LESS than 24 hours after veteran parliamentarian Phillip Paulwell reported that his 10-month-old daughter and her mother had gone missing, his partner entered the fray denying that she had anything to do with…
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Chevening scholar Malike Kellier excels
MALIKE Kellier thought his year as a Chevening scholar at University College of London (UCL) could not get any better so when he was chosen valedictorian of his graduating class he was absolutely…
JHUAN to Award $80,000 in Scholarships to Students of Jamaican Heritage
The Jamaican Howard University Affinity Network (JHUAN) announced today the award of $80,000 in scholarships to 20 students of Jamaican heritage attending Howard University. The twenty scholarship awardees will be recognized at the…
UK Gov’t grants near $10 million to SSL probe, says Clarke
FINANCE Minister Dr Nigel Clarke says the British Government has pumped just under $10 million into the investigation of activities at fraud-hit Stocks and Securities Limited. Dr Clarke made the revelation on Saturday…
ABDUCTION FEAR
Member of Parliament (MP) for Kingston Eastern and Port Royal Phillip Paulwell has confirmed reports reaching the Jamaica Observer that his 10-month-old child and her mother have been missing since Saturday. Paulwell said…
Adkeye Adebajo | The death of Françafrique
Former French president François Mitterrand (1981-1995) prophetically noted in 1957: “Without Africa, France will no longer have a history in the 21st century.” From the 17th to the 19th centuries, French slave traders…
Richard Amenyah | The 2030 agenda
In the global spotlight, all eyes are currently fixed on the 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 78), in New York, as we reach halfway of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. With…
6 Health Benefits of Jamaican Pears You Should Know
What is known in Jamaica as a “pear’ is known in other regions as an “alligator pear:” or “avocado.” The Jamaican or alligator pear has been growing in the Caribbean since about 1200 BCE, hundreds of…
Cameras alone are not enough
With the abduction and murder of eight-year-old Gabrielle Rowe still fresh in the minds of Jamaicans, principal of St Andrew Preparatory School Dr Carol Blanchard says that institution will be introducing stakeholder identification…
Nationwide defiant
Nationwide News Network (NNN) CEO Cliff Hughes remained fearless on Friday, declaring that he and his staff will not be unnerved by a mid-afternoon gun attack on the station that has been widely…