Police launch operation in downtown Kingston
Head of Kingston Western Police Division Senior Superintendent Steve McGregor said that the initiative was aimed at bringing back order to the market district.
View ArticleBail extended for motor vehicle examiner, associates on corruption charges
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- A senior motor vehicle examiner and two other men who are facing corruption charges had their bails extended when they appeared in the Half Way Tree Resident Magistrate’s Court on...
View ArticlePeace march planned for Seaview Gardens today
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- A year after four people were killed and two others injured in a gun attack in Seaview Gardens, the St Andrew South Police have planned a peace march in the community today.
View ArticleAuthorities clamping down on use of cellphones while driving
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Government, through the tabling of a revised Road Traffic Bill in Parliament, has announced plans to clamp down on the use of cellular phones and other electronic hand-held devices...
View ArticlePublic consultation on National Disabilities Bill starts today
THE Office of the Public Defender is inviting members of the public to attend consultation sessions across the island to discuss the National Disabilities Bill recently tabled in Parliament. The...
View ArticlePHOTO: Take my picture!
These children seem excited at the Jamaica Observer's lens as their guardian took them across a Kingston street on Tuesday. (PHOTO: JOSEPH WELLINGTON)
View ArticlePetroCaribe risk assessment aborted
OPPOSITION Spokesman on Finance and Planning Audley Shaw vowed yesterday to press the Government for more information on the aborted risk assessment of the PetroCaribe Development Fund (PDF).
View ArticleATL Industrial Group selects management trainees
The first batch from the ATL Industrial Group's Management Trainee Programme organised by Sandals Resorts International, left yesterday began their June 4 to 16 orientation at Sandals Grande Riviera,...
View ArticleCaricom mulls new int'l agreement for biodiversity
JAMAICA recently played host to government officials as well as scientific and legal experts from across Caricom to discuss the need for an international agreement dedicated to systematic ocean...
View ArticleATL three to sue ...but not yet sure whom
THE three former ATL executives acquitted Tuesday of fraud in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court have instructed their attorneys to sue on their behalf for the alleged damage to their...
View ArticleSamuda quits as JLP treasurer
THE Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) last night confirmed that veteran Member of Parliament Karl Samuda has resigned as the party's treasurer.
View ArticleLocal entrepreneurs among six recognised
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Six entrepreneurs, including two Jamaicans, were Tuesday night recognised for their successes as microentrepreneurs at the third annual Citi Foundation-Caribbean Microfinance...
View ArticlePM: I will not fire Paulwell
PRIME Minister Portia Simpson Miller yesterday expressed a vote of confidence in her energy minister, Phillip Paulwell, informing the House of Representatives that the job remains his, unless he...
View ArticleHard times pushing micro-entrepreneurs to save — study
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Hard times are forcing local micro-entrepreneurs into the habit of saving, according to a new study which found that 90 per cent of the 202 respondents put away cash on a...
View ArticleJa Broilers donates $20m towards this year's Denbigh show
JAMAICA Broilers Group (JBG), through its Hi-Pro brand, continues to invest in the growth of the agricultural sector with a contribution of $20 million towards the staging of the annual Denbigh...
View ArticleJHTA awards outstanding tourism players
General Manager at Half Moon Aram Zerunian was named Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) Hotelier of the Year at the association's 2014 Awards of Excellence function at the Jamaica Pegasus...
View ArticleEU concerned about challenges to small island states
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – The European Union is has expressed concern about challenges and threats facing the sustainable development of Small Island Developing States (SIDS).
View ArticleKingston, Brazilian city of Salvador explore student exchange
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- With ties between the Brazilian city of Salvador, Bahia and Kingston, Jamaica appearing to be strengthening, Mayor Angella Brown Burke on a recent visit to that city explored the...
View ArticleEllington commends cops for capture of wanted man
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- The Commissioner of Police Owen Ellington is Friday morning commending police officers who were involved in Thursday’s capture of wanted man Ryan Brembridge, also known as ‘Little...
View ArticleGovt aggressively pursuing fight to reduce NCDs -- Health Minister
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) -- Minister of Health Dr Fenton Ferguson says that the Government will continue to implement key strategies that will ultimately result in a 25 per cent reduction in...
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