The Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) is applauding the Government's decision to sponsor extra lessons for students after schools return to normal, in order to address the learning loss the country has experienced since the start of t...

The General Legal Council (GLC) says attorney Patrick Bailey has been suspended from practice after being found guilty of professional misconduct.The GLC made the disclosure in a notice published in today's edition of the Jamaica Obser...

MANDEVILLE, Manchester - Deputy superintendent at the Jamaica Fire Brigade Rohan Powell is appealing for households to practise fire prevention measures following Thursday morning's blaze which claimed the life of 76-year-old Yvonne Fin...

Attorney General Marlene Malahoo-Forte has noted shortcomings in how the Government structures its legal affairs, blaming lack of timely and sufficient instructions as a hindrance to better outcomes.She indicated the concern in her cont...

Two women were shot dead while a third and a child were hospitalised after an attack on a bus on St John's Road in St Catherine Thursday evening.The Jamaica Observer was told that the bus was transporting people who had attended the bu...

The Financial Investigations Division (FID) on Thursday signalled its intention to recoup any wealth gained by Andrea Gordon, the former National Commercial Bank (NCB) senior manager who fleeced the bank of $34 million over three years...

Sherika Williamson (centre), customer service manager at Lumber Depot, presents a cheque to Valerie Juggan Brown, director of Hope Zoo, to assist with operating expenses, on Monday. Looking on is Major Noel Dawes, general manger of Lumb...

GANJA is among a variety of incentives being offered to Americans reluctant to take the COVID-19 vaccine. For getting the jab, they can also get airline tickets, a motor vehicle, free beer, cash, food and several other prizes.The promot...

STRANGELY, many people feel embarrassed about getting the novel coronavirus and do their best to hide it from close associates. In this COVID CAPER, a retiree reveals how his friend was embarrassed even to take the test, fearing it coul...

MANDEVILLE, Manchester - Two days after the Jamaica Observer reported on poor road conditions in Mandeville, the authorities have started rehabilitative work.On Wednesday when the Jamaica Observer visited Ward Avenue - one of the roads ...

Today is the 120th day of 2021. There are 245 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT2004: Ten countries join the European Union (EU) bloc in a historic enlargement that unites a region separated for decades from the West by barbed wire...

EDUCATION Minister Fayval Williams has asked that students who are expelled from public schools be engaged virtually, instead of being completely locked out of the education system. She was speaking on issues surrounding absenteeism amo...

MINISTER of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change Pearnel Charles Jr has underscored the need for climate-proofing in small island developing states like Jamaica which are among the most vulnerable to the impact of clim...

OPPOSITION spokesperson on labour Senator Floyd Morris is cautioning Labour and Social Security Minister Karl Samuda against the restructuring of the selection process for the overseas employment programme, calling his proposal "an unfa...

REGISTRATION for the much-anticipated Jamaica Library Service (JLS) National Reading Competition 2021, which is being held under the theme 'Stay Connected and Read', is officially open. Persons interested are encouraged to register onli...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information Fayval Williams says that the ministry is looking to move from the generalist teaching model in primary schools to a specialist system."We will begin this transition by having specialist tea...

THE Government of Japan has donated US$1.22 million to Jamaica to purchase equipment for the country's vaccination programme.The money is being channelled through the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the Japanese Embassy in King...

THE draft Jamaica Teaching Council Bill, which seeks to establish a system of licensing teachers to improve the status of the teaching profession, is now with the attorney general's office.This was disclosed by Minister of Education, Yo...

Minister of Labour and Social Security Karl Samuda says there has been a positive financial turnaround in the National Insurance Scheme (NIS).Making his contribution to the 2021/2022 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on T...

THE Patents and Design Act 2020, which takes effect by the end of the year, has paved the way for Jamaica to sign on to the Hague System, which will enable local industrial designers to secure international protection for their work in ...

THE Lucea Primary School, which provided educational instruction to thousands of students from across Hanover and adjacent parishes, is fighting back the the challenges brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.Principal of the 62-year-old...

THE Ministry of Education, Youth and Information will be launching a 211 helpline for use by children at risk of abuse or persons who wish to make a report.Portfolio Minister Fayval Williams made the disclosure while making her contribu...

Jamaica has been ranked number eight in the top 10 countries rated the best for remote working visas being pursued by a new category of workers called digital nomads, inspired by COVID-19 work-from-home orders.The novel coronavirus pand...

WASHINGTON, DC, United States (CMC)- Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Dr Carissa F Etienne has warned that health systems in the Americas, including some Caribbean countries, are overwhelmed amid the novel coronav...

WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AP) - Powered by consumers and fuelled by Government aid, the US economy is achieving a remarkably fast recovery from the recession that ripped through the nation last year on the heels of the novel corona...

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - People in Turkey stocked up on groceries, filled markets and left cities for their hometowns or the southern coast Thursday before the country entered its strictest lockdown of the pandemic.President Recep Tayyip E...

MIAMI, United States (AP) - It was billed as the beginning of the end for Nicolás Maduro. With foreign leaders in tow and the world watching, anti-Maduro activists gathered in Colombia in February 2019 with the aim of pushing entire wa...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Friday, April 30, 2021: Reliable, sensual and solid, it takes time to adjust to change. This year, you step up your pace and use untapped resources to tackle challenges. Your ability to stick to a task until it's done...

GOVERNMENT is to sponsor extra lesson classes for students in public schools whenever normal operations resumes in the education sector.Speaking in the sectoral debate in the House of Representatives yesterday Minister of Education Fayv...

The Government is now in discussions with the World Bank as it looks ahead to talks with the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) company about its 10-year electricity licence, which expires in another six years.Under the conditions of the lice...

MANDEVILLE, Manchester - A 15-year-old is among three road fatalities following a hit-and-run crash and two other crashes in Manchester and St Elizabeth between Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning.Vice-chairman of the National Road Sa...

THE nation's political leaders, colleagues and relatives paid tribute to veteran journalist Michael Sharpe yesterday, praising him for his endearing traits, outstanding contribution to journalism, and willingness to foster the developme...

Speaker of the House of Representatives Marisa Dalrymple Philibert confirmed yesterday that she had granted the request from embattled Westmoreland Central Member of Parliament (MP) George Wright to go on leave for two months.The perio...

AMBASSADOR Anthony Johnson, a former Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Cabinet minister, passed away yesterday. He was 82.Prime Minister Andrew Holness, in a statement yesterday, hailed Johnson as a selfless individual who made invaluable cont...

Jamaican sprinting sensation Yohan Blake, who is said to be a huge fan of cricket, has expressed deep sorrow over the devastation being wrought by COVID-19 disease on India.Blake became the latest celebrity sports star to pray for India...

THE Government is being urged to quickly implement a policy on securing revenues from certain digital activities carried out by companies, as major trading partners such as the United States declare their position on a global corporate ...

THE rift between both sides of the Upper House appeared to be widening yesterday with some senators drawing hard lines as the controversy surrounding Government Senator Kamina Johnson Smith claim of being harassed by e-mail intensified....

THE newly appointed sheriff in Nottingham, England where the popular Robin Hood legend was born, is Jamaican Merlita Bryan, the Hucknail Dispatch reported yesterday.Councillor Bryan was born in Jamaica and moved to Nottingham at the age...

Today is the 119th day of 2021. There are 246 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT2011: Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton are married in an opulent ceremony at London's Westminster Abbey. OTHER EVENTS1429: Joan of Arc ente...

A St Thomas resident has appealed to entertainer Popcaan not to abandon the parish after he posted on Twitter that he would not be returning there because he was being unfairly targeted by the police.Popcaan, whose given name is Andre...

INMATES across the island are expected to begin receiving COVID-19 jabs this week although more than 80 per cent of this vulnerable population are opposed to vaccination against the coronavirus.The revelation was made by minister withou...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) - Guyana yesterday hinted at the possibility of introducing a "vaccine passport" as Caribbean Community (Caricom) countries continue to record deaths and new cases linked to the novel coronavirus pandemic.Presid...

PEOPLE who work shifts appear to be significantly more likely to end up in hospital with COVID-19 than people who have regular work patterns, according to research published in the online British medical journal Thorax .Professor Simon ...

NEW YORK, United States (AP) - President Joe Biden spent only a weekend as the "Hamburglar" in the conservative media world.But while the false story lasted, it moved with a damaging speed and breadth, another example of a closed ecosys...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Thursday, April 29, 2021: Steady, confident and helpful, you've come to realise that making positive changes will open doors. This year, you need to protect yourself from self-doubt and excess humility. A deeper invo...

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - A speeding driver in Australia was sentenced to 10 months in prison yesterday for offences including what a judge described as the "heartless, cruel and disgraceful" filming of four dead and dying police offic...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - An American warship fired warning shots when vessels belonging to Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard came too close to a patrol in the Persian Gulf, the US Navy said yesterday. It was the first su...

LEADER of Government Business in the Senate Kamina Johnson Smith was being sexually harassed by an Opposition counterpart through a series of e-mail, a police source has confirmed.An investigation was launched into the incident which re...

Several Jamaicans yesterday gave mixed responses to Opposition Senator Lambert Brown's support for jungle justice to address the issue of violence against women and girls in the event that the law fails to deal with offenders.Brown had ...

Opposition Senator Lambert Brown yesterday scoffed at claims being made on social media that he is the person referred to by Government Senator Kamina Johnson Smith as the legislator who had harassed her via e-mail."Mi nuh mind that. If...