OPPOSITION spokesman on finance, Julian Robinson, has recommended that the Government uses unclaimed bank balances to fund concessionary loans to small and micro businesses which have suffered significantly during the novel coronavirus ...

MAY PEN, Clarendon - Two men who pleaded guilty to murdering Anglican priest Father Larius Lewis say they met on the homosexual website Grindr and jealousy reared its ugly head on the day he was killed. Tafari Wilson and Lloyd Thompso...

THE House of Representatives concluded its Sectoral Debate at Gordon House last week, and today the Senate will commence its State of the Nation Debate.Opening the debate will be Government Senator Don Wehby, who is also the chairman of...

THE latest police statistics show that, despite increased crime-fighting activities by the security forces, the murder figures continue to inch ahead of last year's toll.The January 1 to June 19, 2021 figures made available by the Jamai...

MONTEGO BAY, St James - The St James Municipal Corporation says it has lost $35 million in revenue because of the downturn in business at the Old Fort Craft and Heritage Park and the Harbour Street Craft & Culture Village in Montego...

THE estimated $1.2 billion to $2.7 billion raked in between January and May this year by 12 laboratories for testing visitors for the novel coronavirus has shaken the hotel sector and raised queries as to what is behind the exorbitant c...

ADELPHI, St James - As of the first week of July, residents of Adelphi and surrounding areas will benefit from a new, modern health centre which is being built about 100 metres from where the old one was located. According to parish man...

Today is the 176th day of 2021. There are 189 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT2009: Michael Jackson, the "King of Pop" who emerged from childhood superstardom to become the entertainment world's most influential singer and dancer...

AS of this summer, Jamaican residents will be able to enjoy a special rate at a number of local hotels as stakeholders ramp up efforts to boost domestic tourism. Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett could not provide a specific date for the...

MONTEGO BAY, St James - Former president of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI), attorney-at-law Nathan Robb, affectionately called "Natty Robb", who died on Wednesday, has been hailed for his strong push for the de...

KEY players in the alcohol and beverage industry are making a new push for responsible consumption and selling of alcohol, following the restart of the live entertainment and social activities on July 1. Prime Minister Andrew Holness an...

THE Jamaica 4-H Clubs, which has been significantly impacted by the novel coronavirus pandemic, says it is using the opportunity to repurpose its training programmes to online modality, while a number of its usual face-to-face events ar...

SAVANNA-LA-MAR, Westmoreland - Already grappling with challenges such as cerebral palsy, autism, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, the transition to online learning has been yet another mountain to climb for some students of...

MONTEGO BAY, St James - Two municipal police officers assigned to the St James Municipal Corporation were hospitalised after sustaining injuries in separate attacks while on anti-vending operations here on Monday and Tuesday.On Monday, ...

THE National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) and Recycling Partners of Jamaica held a plastic bottle separation drive in the town of Falmouth, Trelawny, on Wednesday.The activity sought to raise awareness and interest surroundi...

HOMESTEAD, St Catherine - A joint police-military team seized a 9mm Taurus pistol with six live rounds during an early-morning operation on Mansfield Avenue on Thursday, which left an unidentified man dead, his alleged crony on the run ...

STAFF at Sandals Montego Bay on Monday received pre-screening and eye testing at a health clinic staged by the resort in collaboration with Professional Eye Care.The effort was part of Professional Eye Care's outreach programme dubbed '...

AFTER being unnerved by a possible curtailment of this year's BridgeUSA programme, several tertiary-level students are now content, having gained employment in the United States for the next three to four months.The programme, which was...

Increased efficiency, lower cost, satisfied guests. Those are just some of the benefits Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) President Clifton Reader has seen from digitisation.And, he's convinced the COVID-19-induced changes t...

THE p0lice yesterday extended the curfew that was imposed in sections of Kingston Central at the start of this week for another 48 hours, with it now scheduled to end at 7:00 pm today, June 25, as the orgy of violence related to a gang ...

JAMAICA seems set to play a big part in the developing market for psilocybin, the psychoactive ingredient in so-called magic mushrooms.HAVN Life Sciences Inc, a biotechnology company pursuing standardised extraction of psychoactive comp...

Digicel Foundation has donated approximately $2 million in supplies to support the national vaccination plan as part of the private sector resource mobilisation being facilitated by the Private Sector Vaccine Initiative (PSVI).The item...

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) - The novel coronavirus can infect brain cells, leading to a reaction that could possibly trigger neurological and psychological complaints, Dutch researchers said yesterday.Although the spread of coronaviru...

DIRECTOR of tourism at the Jamaica Tourist Board Donovan White says Wednesday's tour of the Bob Marley Museum by the Minister of Tourism for Saudi Arabia, Ahmed Al Khateeb, bodes well for destination Jamaica."To have the honourable mini...

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - The British Government said yesterday it will bring in an evening watershed for junk food ads in a move to tackle the nation's obesity problem.The State-funded National Health Service (NHS) estimates that ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Officials offered new promises Thursday that Haiti would soon receive its first vaccine as the country of more than 11 million people reels from a spike in novel coronavirus cases and COVID-19 deaths that ha...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Friday, June 25, 2021: You are intuitive and sense the feelings and problems of others, which makes you sympathetic and caring. Your curiosity gives you the investigative skills to solve mysteries, generally, with a ...

SURFSIDE, United States (AFP) - A high-rise oceanfront apartment block near Miami Beach partially collapsed early Thursday, killing at least one person and leaving 99 unaccounted for, with fears the toll may rise much higher as rescuers...

SEVERAL anguished residents who took legal action against the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) for their suffering resulting from fires at the Riverton disposal site in St Andrew in 2012 and again in 2015 are to receive...

AFTER almost two hectic years outside the classroom, there is great concern that Government's relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions could jeopardise the 2021/2022 academic year. Various players in education told the Jamaica Observer that ...

JUSTICE Minister Delroy Chuck has assured that changes to the Extradition Act will not infringe on the rights of people who are sought for extradition to the United States and other countries. The House of Representatives on Tuesday gav...

NATURAL gas provider New Fortress Energy (NFE) recently welcomed its very first set of engineering interns at its liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities across the island, as part of its commitment to the development of youth and scienc...

THE Ministry of Health and Wellness is blaming people who failed to follow established procedures for the confusion at vaccine centres, mainly in the Corporate Area, yesterday.Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton, addressi...

MANDEVILLE, Manchester - Business stakeholders in this south-central town have welcomed Tuesday's announcement of relaxed COVID-19 measures announced by Prime Minister Andrew Holness.Kenisha Dwyer-Powell, president of the Manchester Cha...

HAVE you placed a notice on a wall at your bar which reads: 'It is my intention to apply for a spirits licence at the next court session'? If you have, please go and get your licence as Minister of Local Government and Rural Development...

Today is the 175th day of 2021. There are 190 days left in the year. TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT2003: The World Health Organization removes Beijing, China's capital, from its list of areas where severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) was sprea...

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is calling on the Government to establish an effective post-crash care system to transport people involved in road crashes to hospital effectively and safely. Speaking at a Ministry of Transport and...

Jamaican fisherfolk have finally landed a safety net.For the first time registered fishermen and women will have access to insurance coverage for their fishing vessels and accessories, stemming from a partnership involving Advantage Gen...

THE Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) says it is in full support of Government's decision to reopen the entertainment sector, saying it is a win for both the entertainment and tourism industries.According to the hoteliers, an...

THERE is a prevalence of risky sexual practices among children who work, hustle, or live on the island's streets, with boys being propositioned by men for sex, and some girls seeing prostitution as a means of survival, insisting that th...

SAVANNA-LA-MAR, Westmoreland - Conroy Barrett, financial controller for Rick's Café in Negril, is expected to know on August 9 if the Westmoreland Parish Court will drop charges laid against him by the police for the illegal hosting of...

VISA applicants are required to provide detailed information about themselves in the electronic application form and during the consular interview. It is imperative applicants are entirely truthful during the application process, as del...

THOUGH the number of students participating in this year's BridgeUSA programme is nowhere near pre-pandemic level, some local placement agencies are grateful for the upward trend after things plummeted last year amid COVID-19."It is a b...

PASTORS yesterday expressed pleasure with the number of worshippers that will now be allowed in churches, following the relaxation of COVID-19 measures announced by Prime Minister Andrew Holness in Parliament.Holness told the House that...

WITH Jamaica inching back to normality amidst Government's decision to further relax COVID-19 restrictions, Prime Minister Andrew Holness last night warned the country not to abandon caution, stressing that a spike in infections this su...

Dear Mr Brown:I heard that Canada will soon reopen its border for international travellers so that we won't have to quarantine any more. Please confirm whether this is true.- AFDear AF:Starting July 5, 2021, Canada will be lifting most ...

Minister of National Security Horace Chang was caught in repose during yesterday's sitting of the House of Representatives. Among the discussions in Gordon House yesterday was the announcement by Prime Minister Andrew Holness of an easi...

FORMER Government Member of Parliament George Wright took a back seat on the Opposition benches yesterday, paying little attention to the raucousness circulating around him, as he formally returned to the House of Representatives after ...

AS Nestlé Anglo Dutch Caribbean continues its efforts to attain zero greenhouse gas emissions across its operations and to make its packaging either recyclable or reusable by the year 2025, the company highlighted some of its achieveme...

HIGHGATE, St Mary - While his death came as a shock, family and friends of 27-year-old Kristoff Murray were not surprised to learn that he died while trying to save others. The young father got into difficulty in Florida on June 12 whil...