IN an environment where children's organisations rise and fall in relatively short time frames, Hear The Children's Cry founder Betty Ann Blaine is celebrating the survival of the non-governmental entity for the last 20 years.However, d...

With the vast majority of Jamaicans opposed to mandatory vaccination against COVID-19, according to the findings of a recent Bill Johnson-Mello TV poll, Opposition Spokesperson on Health Dr Morais Guy says the omicron variant of the vi...

ON Valentine's Day comes a heart-warming story of a creative St Andrew Parish Court judge who sentenced a juvenile offender to attend church every fortnight, report to a police station, and enrol in a school, instead of sending him to j...

Pictured last Friday in a special moment are Prime Minister Andrew Holness (centre), Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton (right), and Jamaica's history-making Dr Sandra Lindsay, the first person to get the COVID-19 vaccin...

LILLIPUT, St James - Crime scene investigators were kept busy in sections of Lilliput, St James, where three people, including a teenager, were shot and killed by unknown assailants in two separate incidents on Saturday.Police identifie...

WHEN the Pan American Health Organization said last week it had found that the pandemic toll on doctors, nurses and other front-line health workers had meant more patients, longer working hours and higher rates of COVID-19 infection, it...

MARSEILLE, France (AFP) - France, which holds the European Union's rotating presidency, said on Sunday that the bloc would firmly back its fellow member Lithuania in its brewing trade war with China.French Trade Minister Franck Riester ...

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - US President Joe Biden spoke at length Sunday with Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky about Russia's military build-up along Ukraine's borders, with the pair committing to pursue "diplomacy and de...

DESTINY - and Cupid - had definitely made plans for two Ferncourt High school ninth graders whose love story dates back to their first home economics class in 2011 and later blossomed into Shannoya Roberts and Cori Keyes becoming man an...

BRITISH-BORN Jamaican Kuba Shand Baptiste, the first winner of the Barbara Blake-Hannah (BBH) Award meant to level the playing field in UK journalism, which has largely excluded blacks and minorities, is finally here.Shand-Baptiste left...

REGIONAL investment group Dequity Capital Management Limited has acquired a 40 per cent stake in Royale Medical Hospital, Westmoreland. The investment, which is valued at more than $200 million, is the latest move by Dequity to diversif...

ALLEGING that several lottery scammers are seeking refuge in St Mary, head of the police division in the parish Superintendent Bobette Morgan-Simpson has appealed to property owners to be wary of people seeking houses to rent."What we f...

ISLINGTON, St Mary -While helping to unveil a community Wi-Fi hotspot at Islington in St Mary Central last week, Member of Parliament for the constituency Dr Morais Guy lamented the slow pace at which development has been taking place i...

THE mother of two boys, aged six and 12 years old, who were among seven children assaulted, is confident that justice will prevail and her sons' perpetrator will face time for his crimes.The alleged perpetrator, Sheridan Shepherd of a S...

A man leaps over sewage which has been flowing along West Parade and Orange Street since early last week, without being attended to by the Kingston & St Andrew Municipal Corporation, causing distress to merchants and shoppers alike....

Nicholai Gayle and Shereika Gordon (foreground) of Rex Nettleford Hall, The University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, unveil a mural in honour of slain Guyanese politician, historian, academic, and black conscious activist Dr Walter R...

Who trimmed Rasta girl then?FINALLY! The decisions of the director of public prosecutions (DPP) into the matter of the alleged trimming of the locks of Rastafarian young lady Nzinga King are out. Some had expected, though, that the outc...

He has confirmed that he has been issued a threat by a player in the poultry industry, but Agriculture and Fisheries Minister Pearnel Charles Jr has four simple words for that individual: "I have no fear."The threat, according to Charl...

BLUEFIELDS, Westmoreland - The police here have confirmed that a man who was sitting atop the wanted list in the parish was killed during an alleged firefight with members of a security forces squad around midday yesterday.The police sa...

Although there is hesitancy within education circles about the Sixth Form Pathway Programme and whether or not it is relevant in today's Jamaica, Minister of Education and Youth Fayval Williams continues to embrace it with glee.She main...

MONTEGO BAY, St James - As the world moves towards utilising more sustainable and renewable energy in its mobility, CEO of EV Power Jamaica Ltd (Evergo), Wayne McKenzie said Jamaica will see an influx of electric cars in the coming year...

MONTEGO BAY, St James - President of the National Water Commission (NWC) Mark Barnett has announced that, among the policies that the utility company will be pursuing to push revenue in order to improve service performance, is the disco...

Mayor of Portmore Leon Thomas has accused the governing Jamaica Labour Party [JLP] of political skullduggery in its bid to name Portmore Jamaica's 15th parish.The mayor did not mince words in telling the Jamaica Observer that the JLP wa...

Broad smiles there may soon be, as a plan to explore cheaper and higher-yielding feeds for Jamaican fish farmers is being examined, vigorously, by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.Freshwater fish farmers now get most of their s...

Scores of students from inner-city communities in the greater Montego Bay area were feted at a special Pre-Valentine's event dubbed Spreading the Love by Sandals Resorts Montego Bay region in collaboration with the Social Development C...

CONVERSATIONS about sexual gratification are gradually becoming commonplace among consenting adults, but for some it's still a taboo issue that is held close to the chest and oftentimes never addressed.For many men and women sex is a st...

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) says because of improper and unmonitored Internet use among children, it has noticed a link between social media and human trafficking.At the same time, the force says it also suspects that recent mi...

The wings of low and middle-income Jamaicans are being clipped as they struggle with the escalating price of poultry, in particular, chicken. Figures obtained from the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries last week showed that Jamaica...

BARRETT TOWN, St James - Approximately $44 million was pumped into upgrading Barrett Town Health Centre under the National Poverty Reduction Programme (NPRP) implemented by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) through grant funding...

We're almost there, folks! There is just a short period of time left to make those last-minute preparations for Valentine's Day. In the midst of the hustle and bustle among lovers, remember to not neglect your dental hygiene. Here I of...

Two years ago, 18-year-old Dijonay "DJ" Harris, a Wolmer's High School for Girls alumnus, was diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver - an autoimmune disease - and her life has been uprooted since. Today, Dijonay is in dire need of a live...

With Valentine's Day around the corner lots of couples, lovers, and hopeful lovers will have plans in place to make that special someone feel on top of the world for the 14th. Roses, candlelight dinners, trips, and other surprises will...

Set a huge mountain'Tween my heart and tongue,I have a man's mind,But a woman's might.- Shakespeare, Julius CaesarHISTORICALLY, women were expected to be second to men in all walks of life. They were instructed to walk five steps behin...

THE international community celebrated February 8 as Safer Internet Day, an occasion for everyone to join forces to advocate for a safer Internet for all. This year's theme, 'Together for a better Internet', highlights an essential fact...

Patricia Gillings, financial advisor, JN Life Insurance Company Limited, is urging seniors to invest wisely so they can reap the fruits of their labour and enjoy their retirement.Gillings stated that for seniors to enjoy their retireme...

Income inequality refers to the uneven distribution of income throughout a population. It is regarded as "the income gap" and speaks to the unequal distribution of wealth. Speaking at a summit in 2021 on the topic "A New Global Tax Age...

LABOUR and Social Security Minister Karl Samuda is encouraging all Jamaicans to join in celebrating the historic milestone of The Disabilities Act (2014) coming into full effect tomorrow, February 14. The Disabilities Act was passed in ...

Security companies KingAlarm and Guardsman Group are urging the Government to tap into the private security industry to enhance the local crime-fighting efforts.Both companies pointed to the potency and the number of security guards wor...

Business operators in Williamsfield, Manchester, and its environs still reminisce on the glory days of the economic benefits that emanated from the now-mothballed Windalco Kirkvine alumina plant."When Kirkvine did a run everybody used ...

AN ambulance intended for donation to the rural community of Lamb's River, Westmoreland, was auctioned by Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) after a prolonged series of communication and delays between several government agencies and the dono...

MANDEVILLE, Manchester - A Manchester councillor and the parish's fire chief are appealing to the National Works Agency (NWA) to consider installing escape lanes for out-of-control trucks on the crash-prone Spur Tree Hill main road.Howe...

A member of the Crime Monitoring and Oversight Committee (CMOC) on Friday argued that violence-prone communities have become so segregated over many years that efforts to improve them are extremely difficult.Additionally, Milton Tomlins...

OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) - With support from ex-police and military intelligence officers, American funding, and stockpiles of food and fuel, "Freedom Convoy" protesters are hunkered down for a long stay in the Canadian capital.Their number...

UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) - Fresh off a visit to conflict-torn regions of Ethiopia, UN Deputy S ecretary General Amina Mohammed described Friday the "unimaginable" horrors women have faced, and called for justice and accountab...

THE leadership of the police and army on Friday revealed that the country has a new joint anti-gang task force and said that after only one week of operation it had reaped success with the seizure of seven illegal firearms, the arrest o...

Licensed gun owners who fail to report lost or stolen weapons to the police without reasonable excuse could, under the new firearms regime being proposed by lawmakers, face fines up to 10 times larger than the current penalties.Under t...

PORT MARIA, St Mary - A massive flood here last week has reignited concerns about the proposed location for the new St Mary Police divisional headquarters, and has left law enforcers struggling to fully recover from the damage inflicted...

LUCEA, Hanover - Hanover's Medical Officer of Health Dr Kaushal Singh has disclosed that the parish has the enviable record of having the highest number of senior citizens over the age of 60 who have received COVID-19 vaccinations islan...

PORT MARIA, St Mary - Health authorities here said they faced strong resistance when they tried to seize condemned goods from some businesses that were hit by the massive flood in Port Maria on February 1."We faced a lot of opposition a...

PARENTS and guardians are being urged to step up their game as digital role models to ensure children are using the Internet safely. The call came from experts in cybercrime, child protection, information technology and security who add...