The usual carnival atmosphere could be tempered at National Arena on Sunday as Labourities gather for the public session of the 80th annual conference of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) as they have…
Queen Omega & Little Lion Sound – No Love Dubplate
Queen Omega & Little Lion Sound – No Love Dubplate NEW RELEASE Dubplates are especially popular in the dancehall and reggae scene as artists combine modified versions of well-known songs with a sound…
Clatta Bumboo drops ‘Make Way Rasta’
Clatta Bumboo drops ‘Make Way Rasta’ The winter of 2021 found Jamaican roots singer Clatta Bumboo chomping at the bit to complete recording sessions for his first album. Covid-19, however, had a say…
JLP execs deny paying supporters to show up, rebuff corruption accusations
Members of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) have dismissed as “absolute foolishness” the suggestion that supporters are paid to attend annual general conferences. That was the response of the party’s General Secretary Dr…
Mom adamant son will beat cancer
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Vanessa Williams-Morgan is dedicated to the mission of seeing her 12-year-old son Rajé Josephs beat stage four Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Rajé was diagnosed with cancer in 2019 at the…
BOJ to roll out cybersecurity framework for financial sector
BANK fraud is on the decline, at least up to November 2022 when data on fraud activities were last published by the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ). The success stems from a mix of…
Unlocking real estate for every budget
EXPLORING real estate as an investment goes beyond the conventional path of purchasing a house, according to Peter Thompson, group chief client investment officer at JMMB. In an interview with the Jamaica Observer,…
Ainsley Brown | Drought affecting Panama Canal set to have ripple effects on Jamaica
Imagine a natural disaster that can potentially drive up the cost of food, energy, and retail items while negatively impacting manufacturing, tourism, exports, bank interest rates and even inflation, and basically impacting the…
Dennis Minott | Behold: vast cultivations of kindness!
In a world grappling with flailing social complexities, the significance of compassion and emotional learning (mCEL) has never been more apparent. mCEL, my strongly advocated examinable process (by CE, PEP, CSEC, CAPE, and…
Amber Connect launches in Mideast via Dubai
Technology company Amber Connect has set up shop in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. The office, with an initial staff of 10 and an investment of US$500,000, will act as regional headquarters…