RADA to help farmers lessen effect of natural disasters
THE Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) has partnered with several agencies to develop projects geared towards helping farmers mitigate the damaging effects of climate change, including...
View ArticleResponsible tourism pays off
EIGHT tourism sector companies have been recognised for their efforts in practising responsible tourism at the inaugural Responsible Tourism Awards.
View ArticleThaddeus Hyatt warned that blood would run in Labryinth, St Mary
THADDEUS Hyatt, a 26-year-old labourer and part-time musician had promised the people of Labryinth, St Mary, in 1959, that when he was finished "pruning the town" of police informers, there would be...
View Article'Enough of this foolishness!'
THERE were a few cheerful moments, but the tragic reality that brought together relatives and friends of Tandy Lewis — the postal worker killed in October — cast a pall over her funeral at the St...
View ArticleInsite — providing a safe 'fix'
IT'S just after 7:00 am but already a group of men and women stand shivering in the chilly Vancouver air, but it's not only the frigid Canadian weather and spending the night outdoors that has caused...
View ArticleEx-gangster left for dead by his cop cronies, imprisoned
This is the 40th in the award-winning series of close encounters with death by Jamaicans.
View ArticleJLP completes leadership slate today
THE Jamaica Labour Party's (JLP's) democratic maturity will be severely tested today when its Central Executive meets at party headquarters on Belmont Road in Kingston to choose officers for seven...
View ArticleObserver names Business Leader Corporate Award winner today
THE Jamaica Observer will this evening name the winner of its Business Leader Corporate Award from the 15 nominated firms that have, and continue to be major contributors to the economy of...
View ArticleGay Canadian pastors optimistic Ja will repeal buggery law
VANCOUVER, Canada — Tim Stephenson is a former Canadian government minister, a current city councillor of Vancouver, and an ordained pastor, while Reverend Gary Paterson holds one of the highest...
View ArticleAnglican church head supports bus preaching ban
THE head of the Anglican Church in Jamaica has supported the Jamaica Urban Transit Company's (JUTC's) ban on bus preachers, saying that some Christians have misinterpreted the Scriptures to mean that...
View Article'A brave soldier who fought tirelessly'
LESS than two days before he was scheduled to return to court in his long-standing legal battle with the Government, the firebrand head of the National Transport Corporative Society (NTCS) Ezroy...
View Article'Bad boy' school in doubt
PLANS by the Government to open a multimillion-dollar complex that would accommodate boys deemed by their high schools and the Ministry of Education to be too unruly for the public school system appear...
View ArticleSpanking alternatives being reviewed
THE education ministry is taking another look at alternative methods of discipline that are being introduced in the country's schools to assist teachers with classroom management.
View ArticleDeparting ECJ chair praised
PROFESSOR Errol Miller, the outgoing head of the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ), has been hailed for his selfless leadership as he ends his 12-year run as chairman of the institution.
View ArticleMcAfee arrested in Guatemala
GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala (AP) — Software company founder John McAfee was arrested by police in Guatemala on Wednesday for entering the country illegally, hours after he said he would seek asylum in...
View ArticlePrivate sector concerned about dollar slide
KINGSTON, Jamaica - As the value of the Jamaican dollar declines members of the private sector have voiced strong concern about the impact on consumer prices and implications for the country.
View ArticleCaribbean Disaster Management Conference returns to Jamaica
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The seventh Annual Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management commenced its week long activities on Monday, December 3 at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort in Montego Bay.
View ArticleCalls for tighter legislation to register dangerous dogs
KINGSTON, Jamaica (CMC) - Animal experts have called for immediate changes to legislation that regulates the ownership and control of dogs in Jamaica.
View ArticlePregnant Kate discharged from hospital
LONDON, England (AP) — The Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, left a London hospital Thursday after being treated for acute morning sickness related to her pregnancy.
View ArticleSmokers celebrate as Washington legalizes marijuana
SEATTLE, Washington (AP) — Crowds of happy people lighting joints under Seattle's Space Needle early Thursday morning with nary a police officer in sight bespoke the new reality: Marijuana (ganja) is...
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