PEOPLE'S National Party (PNP) General Secretary Dr Dayton Campbell is describing the latest allegations of sexual misconduct levelled at him as "well-funded political agenda with the objective of forcing me to resign my position as gene...

EFFORTS by portfolio minister Robert Montague to reassure public transport operators of the Government's commitment to the sector may not have appeased all, as one association has thrown cold water on his sectoral presentation in Parlia...

FITZ Bailey, deputy commissioner of police in charge of the crime portfolio, says investigators are not considering reopening a criminal investigation into allegations of carnal abuse against People's National Party (PNP) General Secret...

STUDENTS who will be sitting Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) examinations next month have responded with mixed views to the two-week postponement announced by the regional examining body yesterday.Instead of the previously announce...

THE People's National Party (PNP) finds itself in a pickle today as senior party members are reportedly at odds over its response to the allegations brought against its general secretary, Dr Dayton Campbell.Reports reaching the Jamaica ...

It's a new story but it's an old story, with a US$230-million twist that will give Sandals its latest ultra-modern resort - Sandals Dunn's River. This put thousands to work and likely signals the recovery of Jamaica's pandemic-battered ...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness (centre) and Sandals Resorts International Executive Chairman Adam Stewart (third left) turning the sod for the development of the new Sandals Dunn's River, near Ocho Rios, St Ann, at a ground-breaking cere...

PRIME Minister Andrew Holness says his Government is committed to protecting the Montego Bay coastline.Under the ongoing Montego Bay Waterfront Rehabilitation Project, groynes are being built and rehabilitated to reduce the loss of beac...

THE police have confirmed that two people are dead, and two others nursing injuries after several men armed with guns fired at people standing near a food stall around 6:00 pm in Gordon Town, St Andrew on Tuesday.Dead are are 27-year-ol...

SAVANNA-LA-MAR, Westmoreland - The father of the 15-year-old boy who is accused of the accidental shooting death of his six-year-old cousin while playing with an illegal gun in Westmoreland last week Monday, says he is still in shock.Th...

Today is the 147th day of 2021. There are 218 days left in teh year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT2011: The acquisition of Air Jamaica is completed, making Caribbean Airlines the national airline of Jamaica. OTHER EVENTS1647: The first recorded Ame...

IN an effort to make forensic science the new frontier of law enforcement for swift and sure justice, the Government will soon break ground for Jamaica's first autopsy suite in the capital of Kingston. Minister of National Security Dr H...

 PEARLINE Bryan was forced to take drastic action to pull her daughter, Satria McLean, from regular classes at a primary school in Kingston ahead of the 2021 Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations and opted for her to be schooled at h...

TRADE unionist Vincent Morrison says employers should be making arrangements to repay workers who had taken paycuts at the start of the COVID-19 crisis to help keep companies afloat. He told the Jamaica Observer that employers should tr...

DANIEL Wint, a grade six student at Salt Savannah Primary School in Clarendon, is one of the 400 beneficiaries of tablets and SIM cards, to facilitate Internet access for remote learning, from the JMMB Joan Duncan Foundation. In giving ...

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Belarus's authoritarian president lashed out yesterday at Europe for trying to "strangle" his country with sanctions over the diversion of a passenger jet, and he accused a dissident journalist arrested after the fl...

WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AP) - President Joe Biden yesterday asked US intelligence officials to "redouble" their efforts to investigate the origins of the novel coronavirus, including any possibility the trail might lead to a Chin...

CALIFORNIA, United States (AP) - An employee opened fire yesterday at a California railyard serving Silicon Valley killing eight people. The suspect is also dead, authorities said.Santa Clara County sheriff's spokesman Deputy Russell Da...

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...

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...

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...

Scotland's new Education Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville is being pressured to order the return of a £1.7-million ($357 million) north-east education fund to Jamaica, after the money was linked to profits from the slave trade. The be...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

Dear Mr Brown,I am wondering if you can advise if there are any developments with the pandemic in Canada and when you believe the travel restrictions will be lifted?CS Dear CS,Approximately 50 per cent of the population in Canada has h...

Q: Do I need a negative COVID-19 test result to enter the United States? A: Yes, effective January 26, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) requires all air passengers, including US citizens, entering the United States ...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...