BEGINNING today, Jamaica will offer a booster shot to all those 18 years and older who have received a single dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.The booster can be given with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine two to six months af...

A typical day for 26-year-old Kadene Vidol would include serving customers at Charles Gordon Market in St James and attending online classes.Maintaining a steady balance between her job as a produce vendor and as a student at the Univer...

LEGAL manoeuvres are now under way to have Jamaica extradite Colombian Mario Antonio Palacios Palacios to the United States to answer to gun charges.Palacios, an ex-Colombian army officer, has been described as a key suspect in the assa...

FOR several hospitals across the island trauma cases have been putting a heavy strain on medical resources, frustrating doctors and other medical personnel and costing the Government considerable financial expenditure to provide care fo...

THE dates March 17 and November 26 of 2020 mark two traumatic experiences that Antwaine Campbell will never forget.On both days the 22-year-old met in motor vehicle accidents while travelling by taxi in the Corporate Area. Now, he is to...

MAY PEN, Clarendon - The State-run power company was raked over the coals at last Thursday's monthly meeting of the Clarendon Municipal Corporation (CMC), with elected officials saying it is threatening their chances for re-election be...

SAVANNA-LA-MAR, Westmoreland - The Government is exploring whether it should make COVID-19 vaccines mandatory for employees of infirmaries, except for those granted medical exemptions. According to Local Government Minister Desmond McKe...

CLOSE to 1,200 Jamaicans have now received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine through the efforts of the JN Foundation, as the country heads into the busy Christmas season. "Restrictions have been loosened in an effort to spur econ...

JUNCTION, St Elizabeth - Business operator Kenesha Thomas knows from long, hard experience that "everything works better when people help each other".Hence, her disappointment in 2018 on opening her Junction Variety Store only to find t...

THE United States Government is working on a new violence prevention programme for Jamaica with an announcement expected by next month.In an interview with the Jamaica Observer last Friday, US deputy assistant secretary for Caribbean Af...

MANDEVILLE, Manchester - Councillors in this parish have drawn the ire of Manchester Central Member of Parliament (MP) Rhoda Crawford over what she describes as their inadequate response to road rehabilitation.According to Crawford, r...

As of now, criminals who decide to enter Treasure Beach and its environs will not be treated lightly by the people of those areas in St Elizabeth.The fact that two gunmen travelling on a motorcycle managed to scope out the Sandy Bank co...

Retired Cabinet Minister Derrick Smith wants Jamaica's leaders to proceed with level heads in deciding which political system is best for the island's future.Smith, who headed the ministries of national security; mining and development,...

Aspiring neurosurgeon Jewell Smith watched her mother struggle to finance her first year at the prestigious Hampton High School for girls in St Elizabeth. The 18-year-old even faced being transferred to another institution that was mor...

SAVANNA-LA-MAR, Westmoreland - Dissatisfied with the level of violent crime in this parish, councillors have called for a more permanent solution now that the Government can no longer rely on states of public emergencies (SOEs) as a too...

THERE has been a decline in bed capacity at Bellevue Hospital, Cornwall Regional Hospital and Kingston Public Hospital over a five-year period, according to the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (Statin).Data provided by Statin, which is...

The dispute between Jamaica College (JC) and two of its past students who have been warned to stop making public statements about developments at the high school, spawned by the Ruel Reid controversy, took a new twist late last week th...

With the vast majority of the guns used to commit crimes in Jamaica originating in the United States, repeated calls for greater efforts by the Americans to deal with the trafficking of firearms to the island seem to be gaining even mor...

The burden of producing his memoir has been laid down, close to the riverside, and now Derrick Smith is focusing on getting the message out to the multitude.With the deadline pressure eased, the former Cabinet minister, senator, and Mem...

People survey damage from a tornado in Mayfield, Kentucky, on Saturday. Tornadoes and severe weather caused catastrophic damage across multiple states late Friday, killing several people overnight.  (Photo: AP) 

Acting principal of Mountain View Primary and Infant School, Sashan Brown has welcomed a donation from the Usain Bolt Foundation, which she says will enhance the efforts of the school to improve its students.The foundation last Thursday...

In the last week of November 2021, well known South African general practitioner and chair of the South African Medical Association, Dr Angelique Coetzee, announced that a young man she had seen in her practice had tested positive for C...

MANDEVILLE, Manchester - Custos of Manchester Garfield Green wants all business establishments and public buildings to have sanitary convenience for able-bodied persons and similar facilities specially designed for use by the disabled.G...

OCHO RIOS, St Ann - The police in this parish are assuring farmers they are working to keep thieves from stealing with their animals, a crime that intensifies at this time of year."This is of great concern to police... because we know t...

Rihanna's magic dress and nipplesThat dress worn by internationally acclaimed artiste Rihanna to an event that officially recognised her as Barbados's latest national hero (heroine) seemed to have hit certain delicate spots among some w...

MONTEGO BAY, St James - A groundbreaking partnership between two of the island's leading companies, Chukka Caribbean Adventures and spirits giant J Wray & Nephew Limited (JWN), went into effect on December 1, 2021 and could spark a ...

YOUR sinusitis has flared up yet again. Darn! This is nothing new - over the years you have visited doctor after doctor who all responded by prescribing antihistamines (Claritin) and/or antibiotics (Amoxil), which brought temporary reli...

As Sandals resorts across the region continue efforts to care for the physical and mental welfare of their team members, the staff at Sandals Montego Bay were treated to a special day of pampering dubbed Rejuvenate last Tuesday.'Rejuven...

As the mind benefits from stillness it's quite the contrary for our bodies because it benefits from movement. Most people have no idea how good their body is designed to feel if only they included some form of physical activity in their...

It's not unusual during the festive season to see an increase in motor vehicle crashes and other incidents that leave people in dire need of medical care.If any of those individuals are taken to Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) in Monte...

NORDIA Jhenae Thompson is a successful banker and an extremely grateful patient, but she also had a turbulent journey to a safe delivery at 33 years old, post two ectopic pregnancies.The first occurred with a salpingectomy - a surgical ...

When Kirk Hansby was brushing his teeth a few days ago, he filled his hand with water from his pipe to rinse the toothpaste from his mouth. He ended up with a mouthful of dirt.This has been happening in Banya Gully, St Catherine, for al...

THE dynamic and expansive nature of the Internet makes it easier for consumers of information and services to communicate and do business. This rapidly evolving landscape has stimulated a growing demand for Internet-enabled technologica...

FOSTER parenting often brings about much satisfaction and rewards to persons who opt to provide a safe, loving and nurturing environment for children whose parents may temporarily not be in a situation to provide adequate care for them....

MONTEGO BAY, St James - Career firefighter Dolfin Doeman has been lauded by the St James Municipal Corporation (SJMC) for his years of service to the city of Montego Bay as he heads into retirement.Doeman, the superintendent for the St ...

How much money will you have in retirement? It depends on the choices and decisions you make during the working years. What happens when you are no longer able to work for a living? If you are forced to retire early because of illness ...

Experts are warning Jamaicans that direct victims of crime isn't the only avenue for mental health issues to arise. In fact, the specialist said many people are indirectly affected psychologically by crime through their human desire to...

Ten years ago, Miguel Gordon, then an 18-year-old youth from the volatile community of Tawes Meadows in Spanish Town, St Catherine, was at the right place at the right time resulting in significant life changes.It was in 2012 that the ...

MAYFIELD, Kentucky (AP) - Kentucky's governor said Saturday that a monstrous tornado likely killed dozens of people in the state and the toll was climbing after severe weather ripped through at least five states, leaving widespread deva...

Misery acquaints a manWith strange bedfellows.- Shakespeare, The TempestLet's face it, many older men are miserable, living an existence of absolute abject misery, caught in a time warp where the world around them is young, their minds ...

The Supreme Court yesterday told five employees of Cari-Med Group that the company's COVID-19 vaccination policy did not breach their constitutional rights and instructed the employees to seek contractual remedies to their claim.The fiv...

"Leave Ethiopia alone and mind your own business." That was the message wrapped up in the chants of scores of Rastafari, Ethiopian, and pan-Africanist representatives yesterday as they staged what they called a peaceful protest outside ...

NEW YORK (AP) - Prosecutors completed presenting their case against Ghislaine Maxwell on Friday after a key accuser in the British socialite's sex abuse trial testified that Maxwell and her companion, Jeffrey Epstein, forced themselves ...

More signs of lingering conflict inside the Opposition People's National Party (PNP) surfaced yesterday with Councillor Venesha Phillips (Papine Division) accusing Comrades of concocting a juvenile scheme to distract from the failures o...

CHICAGO, United States (AP) - A jury's guilty verdict that Jussie Smollett faked a racist and homophobic attack isn't the end of legal proceedings for the former Empire actor or others.Smollett, 39, was convicted Thursday of five coun...

Jamaica and the United States have established a joint task force to go after lottery scammers who are bilking millions of dollars from Americans, mainly senior citizens, each year.There has been no official announcement yet from eithe...

OCHO RIOS, St Ann - Already at the 50-murder limit set for itself this year, the St Ann Police Division is determined to do its best to prevent another killing. "Based on [then] Commander [Dwight Powell's] intent, we don't plan to surpa...

PORT MARIA, St Mary - More than $30 million will be pumped into this parish's economy via various projects being done by the St Mary Municipal Corporation this Christmas. Work will be done across all 12 divisions, chairman of the corpor...

MONTEGO BAY, St James - Western Parks and Market Waste Management Limited (WPM), the regional arm of the State's National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), is once again under fire. At Thursday's monthly meeting of the St James ...

SAVANNA-LA-MAR, Westmoreland - Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Desmond McKenzie has pledged to set aside $50 million for the rehabilitation of the Savanna-la-Mar Market in Westmoreland.During a tour of the facility on...