- Weekly Round-up: Cruise ship denied access… Child injured in downtown gun attack … Windies lose Sri Lanka ODI series 12:01 am
- 83,000 used vehicles inspected under pre-shipment regime 9:47 pm
- 22-y-o St Thomas woman Jasmine Dean goes missing in Papine 9:34 pm
- By year-end Court transcripts will be delivered within days, says Justice Minister 9:07 pm
- California confirms second US coronavirus case of unknown origin 8:40 pm
- District Constable charged with breaches of Corruption Prevention Act 8:14 pm
News
Transport group volunteers to help JGRA
ONE of the island's major public passenger transportation groups says it stands ready to work with the Jamaica Gasolene Retailers Association (JGRA) to put a stop to operators illegally using gas stations as taxi stands. Read More
Viral fear sparks global run on face masks
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Fear of the spreading coronavirus has led to a global run on sales of face masks despite evidence that most people who aren't sick don't need to wear them.... Read More
TransJamaican Highway IPO closes Monday
THE TransJamaican Highway (TJH) initial public offering (IPO) will close on Monday, March 2, one week ahead of the original March 9 closing date.... Read More
PAHO chief calls on Caribbean countries to intensify COVID-19 preparedness, response activities
WASHINGTON, DC, United States (CMC) – Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Dr Carissa F Etienne on Wednesday urged Caribbean and other countries in the Americas to intensify their plans to prepare and respond to COVID-19, given the appearance of cases of new...... Read More
NEPA steps in
MANDEVILLE, Manchester — The developer of a proposed gas station at the intersection of Villa and deCarteret roads here has been ordered to cease construction, pending the issuance of an environmental permit following Thursday's Jamaica Observer front page article. Read More
Lock them up
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com | Saturday, February, 29 2020
NATIONAL Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons Diahann Gordon Harrison has appealed to legislators to recognise “forced criminality” as a form of human trafficking, as the country builds its arsenal of tools to trap these perpetrators. Read More
Jamaican banker quits job to volunteer on Logos Hope
WALKING away from her cushy job in 2018 to volunteer on the floating book ship Logos Hope was not a tough decision for Chantell Jolly. Read More
Hagley Park/Maxfield Avenue intersection closes this weekend
THE Hagley Park Road/Maxfield Avenue/Eastwood Park Road intersection, which converges at the St Andrew Parish Church in Half-Way-Tree, will be closed this weekend – Saturday, February 29 and Sunday, March 1. Read More
Chicken pox row stalls King Valley gang trial
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com | Saturday, February, 29 2020
SUPERINTENDENT in charge of the Horizon Adult Remand Centre Albert Brown is disputing a report made to Chief Justice Bryan Sykes Thursday that correctional officers at that facility held police officers at ransom on the Spanish Town Road property after they refused to transport three of... Read More
Financial pain deepens as nearly 60 countries report virus
TOKYO, Japan (AP) — A deepening health crisis became an economic one too yesterday, as the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak sapped financial markets, emptied shops and businesses, and put major sites and events off limits. Read More
Boy warned by mom not to go to river drowns
RESERVE, Trelawny — The body of 16-year-old William Knibb Memorial High School grade 11 student Jonathan Eccleston was yesterday removed from a river here, a day after he fell into the water while fishing with friends. Read More
Teachers want more support for special needs students
TEACHERS are clamouring for more support for special needs students and those who educate them. The problem, they say, is especially noticeable at the secondary level which does not effectively cater to the needs of these children and offers inadequate support for... Read More
Occupational Safety Bill Committee to meet with gas retailers
THE parliamentary committee reviewing the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) Bill says it will be inviting Jamaica Gasolene Retailers Association (JGRA) to its next meeting to discuss issues arising from last week's fire at the Mandeville Fresco gas station. Read More
More than $100 million spent on Portland by-election
IN a disclosure report published by the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) yesterday, the Portland Eastern by-election saw the People's National Party (PNP) receiving a total of $47,761,005 in monetary contributions and the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) $53,070,000, which together saw... Read More
Massive power cut in Jones Twon
MORE than 1,220 illegal connections were yesterday removed from Jamaica Public Service (JPS) infrastructure in the community of Jones Town, St Andrew. Read More
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