Agriculture ministry sacks communications director
THE Ministry of Agriculture has sacked its director of communications, Cecil Thoms, who was accused by junior minister Ian Hayles of taping his conversations without permission.
View ArticleMark Ricketts launches Jamaica Gold
FORMER newspaper publisher Mark Ricketts launches his book Jamaica Gold: Brilliance and Excellence this afternoon.
View ArticleObserver Business Leader nominee # 14: J Wray & Nephew Ltd
Today, we publish the 14th of 15 stories on the nominees for the Jamaica Observer Business Leader Corporate Award. To be considered for nomination, all companies had to be at least 50 years old, or be...
View ArticleRowe is new financial secretary; Foster-Allen goes to education ministry
THE Office of the Services Commission (OSC) yesterday confirmed that two veteran public servants have been promoted to crucial positions in the country’s public sector.
View ArticleRowe is new financial secretary; Foster-Allen goes to education ministry
THE Office of the Services Commission (OSC) yesterday confirmed that two veteran public servants have been promoted to crucial positions in the country's public sector.
View ArticleWhat is at stake in today's JAAA elections
TODAY'S Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association's (JAAA) elections are among its most important to date, because track and field has catapulted Jamaica to stratospheric heights in the...
View ArticleNWC wants rate hike
THE National Water Commission (NWC) said yesterday that it will seek a tarrif review later this month, which could result in an increase in water rates by early next year.
View ArticleObserver Business Leader nominee #13: JN Group
Today, we publish the 13th of 15 stories on the nominees for the Jamaica Observer Business Leader Corporate Award. To be considered for nomination, all companies had to be at least 50 years old, or be...
View ArticleHanna to hold talks with Fr Ramkissoon
YOUTH and Culture Minister Lisa Hanna has requested a meeting with Catholic priest Monsignor Gregory Ramkissoon to discuss his proposal to house teenage girls now in adult prisons at a home to be run...
View ArticleThousands certified in NE Region of Heart Trust/ NTA
ST ANN, Jamaica - The North East Region of the HEART Trust\NTA presented several students who completed training with the institution with certificates at its annual certification ceremony on Thursday...
View ArticleGeorge Zimmerman autograph: What would you pay?
George Zimmerman plans to step up fund-raising to pay for his living and legal expenses while he awaits trial for fatally shooting 17-year-old Trayvon Martin earlier this year.
View Article2012 Atlantic Hurricane season ends today
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The 2012 North Atlantic Hurricane Season officially ends today.
View ArticleMore than 100 rifles stolen from Atlanta train
ATLANTA, Georgia (AP) -- Federal agents are hunting for more than 100 rifles stolen from a boxcar parked in an Atlanta train yard.
View Article2012 hurricane season another for the record books
MIAMI, Florida (AP) -- The 2012 hurricane season has come to an end and it's another one for the record books, above and beyond the destruction caused by Hurricane Sandy.
View ArticleCraig Beresford to act as Contractor General
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Governor-General Sir Patrick Allen has appointed Craig Beresford to act as Contractor General as of tomorrow, December 1, until further notice.
View ArticleElderly man killed in fire
HANOVER, Jamaica — Ninety-two-year-old Rudolph Perry of Kendal District in Hanover died in a fire that destroyed his house yesterday.
View ArticleMan dies, three hospitalised after motor vehicle crash
ST MARY, Jamaica — Seventy-eight-year-old Neville Hilton died as a result of injuries he received in a motor vehicle crash on Fort Stewart main road in Annottto Bay, St Mary yesterday.
View ArticleFoetus found in bag
MANDEVILLE, Manchester — Police in Mandeville are trying to ascertain the origin of a foetus found in the town today.
View ArticleMechanic, wife record Powerball jackpot winners
DEARBORN, Missouri (AP) — A 52-year-old Missouri mechanic and his wife claimed their share Friday of the record US$588 million Powerball jackpot.
View ArticleMulti-million gold heist from Curacao boat
WILLEMSTAD, Curacao (AP) — Police on the southern Caribbean island of Curacao say thieves boarded a boat and stole about 70 gold bars worth an estimated US$11.5 million.
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