Bunny Rugs a true Reggae Ambassador -- Lisa Hanna
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Minister of Youth and Culture, Lisa Hanna, has lauded former Third World lead singer William ‘Bunny Rugs’ Clarke a true “reggae ambassador”.
View ArticlePNPYO calls for political clubs in high schools
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- The People’s National Party Youth Organisation (PNPYO) on Monday called for political clubs/societies to be introduced at the high school level.
View ArticleONLINE POLL: What Ziggy album?
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- After a week and 4,295 respondents, eight out of every 10 in an OBSERVER ONLINE poll say they do not know Ziggy Marley’s album that won the Reggae Grammy on Sunday, January 26.
View ArticleRegional seminar on cleaner fuels under way in Jamaica
The ‘Cleaner Fuels and More Efficient Vehicles Conference for the Caribbean’ is being held at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston on February 3 and February 4.
View ArticleBishop Vergil Aiken was a great man of God
BISHOP Vergil Aiken was laid to rest on Saturday, January 25 following a moving remembrance service in which he was eulogised as a great man of God with a heart full of compassion.
View ArticleCleaner fuels confab today
JAMAICA is to host a two-day regional workshop on cleaner fuels at the Knutsford Court Hotel, starting today, February 3.
View ArticleParliamentary Committee says banking fee probe not a witch-hunt
THE Economy and Production Committee of Parliament has insisted that the decision to scrutinise the fees charged by banks was "not a witch-hunt", while at the same time berating financial institutions...
View ArticlePHOTO: Hard at work
Aided by a crutch, this amputee sells ripe bananas at the traffic stop at the intersection of Upper Waterloo and Shortwood roads in St Andrew on Friday. (PHOTO: MICHAEL GORDON)
View ArticleHugh Buchanan fights any comparison with father Donald
HUGH Buchanan was thrown firmly into the spotlight when he defeated the formidable Dr Christopher Tufton in the December 29, 2011 general election.
View ArticleRelocation for Cow Bay?
RESIDENTS of Cow Bay, St Thomas, are nowhere closer to learning whether or not they will have to be relocated in light of the logistics facility planned for the area.
View ArticleFearful - Lime Hall plagued by thieves
Residents in Lime Hall and surrounding communities in St Ann are calling on the police to begin conducting regular patrols in the area to stem the massive hike in robberies.
View ArticleIrrigation system installed at Yallahs Agro-Park
FARMERS at the Yallahs Agro-Park in St Thomas now have the benefit of a $395-million irrigation system which, it is hoped, will assist in boosting onion production.
View ArticleCouples in Action group treats seniors
The Hampton Court and Port Morant Circuit of Seventh-day Adventist Church in St Thomas have not only sought to meet the spiritual needs of its members, but also the physical, as was evident through a...
View ArticleMarching against 'a bad piece of legislation'
Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) President Dr Mark Nicely (right), accompanied by immediate past-president Clayton Hall (centre) and President-elect Doran Dixon (left), leads a march of teachers...
View ArticlePHOTO: Observing Jazz online
These two patrons at the Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival check out the Jamaica Observer Online photo gallery of the event during the show Saturday night at Trelawny Multi-Purpose Stadium. The Observer...
View ArticleStudent incentives work well at Whitehall Primary
A few years ago, students of Whitehall Primary School in St Thomas were labelled as rowdy and got into almost daily fights, but a staff initiative aimed at rewarding them for doing good deeds is...
View ArticlePortia Simpson Miller — The 40th anniversary interview
History, it can be argued, never makes a mistake in appointing human beings to their special places in life.
View Article$5b from new China loan for JEEP
MINISTER of Finance and Planning Dr Peter Phillips says that the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP) will be back in motion again by March.
View Article'Hero' Marley would have prevented Pinnacle stand-off
THE current stand-off between members of the Rastafarian faith and private developers over Pinnacle in St Catherine would not exist had reggae legend Bob Marley been declared a national hero.
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