Commissioner of Police Major General Antony Anderson has called for a conversation to be had about possibly giving Jamaica's laws more teeth to discourage reoffenders and potential offenders, as he lamented what he called light sentenc...

SOME Jamaicans yesterday endorsed Member of Parliament Floyd Green's decision to resign from the Cabinet after he was seen in a video with several others breaching COVID-19 safety protocols allegedly during a no-movement day.The individ...

YESTERDAY'S resignation of Floyd Obrian Green from the post of minister of agriculture and fisheries marked another chapter in what has already been a life in the limelight for the 39-year-old.Green burst onto the national political sce...

Minister of state in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information Robert Morgan was forced to take to the media yesterday to rubbish the content of a screenshot of a WhatsApp conversation which he was allegedly involved in."It ha...

EDUCATION Minister Fayval Williams has summoned embittered Merl Grove High School stakeholders to a meeting tomorrow to discuss the issues that have marred the smooth reopening of school and triggered the suspension of Principal Dr Marj...

PRIME Minister Andrew Holness says the Government is moving towards fewer curfew hours and away from frequent adjustments to the lockdown measures, as these are not a long-term answer to the COVID-19 crisis."We are now moving away from ...

FLOYD Green's meteoric rise in Government came to a halt yesterday following a Moët Champagne party on Tuesday that left thousands of citizens outraged.As the criticisms of the Andrew Holness-led Administration, and Green, the then min...

The Supreme Ventures Foundation (SVF), the outreach arm of gaming group Supreme Ventures Limited, have shortlisted four entities for the top prize in the first staging of its Supreme Heroes programme.The programme, which began in 2020,...

Today is the 259th day of 2021. There are 106 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT1994: A federal court jury in Anchorage, Alaska, orders Exxon Corp to pay US$5 billion in punitive damages to Alaskan fishermen and natives for the Mar...

It has been over a week since online classes have resumed for the new school year, but nine-year-old Jabari Fogo has been absent due to not having an electronic device. His mother, 30-year-old Nicola Clarke, told the Jamaica Observer t...

MANDEVILLE, Manchester - There has been mixed views from the leaders of five schools in Manchester and St Elizabeth following the start of another academic year online.The continued surge in COVID-19 cases halted plans for the resumptio...

Several funeral directors across the island have moved to allay fears of a pile-up of bodies because of the spike in COVID-19-related deaths, the restrictions on burials, and the frequent no-movement days which have been implemented si...

Veteran trade unionist and Government Senator Kavan Gayle says to help tackle the problem of employers using fixed-term contracts to exploit workers, and even fire them unfairly, he will be proposing amendments to the law to make it il...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness is likely to announce additional measures in the country's response to the current spike in COVID-19 cases when the House of Representatives resumes this afternoon.It is not clear whether he will respond t...

Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton says the country's internal systems should be allowed to work before any thought of an independent investigation into whether the medical oxygen shortage that hit hospitals in August wa...

MAY PEN, Clarendon - Councillor Winston Maragh (Jamaica Labour Party, Rocky Point Division) is asking the police to maintain a strong presence in that area following a flare-up of gun violence in the southern section of the parish. His ...

The organisation representing public transport owners and drivers says it will be launching a major COVID-19 vaccine education campaign today aimed at influencing more of its members to take the jab, given low uptake in the sector.Accor...

MANDEVILLE, Manchester - Respected mortician Calvin Lyn says untrained funeral home operators are not properly handling the remains of COVID-19 victims, transporting them, in some instances, in public passenger vehicles."It is being rep...

EVEN if there is a budgetary allocation for garbage trucks at this time, it is not likely to be sufficient to meet the billions of dollars required for the 100 trucks the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is seeking, say...

Jamaicans who are now due their second dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine will have to wait at least another two to three weeks until supplies arrive from the United States, the health and wellness ministry announced yesterday.Accordin...

OCHO RIOS, St Ann - Three Rastafarians were among hundreds of Jamaicans who turned up at the Turtle River Park vaccination site in this resort town yesterday, giving an indication that not all members of the faith share its traditional ...

OCHO RIOS, St Ann - Some residents in Alexandria and surrounding communities are fuming after prisoners allegedly used fire to destroy a cell at Alexandria Police Station in St Ann on Monday evening. "This is just terrible because in th...

Dear Mr Brown,I have been waiting for a decision regarding my visitor's visa application since last year. It is very frustrating. I heard that the Canadian borders are now open. When should I expect a response? Should I apply again? Any...

Dorothy Forbes (centre) is presented with a month's supply of food, sanitiser and personal care products from Sean Paul Foundation representative Steve "Urchin" Wilson (left) and Food For the Poor Executive Director Kivette Silvera, at ...

Today is the 258th day of 2021. There are 107 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT1935: The Nuremberg laws are passed, making discrimination against Jews part of Germany's national policy and making the swastika the official symbol o...

Jamaica is to receive an additional US$5.2 million in COVID-19 assistance from the American Government through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)."The US$5.2 million in funding will advance vaccination and st...

IN an effort to solidify its role in overcoming the current pandemic, the popular ride-share app Uber introduced a number of COVID-19 safety measures for its lessor partners and users to utilise and keep safe while moving. In a release,...

ST GEORGE'S, Grenada (CMC) - Grenada's Acting Director of Medical Services Dr Tyhiesia Donald says most of the COVID-19-related deaths at the general hospital in his country are as a result of infected persons seeking hospital care at t...

MINISTER of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton says that more COVID-19 vaccines are expected in the island this week."We will see vaccines coming in every few weeks or, at least, every month going into the new year," he said, not...

JAMAICA has developed a climate resilience assessment framework, which will enhance climate-related risk management, climate responsibility and financial good governance of Jamaican small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).The framewor...

JAMAICAN-BORN commissioner for Broward County in Florida, Dale Holness is among a large field of candidates seeking to represent the State's 20th congressional district in the United States Congress.He is set to face off against 10 othe...

GEORGIA, United States (AP) - COVID-19 deaths and cases in the US have climbed back to where they were over the winter, wiping out months of progress and potentially bolstering President Joe Biden's argument for his sweeping new vaccina...

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - Nigeria is seeing one of its worst cholera outbreaks in years, with more than 2,300 people dying from suspected cases, as Africa's most populous country struggles to deal with multiple disease outbreaks.This year's...

An online petition launched September 10, 2021 by Merl Grove High past students has already received over 900 signatures, an indication of the intense interest the events leading to the suspension of the school's principal, Dr Marjorie ...

• There is a dire need for intervention from the Past Students Association, cause "SUMN NUH RIGHT YAH"... Either they support the principal who has a job to do, and doing so with results, or she leave the post for some other quali...

Professor Neville Ying (centre) reads an excerpt from his latest book Shaping a Servant Leader to Grace Baston, principal, Campion College, and Earl Jarrett, deputy chairman and chief executive officer,the Jamaica National Group, at the...

On the evening of September 6, 2021 Merl Grove Board Chairman David Hall summoned an emergency meeting of the school board, citing unrest at the school related to actions by the Principal Dr Marjorie Fullerton.Following is the text of H...

Past students of Merl Grove High have urged the Rev Dr Peter Garth, 30-year chaplain of the school and head of the Associated Gospel Assemblies which operates the school, to intervene in the crisis sparked by events there, leading to th...

The Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) has added its voice to the call for Jamaicans to get vaccinated with a new social media campaign dubbed 'Trust the Facts; Get the Vax'. The campaign, MOCA said in a news releas...

THE People's National Party (PNP) has decided to postpone its 83rd annual conference which was slated to be held this weekend.This has opened fresh wounds in the already fractured party with some senior PNP insiders claiming they had no...

The débâcle at the church-run Merl Grove High School deepened yesterday with revelations that the education ministry late last year had to intervene in the financial running of the institution, and that 50 teachers, most disgruntled,...

OCHO RIOS, St Ann - A massive security presence in this resort town ensured that the outrage among some Jamaicans did not reflect in the treatment meted out to cruise ship passengers who spent hours here yesterday. Several of those pass...

OCHO RIOS, St Ann - Facing allegations of bias, the Ministry of Tourism has declared that it does not ultimately decide which of the designated attractions cruise ship passengers visit when they arrive on the island.The ministry made th...

MANDEVILLE, Manchester - There is uncertainty as to when operations will resume at the Melrose Yam Park which was last month closed by the health department.This follows pronouncements by officials at the local municipal corporation who...

LUCEA, Hanover - For those weary of the lockdowns imposed by the Government to limit spread of the novel coronavirus, Lucea Mayor Sheridan Samuels had a simple message at last Thursday's monthly meeting of the Hanover Municipal Corporat...

MAY PEN, Clarendon - Describing Sunday's brutal slaying of four people in Havana Heights as "a whole new level" of the crime plaguing the community, Opposition Leader Mark Golding said he and his team were compelled to visit to show res...

Today is the 257th day of 2021. There are 108 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT1985: The American sitcom The Golden Girls debuts on television; known for its focus on older women - played by Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Beatrice A...

PORT MARIA, St Mary - An unusually high number of complaints about mosquitoes in this parish have pushed local health authorities to appeal for additional resources to intensify what is being described as an integrated approach to tackl...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Tuesday, September 14, 2021: This year you could find your ability to communicate drawing new people toward you. Old friends and loved ones also relish talking to you. Enjoy socialising and expanding your immediate ci...

NEW YORK, United States (AP) - School started yesterday for about a million New York City public school students in the nation's largest experiment of in-person learning during the novel coronavirus pandemic.The first day of school coin...