JAMAICANS yesterday reacting to the news of the death of business mogul Gordon “Butch” Stewart, remembered the Sandals and ATL Group of Companies chairman as a regular Jamaican who rose to great heights, and who gave b...

If Jamaica had a certain way of measuring the full value of the contribution of its citizens, we might well declare Gordon “Butch” Stewart the most valuable Jamaican, and that indisputably puts him among that rare cons...

In this first of a three-part article previously published in the Sunday Observer , award-winning journalist Desmond Allen OD traces the early life of Gordon “Butch” Stewart and gets a peek into the events that shaped...

MONTEGO BAY, St James — The Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI) yesterday described the passing of hotelier and chairman of Sandals Resorts International Gordon “Butch” Stewart as an incredible l...

Communities across the Corporate Area were filled with the holiday spirit recently, thanks to a series of Christmas treats jointly facilitated by Digicel and Digicel Brand Ambassadors Bounty Killer, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, and Je...

Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has rejected Opposition counterpart Dr Morais Guy’s criticism of the ministry’s handling of information relating to cases of the variant strain of COVID-19 on the isla...

Leaders across the Caribbean yesterday paid glowing tributes to Jamaican entrepreneur Gordon “Butch” Stewart, praising him for his outstanding contribution to the region in the areas of tourism, business and media.Stew...

RORI want them on tear sheats or circles but not square. Would like the pictures to dominate the pages. If you need space Pete can find another page.Prime Minister Andrew HolnessIT is with deep sadness that I learnt of the passing...

STUDENTS at some teachers' colleges across the island have launched an online petition against a decision to have them sit examinations face-to face for the new academic year in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic. ...

Today is the sixth day of 2021. There are 359 days left in the year,TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT1942: The Pan American Airways Pacific Clipper arrives in New York after making the first round-the-world trip by a commercial aeroplane. OTHER ...

DALLAS, USA (AP) — American Airlines is banning emotional support animals in a move that will force most owners to pay extra if they want their pets to travel with them.The airline said Tuesday that it will allow animals in ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — He has been President Donald Trump's most loyal soldier, dutifully backing the unpredictable leader and largely avoiding his ire.

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Britain toughened its coronavirus restrictions on Tuesday, with England and Scotland going into lockdown and shutting schools, as surging cases have added to fears of a new virus variant.The pu...

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — Experts at the World Health Organization (WHO) gave cautious backing on Tuesday to a move already taken by some countries to delay giving out second jabs of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine...

PORT SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — The Government of Trinidad and Tobago says that it views with grave concern what it calls “the continued campaign of misinformation generated by the General Secretariat of the Organisation ...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Wednesday, January 6, 2021:Explorative, educational and brutally truthful, you help lighten up the world. Because you see light, you see darkness, and this is your next project, resulting in a very successful in...

With much regret, we learned of the death of our chairman, Gordon “Butch” Stewart, OJ.News of his death reached our Jamaica Observer family late last night.Our first response is to offer our sincerest condolence and he...

MANDEVILLE, Manchester — Some school leaders in this south-central parish are hopeful that students who were left at a disadvantage last year due to limitations of Internet connectivity and access to devices, will turn out f...

LANNAMAN & Morris Group of Companies Chairman and CEO Harriat Pershad Maragh died suddenly on Sunday evening, plunging the local and international shipping community into shock and mourning for the man affectionately known as ...

High schools across the Corporate Area that were given the green light by the Ministry of Education to resume face-to-face classes this January remained closed yesterday.Continuing with the phased reopening of schools for the new...

Founder and chairman of the ATL Group of Companies, Gordon “Butch” Stewart passed away last night. He was 79.Stewart, who is also chairman of the Jamaica Observer, will be most remembered for his multiple award-winnin...

Today is the fifth day of 2021. There are 360 days left in the year.TODAY IN HISTORY2000: US Immigration and Naturalization Service Commissioner Doris Meissner rules that six-year-old Elian Gonzalez “belongs with his father&...

CHIEF Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie says the number of Jamaicans to be vaccinated in the second quarter of the year, when the COVID-19 vaccine becomes available, has increased from one per cent of the popula...

MORE patients at Bustamante Hospital for Children will benefit from the Paediatric Cancer Fund following the recent donation of $1 million to the institution by the Flow Foundation.The annual donation was made during a surprise tr...

ACTING assistant commissioner and officer in charge of the Fire Prevention Division of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) Emeleo Ebanks is encouraging Jamaicans to report any leaking fire hydrants in their communities. ...