WITH an anticipated increase in the number of patients, particularly children, turning up at health facilities to treat respiratory illnesses brought on by the plume of Sahara dust now affecting Jamaica, a medical…
Reggae Vibes Spotify Playlist #24
Reggae Vibes Spotify Playlist #24 STAY UPDATED WITH OUR PICKS OF THE WEEK In general, Reggae Vibes’ weekly Spotify Playlist is compiled of tunes that were released in the previous week, a blast…
Another Fully Bright story at Excelsior High School
Another Fully Bright story at Excelsior High School It’s more than getting better; it’s just staying great. That’s the feeling in Jamaica each time the Fully Bright team turns up at a school….
Europe signs off on a new privacy pact, allowing personal data to keep flowing to US
The European Union signed off Monday on a new agreement over the privacy of people’s personal information that gets pinged across the Atlantic, aiming to ease European concerns about electronic spying by American…
First Jamaican NYPD Borough Commander Ruel Stephenson To Be Honored at Jamaica Independence Gala
Newly-minted Jamaican police chief Ruel Stephenson is among the list of honorees for the Jamaica Independence Gala New York to be held on 19 August 2023 at the New York Hilton Midtown hotel….
PALAS To Award 75 Scholarships to Jamaican High School and University Students
Despite challenges, Peace and Love Academics Scholarship (PALAS) Inc. remains committed to providing scholarships to deserving students. This year, the focus is on awardees who have maintained excellent grades, with the aim of…
NEWELL IS THE MAN
FORMER president of the People’s National Party (PNP) affiliate, The Patriots, businessman Omar Newell has earned the right to represent the PNP in the constituency of St Mary Central in the next general…
Morrison wants Charles to correct security guards matter
Veteran trade unionist Vincent Morrison has charged that last September’s Supreme Court ruling which upgraded the status of security guards from independent contractors to employees, “is in large measure being ignored by the…
PEP EXAM MYSTERY
What has happened to more than 600 students who had registered for the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations held last March remains a mystery. According to statistics provided to the Jamaica Observer by…
All set for PNP St Mary Central run-off
PORT MARIA, St Mary — Full of bluster ahead of Sunday’s vote, both candidates hoping to replace Dr Morais Guy as People’s National Party’s (PNP) representative for St Mary Central are confident of…