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Shaw recovering after surgery

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Audley Shaw is recovering in a St Andrew hospital following surgery. Read More

New service guidelines coming for telecoms firms
'NEW legislation is being developed to guide the service standards for telecommunications providers, in light of increasing complaints by customers of the island's two telecoms players about quality of service.... Read More

Police call in Caricel bosses over alleged illegal activities
SIX people said to be connected with Symbiote Investments Limited, which operates as telecommunications brand Caricel, have been listed as persons of interest by the police.... Read More

IMF ready to help Jamaica, other countries deal with coronavirus fallout
THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) says it is ready and willing to help member countries, including Jamaica, which might suffer any fallout from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), which is beginning to cripple several economies.... Read More

This Day In History — March 5

Thursday, March, 5 2020

Today is the 65th day of 2020. There are 301 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT Read More

Street Scenes - March 6

Thursday, March, 5 2020

GIRLS DAY OUT These senior citizens who were seemingly determined to get to their destination took a breather on Wednesday. (Photos: Joseph Wellington) Read More

Guyana Opposition leads in 8 of 10 regions declared

Thursday, March, 5 2020

GEORGETOWN, Guyana — With eight regions having declared results, the Opposition People's Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) was leading A Partnership for National Unity+ Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) by roughly 52,500 votes in the regional component of Monday's general and regional... Read More

Hotel guest found dead

Thursday, March, 5 2020

MONTEGO BAY, St James — The St James police are tight-lipped about the circumstances surrounding the discovery of the body of an American man at a small hotel on the Godfrey Dyer Boulevard, yesterday. Read More

Smooth flow

BY ALPHEA SAUNDERS Senior staff reporter saundersa@jamaicaobserver.com | Thursday, March, 5 2020

Petrojam is said to have turned a new leaf since it was overtaken by a corruption scandal between 2018 and 2019 which resulted in the then portfolio minister and a number of senior managers of the State oil refinery walking. Read More

Duncan Sutherland sees the light

BY ARTHUR HALL Editor-at-large halla@jamaicaobserver.com | Thursday, March, 5 2020

PEOPLE'S National Party (PNP) caretaker for Clarendon South Eastern Patricia Duncan Sutherland has finally accepted that she was wrong in putting her supporters in shirts marked “OBSERVER” during Monday's by-election in the constituency. Read More

Virus causes $47-billion drop in world exports

Thursday, March, 5 2020

BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — Following is the latest on the novel coronavirus outbreak: Read More

We Inspire Women expands to Trinidad & Tobago

Thursday, March, 5 2020

WE Inspire Women, the Jamaican organisation that seeks to inspire women and girls, will this weekend spread its wings to Trinidad and Tobago. Read More

Man says soldiers beat him

BY RACQUEL PORTER Observer staff reporter porterr@jamaicaobserver.com | Thursday, March, 5 2020

A resident of the west Kingston community of Hanna Town who is alleging that he was severely beaten by members of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) is warning that such experiences will lead to animosity towards the security forces. Read More

Photo: Dangerous ride

Thursday, March, 5 2020

The driver of this motorcycle and his pillion riders seem relaxed as they travel on PassagefortDrive in Portmore yesterday, but it is a dangerous practice to have three people on a motorcycle,in addition to not wearing helmets, as required under the Road Traffic Act. (Photo:... Read More

Bloomberg out, Biden resurgent after Super Tuesday victories

Thursday, March, 5 2020

WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AP) — New York billionaire Mike Bloomberg suspended his presidential campaign yesterday and Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren is reassessing her candidacy, as the winnowing process in the Democrats' 2020 nomination fight lurched forward after a... Read More