Gov't signs agreement to improve port security
GOVERNMENT has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to participate in the International Container Control Programme.
View ArticleProfessor Errol Miller quitting Electoral Commission of Jamaica
PROFESSOR Errol Miller is to resign next month as chairman of the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ).
View ArticleWhat your nanny needs to prove
Q: I am travelling with my family to the United States for Christmas and would like to bring our nanny along to care for our children. How can I apply for a visa for my nanny?
View ArticlePortland suffers from more flooding
THE parish of Portland, which is just beginning to recover from last month's onslaught by Hurricane Sandy was on Monday hit by flooding again, following heavy rains which started Sunday.
View ArticleCandidate steps down amid marijuana charges
HAMILTON, Bermuda – Following his arrest for the possession of marijuana, a candidate from the ruling Progressive Labour Party (PNP) has pulled out of the race for next month’s General election.
View ArticlePolice seize two firearms, man arrested
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The police have reported that they have seized two firearms, one in Portmore and the other in Kingston 11 yesterday.
View ArticleFormer President George HW Bush hospitalised
HOUSTON, Texas (AP) — Former President George HW Bush has been hospitalised in Houston for treatment of a lingering cough.
View Article2 Puerto Rican ex-policemen face extortion charges
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Two former police officers have been charged with trying to extort US$50,000 from a suspected drug dealer in exchange for help in getting his case dismissed, authorities...
View ArticleUS Senate approves Bill to protect email accounts
WASHINGTON, USA (AFP) — A Senate panel Thursday approved a bill boosting privacy protections for email and other electronic communications in a vote after an uproar over a probe that toppled the CIA...
View ArticlePaulwell says Alpart alumina plant will reopen soon
MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica — Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Phillip Paulwell, says he is confident that the Alpart bauxite and alumina plant at Nain, St Elizabeth, will re-open soon, as...
View ArticleNWC has water delivery problems in St Ann, Hanover
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Water Commission (NWC) is advising customers in St Ann, served by the New Ground Pumping Station and Rosemount Well, that the disruption they are experiencing is due to...
View ArticleAnanda Alert! 13-y-o Duhaney Park girl missing
An Ananda Alert has been activated for 13-year-old Amalee Mowat otherwise called ‘Amma’ of Browning Avenue, Kingston 20, who has been missing since November 1.
View ArticleSchool grounds-man knocks teacher unconscious
ST MARY, Jamaica — A St Mary man facing charges of unlawful wounding after he knocked a basic school teacher unconscious last week was remanded when he appeared before the Port Maria Resident...
View ArticleMan arrested after incident with Romney motorcade
WASHINGTON, USA (AP) — The Secret Service says a man interfered with a motorcade carrying Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney as his vehicle arrived at a secure checkpoint near the White House....
View ArticleTrinidad hunger striker vows to press on
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — An increasingly gaunt activist who has been on a hunger strike in Trinidad for more than two weeks is vowing to press on even though a doctor warns he’s on the verge of...
View ArticleJPS paying interest on security deposits
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) today stated that customers would receive interest payments on security deposits for their electricity accounts, as well as refunds totaling some...
View ArticleVIDEO: 'Dis ah bus up mi brains'
FOLLOWING Monday's visit to the Jamaica Observer by the Bible Society of the West Indies to promote its translation of the New Testament into patois — Di Jameikan Nyuu Testiment — we asked people in...
View ArticleRestricted and prohibited items
Q: Is there a difference between prohibited and restricted items? Also, can you give me a list of such items?
View ArticleDinthill family puts a smile on face of disabled past student
DINTHILL Technical High School past student Patricia Hall still manages to flash a bright smile, despite being paralysed from the neck down.
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