- O-Wrap: Curfew in Annotto Bay ... Cop accused of soliciting $7,000 ... Closure of Simpson Miller Square 7:08 pm
- Neymar fitness cloud lingers as pressure mounts on Brazil 9:34 pm
- EU leaders to hold crisis talks on migration 9:21 pm
- China's vice minister of industry arrives in Jamaica 9:06 pm
- Technology crucial to moving economy forward — IDB official 8:43 pm
- Some US migrant children-shelters accused of violations 8:31 pm
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Weather Update: Mainly sunny skies today
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Meteorological (Met) Service of Jamaica is reporting that this morning should be mainly sunny islandwide. Read More
Busts of National Heroes unveiled in Emancipation Park
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Busts of the National Heroes were unveiled in Emancipation Park by the Rotary Club of Kingston today.The ceremony was held under the patronage of Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange.The heroes are Nanny of... Read More
#WC2018: Egypt-Russia goalless at half
MOSCOW, Russia (AP) — Russia and Egypt are goalless at halftime in their World Cup game in St Petersburg. Read More
#WC2018: Neymar leaves Brazil training session limping
SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Neymar limped out of Brazil's training session at the World Cup on Tuesday because of pain in his right ankle. Read More
O-Wrap: Second suspect charged in Cassava Piece murder ... Miss Lou treasure found in UK ... Gains in St Catherine North SOE
In case you missed it, here are OBSERVER ONLINE's top stories for today:1. Second suspect charged in Cassava Piece murderA 23-year-old is... Read More
Firearm, ganja seized from woman in Trelawny
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The police have reported that a Trelawny woman is in custody on suspicion of breaches of the Firearms Act following her arrest in Falmouth in the parish yesterday. Reports received from the Falmouth Police are that about 7:30 pm the... Read More
Canada lawmakers vote to legalize cannabis
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — Canada is set to become the first G7 country to legalize cannabis after lawmakers today passed a bill that would allow free consumption of the mind-altering drug.Passed by 205 votes to 82 in the House of Commons, the legislation must still pass the Senate... Read More
In Trump rebuke, US Senate votes to reimpose ban on China's ZTE
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US Senate defied President Donald Trump by voting today to overrule his administration's deal with Chinese telecom firm ZTE and reimpose a ban on high-tech chip sales to the company.Senators added an amendment targeting ZTE into a sweeping,... Read More
HFJ urges school administrators to screen athletes
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — As Jamaica observes Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Awareness Week (June 17-23) Consultant, Emergency Health and Director at the Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ), Dr Hugh Wong, is reminding school administrators to ensure that active students, such as... Read More
Ja among 14 CARICOM countries to mobilise 'Green Funds' projects
SANTIAGO, Chile (CMC) — Fourteen Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states will design multiple projects to mobilise resources from international sources, which will allow them to improve the resilience and adaptation of agriculture, food systems and rural communities to change... Read More
Report says over 1 billion firearms in world, up from 2007
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — There are over 1 billion firearms in the world today, including 857 million in civilian hands — with American men and women the dominant owners, according to a study released Monday.The Small Arms Survey says 393 million of the civilian-held... Read More
Shaw calls on rum manufacturers to partner with sugar cane farmers
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Audley Shaw, is calling on rum-manufacturing companies to return to the tradition of partnering more with sugar cane farmers and to use more local products in their processing operations. Read More
Trump escalates China trade war with extra tariffs
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump escalated a growing trade war with China by unveiling plans today to impose 10 per cent tariffs on an additional US$200 billion worth of Chinese goods. Read More
Forex: 132.20 to one US dollar
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The US dollar on Monday, June 18, ended trading at J$132.20 down from J$132.53 according to the Bank of Jamaica's daily foreign exchange trading summary.Meanwhile, the Canadian dollar ended trading at $101.10 down by 21 cents while the British pound sterling... Read More
Marriage is (literally) good for the heart — study
PARIS, France (AFP) — Even if marriage is sometimes more a bed of nails than roses, living into old age with a partner may help ward off heart disease and stroke, researchers said today.A sweeping survey of research conducted over the last two decades covering more than two million... Read More
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