Water lock-off in St Catherine, Corporate Area next week
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — Customers in St Catherine served by the Nutshell Relift Station are being advised that the system will be taken out of operation from Monday, December 3 to Wednesday, December 5.
View ArticleBusiness Leader sponsors committed to Jamaica's growth
THREE of the five sponsors of this year's Observer Business Leader Awards have expressed their commitment to the growth and development of Jamaica for the next 50 years, and have commended the...
View ArticleResearcher calls for immediate treatment once people diagnosed with HIV
VANCOUVER, Canada — Dr Julio Montaner and his team of researchers at the British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS here want governments around the world to provide highly active...
View ArticleCanada imposes strict measures for non-disclosure of HIV status
VANCOUVER, Canada — HIV-infected persons here in Canada may be forced to resort to such extreme measures as freezing used condoms or having their partners sign a document that they are aware of their...
View ArticleJamaica gets mixed reviews in Rule of Law report
JAMAICA received a mixed scorecard in the World Justice Project's (WJP) Rule of Law Index 2012 report, which was released on Wednesday.
View ArticleJPS wins stay of execution in exclusive licence appeal
THE Jamaica Public Service (JPS) has obtained a stay of execution in the appellate court regarding its all-island licence.
View ArticlePepperpot: Pee! Pee! Cluck! Cluck!
The stories are emerging now that the top executive has been brought low. The most popular one doing the rounds is that he had a habit of staying at the five-star hotel in MoBay, drinking himself silly...
View ArticleChristie demits office today
CONTRACTOR General Greg Christie will today walk away from the post he has held for the last seven years.
View ArticleObserver Business Leader nominee #15: GraceKennedy Ltd
Today we publish the 15th and final story 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 Article'There's nothing that can turn it back'
BULL BAY, Jamaica (AP) — The robed Rastafarian priest looked out over the turquoise sea off Jamaica's south-east coast and fervently described his belief that deliverance is at hand.
View ArticleShields ordered arrests of Boulevard cops
FORMER Deputy Commissioner of Police Mark Shields testified yesterday that he gave instructions in 2009 for the head of the police's Gang Intelligence Unit and two other members to be arrested in...
View ArticleUptown plaza owner in bitter dispute
BARON Stephens, the owner of Baron's Plaza on Constant Spring Road, was twice taken into custody by police yesterday after a long-standing dispute between himself and the owners of the neighbouring...
View ArticleThwaites: Teachers need training in alternatives to slapping
EDUCATION Minister Rev Ronald Thwaites says teacher-training institutions need to emphasise alternative methods of disciplining students to corporal punishment.
View ArticleCanadian doctors using marijuana to help treat some HIV symptoms
VANCOUVER, Canada — Marijuana has been found to be quite effective in the treatment of some symptoms exhibited by HIV infected persons, according to the doctors here in Vancouver, Canada who prescribe...
View ArticleHaiti seeks to fix broken adoption system
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti is overhauling its adoption laws for the first time in nearly 40 years in an attempt to end practices that have allowed thousands of children to be trafficked out of...
View ArticleThis Day in History - December 1
Today is the 336th day of 2011. There are 30 days left in the year.
View ArticleBangladesh versus Windies ODI/T20 fixture
WEST INDIES, currently on tour of Bangladesh, lost the first one day international in the week. The second ODI is scheduled for Sunday. Following is the fixture for the remainder of the series:
View ArticleSouth Africa makes progress fighting HIV/AIDS
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) -- In the early 90s when South Africa's Themba Lethu clinic could only treat HIV/AIDS patients for opportunistic diseases, many would come in on wheelchairs and keep...
View ArticleEzroy Millwod found dead
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Ezroy Millwood, head of the National Transport Co-operative Society (NTCS) is dead.
View ArticleOfficial: Bus hits Miami airport overpass; 2 dead
The large white bus was too tall for the 8-foot-6-inch entrance to the arrivals area, said airport spokesman Greg Chin. Buses are supposed to go through the departures area, which has a higher ceiling,...
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