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Wed, May 26, 2021 07:01:00 GMT
Africa consensus
Prime Minister Andrew Holness yesterday described as a moral failure the stockpiling of COVID-19 vaccines by wealthier countries at the expense of poor black nations which many of them victimised on their way to the top.At the same time...

Wed, May 26, 2021 10:20:02 GMT
Everyone must be beyond reproach
Auditor General Pamela Monroe Ellis has issued a warning to permanent secretaries that her appearance at the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) to answer questions about the operations of her department does not give them a free pass as in...

Wed, May 26, 2021 07:01:00 GMT
'UNICEF has left the blocks late'
Absolutely necessary, but way too late. That is how some school leaders yesterday responded to a call made by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) for the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) to make adjustments to this year's s...

Wed, May 26, 2021 07:01:00 GMT
Jamaica looks to strengthen relations with Africa
Prime Minister Andrew Holness yesterday said there are significant opportunities for lucrative trade, investment and tourism links between Africa and the Caribbean, arguing that connectivity is the greatest link between the region and ...

Wed, May 26, 2021 07:01:00 GMT
Three men shot in Gordon Town
Three men were shot in Gordon Town, St Andrew, late yesterday afternoon, but up to press time police on the scene had not confirmed any fatalities.Residents told the Jamaica Observer that about 6:00 pm gunshots were heard near the sect...

Wed, May 26, 2021 07:01:00 GMT
Police blast INDECOM, appeal for fairness
The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) is under more fire from members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) today after the police oversight body issued an erroneous statement on three cops involved in a fatal shootin...

Wed, May 26, 2021 07:01:00 GMT
Dayton's Cross to bear
People's National Party (PNP) activist Karen Cross is mounting a stout defence in the defamation suit filed against her by the party's General Secretary Dr Dayton Campbell.Cross's defence also includes signed statements, witnessed by j...

Wed, May 26, 2021 07:01:00 GMT
Jamaican educator among Taft University 21st Annual Duthoy Scholarship winners
Outstanding Jamaican educator Janet Walsh-Davis, a former principal of St Andrew Preparatory School, has won a Duthoy scholarship to pursue a graduate degree at William Howard Taft University, Lakewood, Colorado.The university announce...

Wed, May 26, 2021 07:01:00 GMT
Jamaican one of three brilliant students to address 2021 Harvard graduation
Jamaican-American Vincent Bish, 21, a budding orator, is one of three Harvard students who will deliver speeches at the virtual ceremony to honour the Class of 2021, the Harvard Gazette announced yesterday.All three were selected in ...

Wed, May 26, 2021 07:01:00 GMT
Social investment structure developed to help reduce crime, says Chang
National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang yesterday said the Government has developed a comprehensive social investment structure which will play a critical role in reducing crime and violence.According to Dr Chang, the initiative wil...

Wed, May 26, 2021 07:01:00 GMT
This Day in History - May 25
Today is the 146th day of 2021. There are 219 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT1966: British Guiana becomes independent nation of Guyana. OTHER EVENTS1521: Martin Luther is banned by the Edict of Worms (vohrms) because of his rel...

Wed, May 26, 2021 07:01:00 GMT
Blaine says child poverty root of problem affecting nation's kids
FOUNDER of Hear the Children's Cry Betty-Anne Blaine says child poverty is one of the serious root problems affecting the nation's children.Blaine, who was addressing a virtual meeting of Kiwanis Club of New Kingston recently, noted tha...

Wed, May 26, 2021 07:01:00 GMT
Pringle Home for Children gets kitchen upgrade
THE Pringle Home for Children celebrated this Labour Day weekend with the opening of its newly renovated kitchen. Upgrades to the facility were provided by the Digicel Foundation and its volunteers over the last two weeks, with a final ...

Wed, May 26, 2021 07:01:00 GMT
Jarrett calls for action to address growing water needs
EARL Jarrett, deputy chairman and chief executive officer of The Jamaica National Group, says proper planning is needed to meet the country's water needs, which he said has been outpacing demand."It is inevitable that, without action, t...

Wed, May 26, 2021 07:01:00 GMT
VM Group donates laptops, Internet modems to students
TWENTY-SIX students from across the island are recipients of laptops, MiFi modems and data packages donated by the Victoria Mutual (VM) Group as part of the organisation's Labour Day outreach - Labour for Learning II.According to the VM...

Wed, May 26, 2021 07:01:00 GMT
Vincentians warned that volcano still in state of unrest
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC) - Scientists monitoring the La Soufriere volcano that erupted explosively on April 9, say despite seismic activity remaining low since the last major explosion and ash venting on April 22, the volcano continu...

Wed, May 26, 2021 07:01:00 GMT
St Lucia rocked by second double murder in a day
CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) - Police have launched an investigation into the murders of two men from the east coast village of Dennery in the second double homicide within a 24 hour period.The police have identified the latest victims as D...

Wed, May 26, 2021 07:01:00 GMT
Search on in Antigua for Indian accused of fraud
ST JOHN'S, Antigua (CMC) - Police say they are searching for Indian-born Antiguan and Barbudan citizen, Mehul Choksi, who was reported missing Sunday.Media reports said that the 62-year-old diamond mogul, who is accused of defrauding In...

Wed, May 26, 2021 07:01:00 GMT
Belarus's isolation grows after journalist's dramatic arrest
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - Belarus' isolation deepened yesterday as commercial planes avoided its airspace, the European Union worked up new sanctions, and a UN official said he was concerned for the welfare of an opposition journalist ar...

Wed, May 26, 2021 07:01:00 GMT
Biden to meet Putin in Geneva
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden will hold a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin next month in Geneva, a face-to-face meeting between the two leaders that comes amid escalating tensions between the US and Russia in the fir...

Wed, May 26, 2021 07:01:00 GMT
Moderna says its COVID-19 shot works in kids as young as 12
WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AP) - Moderna said yesterday that its COVID-19 vaccine strongly protects kids as young as 12, a step that could put the shot on track to become the second option for that age group in the US.With global v...

Wed, May 26, 2021 07:01:00 GMT
Japan says US travel warning for virus won't hurt Olympians
TOKYO, Japan (AP) - The Japanese Government was quick yesterday to deny a US warning for Americans to avoid travelling to Japan would have an impact on Olympians wanting to compete in the postponed Tokyo Games.US officials cited a surge...

Wed, May 26, 2021 07:01:00 GMT
Today's Horoscope - May 26, 2021
HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Wednesday, May 26, 2021: You are a charismatic communicator who is always in touch with your audience. You are dignified, intelligent and have a forever youthful wit. You also are warmhearted and easygoing, but also p...

Tue, May 25, 2021 07:01:00 GMT
Jamaican Daneil Campbell tops global storytelling platform
TWENTY-FOUR-YEAR-OLD Jamaican fiction writer Daneil Campbell has captured the attention of more than 150,000 readers with her story, Beauty and The Jamaican Don on the popular online reading platform Wattpad . Going by the username n...

Tue, May 25, 2021 07:01:00 GMT
Hospital employee detained for alleged assault of minor
LUCEA, Hanover - A male staff member of the Noel Holmes Hospital in Hanover was yesterday detained by the police for allegedly assaulting a minor.The hospital employee, said to be an assistant nurse, is accused of inappropriate touching...

Tue, May 25, 2021 07:01:00 GMT
Boy, 17, accused of shooting one-year-old surrenders to police
A 17-year-old boy is now in custody after he was accompanied by his parents to the police station in relation to the shooting of a one-year-old girl in Denham Town, Kingston, last Wednesday.The Kingston Western police, following investi...

Tue, May 25, 2021 12:00:03 GMT
Illegal rafting flourishing on the Great River
THERE is growing concern in western Jamaica about illegal rafting at sections of the Great River in Lethe, Hanover.Under the COVID-19 prevention measures, beaches that are not under organised management and control, in addition to river...

Tue, May 25, 2021 11:40:01 GMT
A grim life
The shack made of rusty zinc and pieces of wood in which 58-year-old Kirk Gordon has been living at the foot of Red Hills, St Andrew, for almost 10 years doesn't give him much protection from the elements of weather.However, Gordon, who...

Tue, May 25, 2021 07:01:00 GMT
Incest convict sentence cut
THE Clarendon man who was in 2015 sentenced to life at hard labour for incest with his teen daughter, who ironically was the child of his stepdaughter whom he had impregnated years before, on Friday had his sentence reduced by the Court...

Tue, May 25, 2021 07:01:00 GMT
UNICEF urges adjustments to CSEC, CAPE
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is urging the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) to seriously consider proposals made by the federation of teachers' trade unions in the region to make adjustments to this year's school-leaving ...

Tue, May 25, 2021 07:01:00 GMT
Jamaica getting 1,000 new hotel roomx
MONTEGO BAY, St James - Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett is enthusiastic about the conclusion of discussions for the construction of 1,000 new hotel rooms on the island, following talks at the FITUR 2021 travel show in Madrid, Spain, th...

Tue, May 25, 2021 07:01:00 GMT
This Day in History - May 25
Today is the 145th day of 2021. There are 220 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT1986: An estimated seven million Americans participate in 'Hands Across America', forming a line across the country to raise money for the nation's hun...

Tue, May 25, 2021 07:01:00 GMT
New Fortress boosts PSOJ's National Tree Planting Programme
LIQUEFIED natural gas (LNG) provider New Fortress Energy (NFE) has supported the National Tree Planting Programme with a donation of over 2,000 locally grown ornamental and fruit trees to the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ...

Tue, May 25, 2021 07:01:00 GMT
Denbigh student makes video to help others with online classes
When the Government introduced online classes in schools last year to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, younger students at the Denbigh High School in Clarendon were reticent until 12-year-old Thian Nangle shared her video o...

Tue, May 25, 2021 07:01:00 GMT
Prime minister hails Jamaican workers
PRIME Minister Andrew Holness has saluted Jamaican workers for their role in the development of the country."I thank all workers who continue to make strides in their fields of work for the betterment of our families and for Jamaica," H...

Tue, May 25, 2021 07:01:00 GMT
Tough new law restricts media in Belarus
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - The authoritarian president of Belarus yesterday signed a law sharply restricting news media activities and allowing entities to be shut down without a court hearing. The move by President Alexander Lukashenko came ...

Tue, May 25, 2021 07:01:00 GMT
New hotel opens; cruise ship returns to Bermuda
HAMILTON, Bermuda (CMC) - Bermuda tourism officials had double reason to celebrate over the weekend - the opening of a new luxury hotel in St George's and the arrival of the first cruise ship in more than a year.As the St Regis Bermuda ...

Tue, May 25, 2021 07:01:00 GMT
EU relaxing travel rules for fully vaccinated people
THE European Union (EU) last Wednesday took a step towards relaxing tourism travel rules for visitors from outside the bloc with EU ambassadors agreeing to allow fully vaccinated visitors in, according to American broadcaster CBS News ...

Tue, May 25, 2021 07:01:00 GMT
Deadly crash under probe
STRESA, Italy (AP) - The investigation into Italy's cable car disaster that killed 14 people will focus on why the lead cable snapped and why the emergency brake didn't engage to prevent the cabin from careening back down the mountain u...

Tue, May 25, 2021 07:01:00 GMT
UK black activist critical in hospital after shooting
LONDON, England (AP) - An activist who has played a leading role in anti-racism demonstrations in Britain was yesterday in critical condition in a London hospital after being shot.The Taking the Initiative Party said Sasha Johnson, who ...

Sun, May 23, 2021 07:01:00 GMT
Vexed police federation wants mandatory vaccination fears clarified
THE Jamaica Police Federation, through its attorney, has written to Police Commissioner Major General Antony Anderson over allegations that rank and file members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) who are not vaccinated are being o...

Sun, May 23, 2021 07:01:00 GMT
Let's produce our own pig feed, says association head
THE expected increase in the cost of pork and its by-products has prompted a call from head of the Jamaica Pig Farmers Association, Annabel Williams for Jamaica to grow and produce its own feed.This, as she said the devaluation of the d...

Sun, May 23, 2021 07:01:00 GMT
PM says Integrity Commission invited to observe MoBay projects
MONTEGO BAY, St James - Prime Minister Andrew Holness has revealed that the Integrity Commission has been invited to be observers on the negotiating team of the multimillion-dollar Montego Bay Perimeter Road Project."I have asked the pe...

Sun, May 23, 2021 07:01:00 GMT
Young preacher provides meals through food bank
FOR much of his life, the generosity of Jahzeal Clarke has allowed many less fortunate Jamaicans to occasionally secure meals, which he describes as his effort to reduce hunger islandwide. The 27-year-old created an initiative called 'G...

Sun, May 23, 2021 15:00:01 GMT
UTech student heavily invested in farming
MANDEVILLE, Manchester - Two years ago, university student James Brown decided to chase his dream of farming by investing money that was set aside for his tuition into starting what has become a profitable venture.The now third-year Uni...

Sun, May 23, 2021 07:10:01 GMT
Volcanic eruptions hit St Vincent's ganja farmers hard
THOUSANDS of ganja farmers in the eastern Caribbean island of St Vincent and the Grenadines are now piecing together what is left of a once-thriving industry following last month's explosive eruption of La Soufrière volcano.Co-founder ...

Sun, May 23, 2021 06:10:02 GMT
Holness upbeat as Harmony Beach Park opens
MONTEGO BAY, St James - Coming on the heels of Friday's official opening of the $1.3-billion world-class Harmony Beach Park, transformed from the popular Dump Up Beach in this second city, Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced the...

Sun, May 23, 2021 07:01:00 GMT
GAY EX-COP'S LAST LAUGH
FEELING pressured to quit the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) because of his perceived sexuality, former constable turned PhD holder Deneil Christian says he is grateful for the "poor treatment" that pushed him to the United States.Chr...

Sun, May 23, 2021 09:30:02 GMT
Grange erects Jamaica's Cricket Wall, Walk of Fame as part of mural project
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia "Babsy" Grange has announced the commissioning of a Cricket Wall of Fame and Walk of Fame at the historic Sabina Park on South Camp Road, Kingston; as well as the commissioni...

Sun, May 23, 2021 08:20:01 GMT
Sunday Brew - May 23, 2021
Johnson Smith a major disappointmentShe started out as a shining light, a bright and believable woman who had finally come on to the scene to make a difference in the annals of Jamaica's Parliament and politics. But after the latest sag...



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