Anxieties are heightening in the region about the shocking levels of violence and political instability in Haiti, with Jamaica and the United Nations (UN) amplifying calls for action now from countries that have…
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PM, Guterres want better int’l funding treatment for small developing countries
PRIME Minister Andrew Holness and United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres have decried the lopsided nature of the international economic and financial system, calling for more reform that would lead to fairer treatment…
Young students say no to corporal punishment
It was no chalk and talk. Teachers have absolutely no right to hit students said a group of students in Arnett Gardens during a Jamaica Observer/Rise Life Management session conducted in partnership with…
‘Lyttle’ but tallawah
It’s the little things, like being given the opportunity to choose her school bag and shoes, why Ramona Lyttle has never forgotten the lessons she learnt as a ward of the State. She…
Operators of illegal garages in Corporate Area under pressure
MUNICIPAL police in Kingston and St Andrew have been criticised by the public as they seek to dismantle illegal garages in the Corporate Area, in collaboration with the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). Dwayne…
Jamaican-owned Caribbean Food Delights in US$17-m expansion
NEW YORK, United States — As a high point of its 45th anniversary celebrations, Caribbean Food Delights — the United States-based conglomerate founded by Jamaican-born businessman and philanthropist Vincent HoSang — is planning…
Three men lured, killed in Mount Zion still not identified
MOUNT ZION, St James – Police investigators believe that the three unidentified men, whose bullet-riddled bodies were Saturday night discovered by residents in the middle of a road here, were lured to the…
Police expo impresses Jamaicans
The technology and skills on display at the inaugural Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) expo have impressed and captivated a number of patrons, some of whom admitted that they had no clue the police…
Petrojam refutes claims of Russian oil imports
PETROJAM Limited on Sunday night refuted, unequivocally, claims that the company has purchased petroleum products originating from Russia, or from a Russian company, since the start of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. “While we can…
Jamaican-American CNO Ena Williams Featured in US Health Leader Magazine
Jamaican American Ena Williams, the senior vice president and chief nursing officer (CNO) at Yale New Haven Hospital (YNHH), was featured in an interview with Health Leaders Magazine in which she discussed encouraging…
