Media 'blackout' as Bush speaks in Cayman Islands
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (AP) — Organisers of an investment conference in the Cayman Islands say they have been forbidden from disclosing any details about a speech by former President George W Bush...
View ArticleJPS deploys additional resources to eastern parishes
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) says it has redeployed several employee and contractor teams from other areas to work in the badly hit eastern parishes.
View ArticleSandy Bay to Lucea main road blocked
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The Police are advising members of the public that the Sandy Bay to Lucea main road in Hanover is now impassable as a result of water caused from heavy rains.
View ArticleWater returns to Portmore
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The National Water Commission (NWC) has reported that Portmore and Corporate Area customers without water since Tuesday will receive service this evening.
View ArticleWomen conceived after rape speak out for Mourdock
INDIANAPOLIS, USA (AP) — Women born as a result of rape are defending Indiana Republican Richard Mourdock in the waning days of a campaign that has been shaken up by the Senate candidate's comments on...
View ArticleNew York re-emerges from Sandy battering
NEW YORK, USA (AFP) — Storm-battered New York got slowly back on its feet on Wednesday, with Wall Street and two of the city’s airports up and running after a monster storm that left more than 50...
View ArticleEchoes of Jamaica in Europe
MUNICH, Germany — Despite distance from the island, the Jamaican flag was hoisted all across Europe and continues to stir pride weeks after celebrations of Jamaica’s 50th anniversary of Independence...
View ArticleMcKoy Lane residents protest ‘Humpy’s’ killing
RESIDENTS of McKoy Lane in St Andrew have accused the police of unprofessional conduct, alleging that they killed 39-year-old Donovan Johnson, also called ‘Humpy”, in cold blood.
View ArticleEasy steps to clearing your barrels
Q: The busy Christmas season is fast approaching and I will be receiving barrels of goods from my relatives abroad. What are the
View ArticleMinister: Disaster declaration could hurt Jamaica
DECLARING Portland a national disaster zone in the wake of the damage wreaked on the eastern parish by Hurricane Sandy could have adverse effects on Jamaica's tourism sector, the government has said.
View ArticleCop fires at unmarked car with SSP Knight
A senior officer of the constabulary yesterday blasted his colleagues over a weekend shooting incident in which the member of a police patrol opened fire at an unmarked vehicle, almost injuring a...
View ArticleFalconer commends JPS for hurricane recovery
CABINET minister with responsibility for information, Senator Sandrea Falconer, yesterday commended the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) for the job it did in restoring power in the aftermath of Hurricane...
View ArticleOlder persons among most vulnerable to environmental changes
LAST Friday’s gripping image on the front page of the Jamaica Observer of 79-year-old Hazel McLean, looking on in despair as she stands in front of what was left of her house by Hurricane Sandy, puts...
View ArticleChurches pray for successful IMF negotiations
THE Jamaica Association of Full Gospel Churches (JAFGC) yesterday staged a day of prayer and fasting islandwide for successful negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and is planning...
View ArticleGreek publisher acquitted in privacy case
ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- A magazine publisher was acquitted on Thursday of breaching privacy laws by printing a list allegedly naming Greeks with bank accounts in Switzerland. The list has touched off a...
View ArticleDuncan: PNP will have serious political work when IMF deal inked
KNOCKALVA, Hanover — Chairman of the ruling People's National Party (PNP) Region Six Dr DK Duncan says the party will have to undertake some "serious political work" in explaining to the public the...
View ArticleSTATIN: Employment climbs 1%
THE Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is reporting that the country’s employment rate rose by 11,100 jobs, or one per cent, as at July of this year.
View ArticleJN to host 2nd lottery scam forum Nov 7
A second forum to discuss strategies in support of Government and private sector initiatives to eradicate the lottery scam and address its impact on security, trade and foreign relations is scheduled...
View Article15 firms nominated for Observer Business Leader Award
FIFTEEN companies have been nominated for the Jamaica Observer Business Leader Corporate Award in a programme that is this year turning the spotlight on firms that have, and continue to be major...
View ArticleTrade unionist says millions owed to minimum wage earners
VETERAN trade unionist Senator Navel Clarke says that millions of dollars are owed to thousands of minimum wage workers, whose employers have been ignoring the provision of the Holiday with Pay Act for...
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