alternate dispute resolution (ADR) practition...

JAMAICA has received 48 hospital beds from the Canadian Fund for Local Initiatives to support the expansion of COVID-19 hospital wards.The donation worth $11.3 million was received by Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufto...

NEW YORK, United States (AP) - All New York City public school teachers and other staffers will have to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, officials said yesterday, ramping up pandemic protections as the nation's largest school sys...

LONDON, England (AP) - The messy exit of Western military forces from Afghanistan and the swift takeover of the country by the Taliban has stunned officials in Britain and strained the UK's "special relationship" with its most important...

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) yesterday called for a two-month moratorium on administering booster shots of COVID-19 vaccines as a means of reducing global vaccine inequality and preventing the...

DIRECTOR of the National Transformation Programme (NTP) Reverend Al Miller is warning Jamaicans against what he says amounts to "volunteering our children" for inoculation against the SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, even as the Gover...

AT least three motorists whose cars were seized by the police on suspicion of operating a private vehicle as a public passenger vehicle (PPV) without a road licence are threatening legal action.The men, who have denied the allegations, ...

MEMBER of Parliament for Kingston Eastern and Port Royal Phillip Paulwell is chastising the Government for reneging on a promise to carry out flood mitigation works in the Harbour Heights community, under the South Coast Highway project...

More than 270 Jamaicans have been awarded Chevening Scholarships since Jamaica's first cohort in 1984. Founded in 1983, Chevening is the United Kingdom Government's global scholarship programme aimed at developing global leaders through...

OPERATIONS at bauxite outfit Jamalco in Hayes, Clarendon, will today "be at a standstill" following a "major fire" last evening that took a cross-parish effort, which lasted well over six hours, of seven units from the Jamaica Fire Brig...

MONTEGO BAY, St James - Underscoring the need for everyone to be vaccinated against the novel coronavirus, Deputy Prime Minister Dr Horace Chang is charging that the entertainment sector will remain shuttered if entertainers do not get ...

UNDERCOVER agents, marked bills, and recording devices to capture the deal. The target: 'robot' taxi operators.Already, this offbeat strategy being used by the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) and the Transport Authority since earlier t...

SAVANNA-LA-MAR, Westmoreland - While working from home has repeatedly been stressed as one way to help curtail the movement of people in the battle against COVID-19, for some it remains a struggle because of the nature of the services t...

AS the country went into its first day of lockdown yesterday in an effort to stem the increase in novel coronavirus infections, Jamaica Observer photographers Karl Mclarty and Garfield Robinson hit the streets and captured these images....

AFTER being subjected to a number of natural disasters in recent years, Haiti has been repeatedly referred to by some people as cursed or is said to be facing God's wrath. But Haitian Junior Brice, CEO of non-profit organisation LAVI/AY...

KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) - US President Joe Biden said yesterday he still hopes to finalise the dramatic evacuation of tens of thousands of people from Taliban-controlled Afghanistan by August 31, as the Islamists blamed Washington for ...

Today is the 235th day of 2021. There are 130 days left in the yearTODAY'S HIGHLIGHT1973: Four people are taken hostage by a robber in a Stockholm bank in Sweden. During the six-day drama the captor and captives develop a friendship lat...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Monday, Aug. 23, 2021:You are generous, creative, warmhearted and sincere. You're an idea person who loves to talk. People are attracted to you because you are a fascinating conversationalist. This year is your last y...

WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AFP) - Devastating floods in the southern US state of Tennessee have left at least 16 people dead and dozens missing, local officials said yesterday in what they warned was a preliminary toll.Tennessee was...

NETANYA, Israel (AFP) - Israel yesterday launched antibody testing for children aged as young as three, seeking information on the number of unvaccinated youth who have developed protection against the novel coronavirus ahead of the new...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP) - The death toll in the major earthquake that struck Haiti on August 14 has risen to 2,207, authorities said yesterday, as attacks on aid convoys have complicated efforts to bring relief to survivors."New bod...