Masks for children or not?The matter of whether or not children should be wearing masks for prolonged periods is not something that should be arbitrarily tossed aside. For long, I have questioned the practice of having children, in part...

IT is estimated that about half of all pregnancies worldwide are unplanned. So between me and you, one of us was likely unplanned.Unplanned does not necessarily mean unwanted; in fact most women who have an unplanned pregnancy go on to ...

The time it took from start to finish of Easton McMorris's memorial service on Saturday would have represented a session in a Test or first class cricket match.When stumps were drawn, those who turned up as spectators to hear the verbal...

The world continues to be affected by the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the resulting epidemic of COVID-19 disease. In contrast to the situation two years ago at the start of the epidemic we have more information about the short- and long-term e...

Multiple gunshot wounds, a slashed throat and plucked out eyes - that's the last image a 54-year-old father now has of his daughter after police described to him the state of her body which was found in bushes last Thursday.The woman, ...

Singer Gramps Morgan of Grammy-winning band Morgan Heritage is encouraging people of Jamaican descent living in the United States to seek citizenship in the Caribbean country.He believes it would lead to similar umbilical ties American ...

CALLS are growing for the Government of Jamaica to re-establish a diplomatic mission in the United Arab Emirates.This follows Jamaica's successful showing at the World Expo in Dubai last Friday, with the celebration of Jamaica Day.The e...

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) - Hundreds of police in riot gear swept through the streets of Canada's besieged capital Saturday, arresting or driving out protesters, towing away their trucks and finally retaking control of the streets in front o...

The Government of the Republic of Korea is providing humanitarian assistance to the Government of Jamaica in the form of goods equivalent to US$500,000.The gift will include the following medical equipment: Electrocardiograph machines, ...

They lie on their beds with masks on and windows shut, but not because of COVID-19. It's because they are warding off dust.Though undeniably happy about the road renovations through the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project (SCHI...

In person TO apply for a national senior citizen's identity card in Jamaica, you should submit your application to the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC), which is an agency of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security. •...

THIS week we continue our observation of Safer Internet Month with a discussion on how seniors can build and protect their digital brands. Social media can be a great way for seniors to maintain a public presence as they transition into...

ST GEORGE'S, Grenada (CMC) - Acting Chief Medical Officer Dr Tyhiesia Donald Tuesday said there appear to be family members who are deliberately denying medication to elderly people and children diagnosed with noncommunicable diseases (...

PREDICTIONS from economists across the globe suggest that money could become completely digital in the near future.Over the years, physical money in the form of coins and notes has increasingly been replaced by more abstract means of pa...

CHILDREN are the future and they are not satisfied with what is happening at present.They have added their voices to that of officials who have warned that youth are being mentally scarred by killings of other children, and this is not ...

A Ukrainian journalist and training army reservist says the country is ready for whatever attack may come from their neighbour Russia, as they have been preparing for eight years.In an exclusive interview with the Jamaica Observer, the ...

Just five more years - that's how long CEO of Noranda Bauxite Company operating partner, Concorde Resources Ltd, Mark Hansen believes that the amount of land approved under the terms of the Special Mining Lease (SML-173) will serve in ...

Can you imagine working in an institution for close to 40 years and never rising above your entry-level position?Well, that has been the case for quite a few members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) and the cold frustrating fact ...

THERE is no clear indication yet how COVID-19 physical distancing will be maintained in schools, especially those with as many as three dozen students per class, when full face-to-face classes resume in a few weeks, as indicated by the ...

Holly Nover grew up trying to hide her stutter."I was very self conscious," said the 40-year-old St Johns, Florida mom, whose 10-year-old son Colton also has a speech impediment. "So I developed habits to switch my words so it wouldn't ...

British rock icon Mick Jagger, one of the Rolling Stones' founders and lead singer, is in Portland, Jamaica, to complete an album.The 78-year-old musician told the Jamaica Observer on Saturday while at the Port Antonio market that he w...

A woman's heart is more prone to breaking than a man's.Females are seven to nine times more likely than males to develop "broken heart syndrome", which occurs when abrupt or protracted stress, such as an emotional break-up or death, res...

But men are men;The best sometimes forget.- ShakespeareWhat does it take to be a man? A great deal of effort, a whole lot, plenty of things, some good, others bad, to make up the mosaic of what a man is supposed to be. It's complex, not...

TWO former Cabinet ministers, who died four months apart in 2018, left behind over a dozen guns which are still in the care of the Firearm Licensing Authority waiting to be disposed of, the Jamaica Observer can report.It is understood t...

CEO of the Firearm Licensing Authority Shane Dalling has said that earlier comments by him that certain problems at the agency which he leads, day to day, could not be fixed, amounted to an instance when he merely misspoke while doing a...

Shane Dalling is now concerned for his safety, what with the spotlight having been placed further on him by Jamaica's Opposition party, in the ongoing controversy surrounding the Firearm Licensing Authority of which he is chief executiv...

PORT MARIA, St Mary - Flood-hit vendors on premises owned by the St Mary Municipal Corporation will not be required to pay market fees for the next three months.Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Desmond McKenzie made th...

City Puss, the alleged top-ranking member of the St Catherine-based Klansman Gang who adopted the moniker Lucifer, had begun to distrust the sole female accused in the ranks of the criminal organisation, Stephanie Christie, alias Mumma...

MONTEGO BAY, St James - The police have launched a probe into the death of a nine-year-old girl who on Wednesday succumbed to injuries she sustained at a foster care home in Cornwall Courts, St James.The Child Protection and Family Serv...

MONTEGO BAY, St James - Friday's brazen daylight murder of a man at a shopping plaza here has prompted the renewal of a call by Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Janet Silvera for increased JamaicaEye surveillance i...

FRUITFUL Vale, Portland - Member of Parliament for Portland Western Daryl Vaz has expressed regret at news that the Fruitful Vale Computer and Resource Centre was destroyed by fire Tuesday morning in what is believed to have been an act...

PORT MARIA, St Mary - The town of Port Maria, which is yet to fully recover from its most devastating flooding event in recent times, is to benefit from a multimillion beautification project as well as the installation of a flood warnin...

EVEN for such a notorious conspiracy theorist, US Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene got herself in one hell of a froth after confusing gazpacho, the refreshing Spanish summer soup, with Hitler's secret police, the Gestapo.In a televisio...

LUCEA, Hanover - State minister in the Office of the Prime Minister Homer Davis is urging Jamaicans to reject claims that money being paid out by the Government for the handing over of illegal firearms will be used to facilitate the pur...

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Spiking tensions in eastern Ukraine on Friday aggravated Western fears of a Russian invasion and a new war in Europe, with a humanitarian convoy hit by shelling and pro-Russian rebels evacuating civilians from the c...

Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) last week recognised more than 150 employees and nine recent retirees for dedicated service during the agency's Employee Awards Ceremony.The annual event, held on February 10 at the JCA's corporate office o...

If you've never taken Ramonth Wellington's taxi, be prepared that, when you do, you will have no choice but to follow a number of rules he displays on the inside of the window. If you can't conform, catch another ride."Look at my car - ...

Michelle Chue-Sang Cooper, president, Camperdown Past Students Association, Florida Chapter (CASFLO), was in the island representing her alumni peers and delivered ICT gifts to the institution as it tries to cope with the changing hybr...

A power outage on Thursday at the Supreme Court in downtown Kingston, where 33 alleged members of the Klansman Gang are on trial, evoked a sarcastic "Science again" from accused leader of the criminal organisation Andre "Blackman" Bryan...

Residents and business owners in St Catherine, Jamaica, who are unfortunate enough to fall under the thumb of the notorious Klansman Gang know only too well what a call from "Lucifer" means.This is the evidence of Witness Number One, a...

The Dominican Republic on Wednesday immediately suspended all COVID-19 restrictive measures, joining a number of other countries, including alpine neighbours Switzerland and Austria which announced that they would drop almost all restr...

THE VM Group has partnered with Transport Operators Development Sustainable Services (TODSS) in launching a pension scheme for public passenger vehicle (PPV) operators.Speaking at the launch of the pension plan at the group's Half-Way-T...

Policymakers on the parliamentary committee reviewing the 2015 Electricity Act are adamant that the Government must immediately hold talks with Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) to remove the Right of First Refusal (ROFR) clause in i...

Today is the 49th day of 2022. There are 316 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT2006: Muslim protesters attack Christians and burn churches when a march against cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad turns violent in north-eastern ...

SCORES of residents of Stony Hill in St Andrew West Rural will not benefit from free Wi-Fi as scheduled after criminals stole an access point from the facility hours before it was opened Thursday.Access points enable the reach of the fr...

THE Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) Thursday called for the wearing of body cameras by members of the recently formed police/military anti-gang task force.Commissioner of INDECOM Hugh Faulkner told a virtual press con...

Chief public health inspector for Westmoreland Steve Morris has declared that the parish is experiencing an infestation of rats.During his report at the monthly meeting of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation last Thursday, Morris not...

PORT MARIA, St Mary - Chairman of the St Mary Municipal Corporation Richard Creary is pushing for all government entities to lead by example and stop doing business with private companies that do not have trade licences. "No Government ...

Playing chickenWhat's happening with chicken prices? Too many politically vested interests are in the importation business. They don't seem to care about the population which depends heavily on chicken for protein. As long as they make ...

Technology giant Huawei has expressed confidence that the introduction of fifth generation (5G) technology can help industries implement new processes as an integral part of an energy efficiency programme by supporting the most efficie...