- World Junior Champs: Mason clocks National junior record in 110m hurdle silver 1:57 AM
- World Junior Champs: O’Hara on track for medal in 200m 1:34 AM
- Jamaica win first medal at World Junior Championships 10:26 PM
- World Junior Champs: Natallah Whyte makes women’s 200m final 8:53 PM
- 20th session of the International Seabead Authority closes in Kingston 8:18 PM
- CPL T20: T&T Red Steel fielding vs Amazon Warriors 8:05 PM
- Russian delegation at Seabed conference declines comment on flight MH17 7:54 PM
- Shaw says new tax measures threaten constitutional rights, business confidence 7:36 PM
- House approves two bills to facilitate improved tax compliance 7:31 PM
- UPDATE: Air Algerie plane with 116 aboard crashed in rainstorm 6:48 PM
- PHOTOS: 15th IAAF World Junior Championships 6:31 PM
- Condolence book opens for Sir Howard Cooke in Washington DC 5:51 PM
- FOREX: $112.83 to one US dollar 5:08 PM
- World Junior Champs: Hyde through to 400m H final 4:59 PM
- CPL T20: Samuels hopeful after Hawksbills suffer four defeats 3:54 PM
- 12 people injured as buses collide on Spanish Town Road 3:18 PM
- Alia breaks 50m breaststroke record again, into final 3:01 PM
- Al Miller led police on high speed chase, cop tells court 3:00 PM
- NWC announces leak hotlines 2:35 PM
- Al Miller trial proceeds without Ellington, Bent 2:07 PM
- 'Vampire Diaries' Persia White weds in Ocho Rios 12:57 PM
- Ukraine PM resigns 12:44 PM
- Former Consul General to Atlanta Vin Martin dies 12:15 PM
- 61-y-o bus driver killed in St Ann crash 11:43 AM
- Facebook profit jumps to US$791m, ad revenues US$2.68b 11:24 AM
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Lawyer accuses cop of lying as trial of Al Miller starts
THE prosecution's first witness in the trial of Rev Al Miller was yesterday accused of lying and exaggerating his role in the capture of Christopher 'Dudus' Coke as a means of furthering his career, as the defence sought to attack his credibility. Detective Sergeant Winston Radcliffe — who wa ... Read More
Pregnant cop dies on job
FALMOUTH, Trelawny — The sudden death of a pregnant policewoman, who collapsed while on the jo ... Read More
President Obama commends retired Jamaican-born air force colonel
WASHINGTON, DC, USA — United States President Barack Obama has commended Jamaican-born Jacque ... Read More
12 injured in bus crash
Twelve people were injured yesterday when these two coaster buses transporting passengers collided o ... Read More
ISA Assembly closes a day ahead of schedule
THE 20th session of the International Seabed Authority, convened at the Jamaica Conference Centre, came to a close last evening, a day ahead of schedule. The final day of the three-week session was spent deliberating on aspects of the secretary general's report, as well as listening to presentations from the credentials and finance committees. Also on the final day, a revised budget for 2015 and 2016 was adopted, a revision of the regulations governing the prospecting and exploration for polym ... Read More
Bail extended for banker accused of fleecing George Nooks of $12 million
A bank employee accused of fleecing more than $12 million from the account of entertainer George Nooks yesterday had her bail extended. The accused, Abbey-Gaye Thompson, 27, was booked to return to the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on August 8. Thompson, of Savatri Road in Kingston 11, was employed to the Half-Way-Tree branch of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) in Kingston during the time the money allegedly disappeared. The court was informed that Nooks started doing bus ... Read More
PHOTO: A sword for you, Minister
Security Minister Peter Bunting (left) accepts a Samurai Sword from Rear Admiral Hideki Yuasa, commander, Japan Training Squadron, who made a courtesy call on the minister at the Ministry of National Security in Kingston, on Tuesday. A sword for your, Minister --> Read More
Six Caribbean countries among 43 in arrears to ISA
SIX Caribbean countries are among a list of 43 members of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) that are in arrears of two years or more with dues, effective April 2014. They are Barbados, Dominica, the Dominican Republic, Grenada, St Lucia, and St Vincent and the Grenadines. The secretary general's report, which was presented to the Assembly Wednesday, did not give the dollar amount of that which is owed, but said that up to April 30 this year, only 29.7 per cent of the Authority's 166 mem ... Read More
Ensure the safety of your child, CAC warns
THE Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) has urged parents to ensure that basic safety measures are considered when preparing their children for back-to-school. "It is important that parents and guardians take the time to teach the children, especially the very young ones, about ways in which they can avoid incidents that may place them in dangerous or harmful situations," communication specialist at the CAC, Dorothy Campbell, told JIS News. She explained that "while it is the role of the CAC to ... Read More
KSAC seeks to improve efficiency through ICT
THE Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) is seeking to improve the efficiency of its operations through the introduction of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) solutions. As part of measures to ensure staff fully embrace this change, the KSAC held its inaugural ICT Innovation Summit on Wednesday at the Altamont Court Hotel in New Kingston. According to a statement from the KSAC, the corporation is currently faced with the challenge of fully integrating ICT at all levels in a ... Read More
New bill to cover disaster management funding tabled
FINANCING of the National Disaster Fund (NDF) is to be expanded to improve the availability of funding for disaster mitigation. This is included in the Disaster Risk Management Bill, which was this week tabled in the House of Representatives by Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Noel Arscott. Under the new Act, it is proposed that the fund will be financed by funding appropriated annually by Parliament for that purpose in the budget; an amount equivalent to one per cent, ... Read More
One accused ‘death squad’ cop remains in custody
DETECTIVE Corporal Kevin Adams, who is facing four counts of murder in the ongoing 'death squad' probe, was Wednesday remanded in custody, while seven of his colleagues' bails were extended when they appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court. Adams was initially denied bail in the resident magistrate's court but was earlier this month granted $5 million in the Supreme Court. However, the Independent Commission of Investigation (INDECOM), which is investing the controversial pol ... Read More
Gov't agrees to deal with infrastructure issues at ISA
BY KIMONE THOMPSON Associate editor - features thompsonk@jamaicaobserver.com | Friday, July 25, 2014
MINISTER of Foreign Affairs and head of the Jamaican delegation to the International Seabed Authority (ISA) Senator A J Nicholson has assured the organisation that some long-standing infrastructure issues it has will be addressed. In a report presented to the Assembly on Wednesday, secretary general Nii Odunton pointed to problems of poor air-conditioning units, inconsistent water supply, faulty windows, increased fees for a parking garage that should have been renovated but has not yet been im ... Read More
70 Years Of Art
Myers, Fletcher & Gordon demonstrates investment in Jamaica's creative potential with Trajectories: 70 Years of Art at MF&G Myers, Fletcher & Gordon, Attorneys-at-Law have long been known for their legal expertise, professionalism, civic engagement and progressive approach. Since the firm's founding in 1944, three partners have been appointed as ambassadors, two as ministers of government, and three have been awarded the Order of Jamaica for outstanding public service. This year MF ... Read More
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