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Lawyer slain, JDF husband the suspect
TWO children are now motherless after their father reportedly stabbed their mother to death at their West Kirkland Heights apartment yesterday.... Read More
TPDCo trains 300 artisans yearly
MORE than 300 artisans are trained by the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) each year, the company's Executive Director Dr Andrew Spencer has disclosed.... Read More
Motorists frustrated
SINCE the opening of Chesterfield Drive in St Andrew last week, commuters who use the Portmore toll road during peak hours have been experiencing gridlock traffic.... Read More
Joy in prison
The sea of children gathered at Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre yesterday broke away from their relatives the minute they were given the go-ahead to greet their incarcerated fathers and uncles. Read More
Don't neglect inmates, custos urges relatives
Custos of Kingston Steadman Fuller is urging the families of prison inmates to visit them as many are usually left feeling unloved and abandoned. Read More
Don't use me as an example, Charles tells Phillips
SPEAKER of the House of Representatives Pearnel Charles did not take kindly to Opposition Leader Dr Peter Phillips using him as an example of someone already detained under a local state of emergency, in the House of Representatives on Tuesday. Read More
Fontana closes successful IPO in 5 minutes
BY KARENA BENNETT Observer business reporter bennettk@jamaicaobserver.com | Friday, December, 14 2018
Fontana Limited yesterday closed its initial public offering (IPO) for 249,874,965 ordinary shares five minutes after opening to the market. Read More
Energetic Christmas treat
New Fortress Energy staged a Christmas treat on Wednesday, December 12, for children from all schools in the Old Harbour area where the company operates its new world-class regasification terminal. Here are some highlights. The treat was held at the Old Harbour Bay Community Centre. Read More
JPS says 10,000 street lights repaired this year
THE Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) says it has exceeded its street light repair target for the final quarter of 2018, with less than a month to spare. Read More
World Bank says Caribbean to improve insurance coverage against earthquakes, climate risks
POLAND (CMC) — The World Bank says it has signed an agreement with the German Government-owned development bank, KfW, formerly KfW Bankengruppe (banking group), for a EUR 15-million contribution from the Federal Republic of Germany to be executed under the Central America and... Read More
Ministry says flu vaccine available to high-risk groups
ACTING Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health Dr Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie says the flu vaccine is now available to high-risk groups, including children, the elderly and individuals with immuno-compromised conditions such as cancer and diabetes. Read More
$50-m green Benz?
Dr Andrew Wheatley did the wise thing by offering to give back the money spent on a birthday cake for him at Petrojam. Now he needs to respond to social media which has been circulating a $50-million Benz saying it is his. It's painted green to boot! He should say whether Petrojam or any... Read More
US food company recalls 'Fiesta Corn' from some Caribbean countries
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — The US company, Del Monte Foods, has recalled more than 60,000 cases of incompletely sterilised canned corn from eight countries in the regon. Read More
PJ Patterson launches My Political Journey
The Grand Jamaica Suite at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel hosted the launch of former Prime Minister PJ Patterson's highly anticipated memoir PJ Patterson: My Political Journey on Wednesday. Close to 500 guests came out to support the elder statesman and secure copies of the 416-page book that... Read More
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