- US issues guidelines but no new rules for safe air travel 7:39 am
- Now is the time to invest, says Holness 7:32 am
- US visa lottery winners feel cheated by Trump's visa ban 6:50 am
- Belize PM expresses concerns over the sale of Scotiabank 6:30 am
- Westmoreland farmer nabbed on drug charges 6:17 am
- Man stabbed to death in Kingston 8 9:44 pm
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'Baseless'
WITH calls growing louder for his resignation as Member of Parliament for St Catherine South Central, embattled former energy minister Dr Andrew Wheatley has gone on the offensive describing as “damaging, spurious and belligerent”, the claims against him in the Petrojam... Read More
'Now is the time to invest'
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com | Thursday, July, 2 2020
PRIME Minister Andrew Holness is urging private sector interests not to shelve construction projects because of the economic downturn brought on by the novel coronavirus pandemic. Read More
J'can teachers recruited to teach US students online
WASHINGTON, DC, United States — In an initiative with the Embassy of Jamaica in Washington DC, Community Scholar Inc — a US-based non-profit organisation — is hiring Jamaican teachers to tutor students in the United States online. Read More
CCJ to rule on Guyana Opposition appeal next week
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) will rule on July 8 whether or not it has jurisdiction to hear an appeal filed by two senior members of the main Opposition People's Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) in relation to a Court of Appeal ruling... Read More
Gov't pays out millions in judgements and settlements
ATTORNEY General Marlene Malahoo Forte says the Government has paid out just under $287 million in judgement debts for the 2019/20 financial year. Read More
J'can embassy in Washington, DC reopens after COVID-19 lockdown
AUDREY Marks, Jamaica's ambassador to the United States and permanent representative to the Organization of American States, has announced the reopening of the Offices of the Jamaican embassy in Washington, DC, USA. Read More
PICA transforms border management operations
THE Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) has undertaken a digital transformation of its border management operations. Read More
Sagicor Foundation now accepting scholarship applications
BOTH new and returning students enrolled at select universities can now apply to the Sagicor Foundation's 2020 scholarship programme for funds to cover tuition expenses. Read More
Freemasons donate to children's homes
A week after donating a total of $2 million to the Jamaica Cancer Society and the Heart Foundation of Jamaica, Freemasons Association of Jamaica on Monday presented $500,000 each to the National Children's Home and The Wortley Home for Girls. The presentations were made by Thomas Smith, deputy... Read More
Caribbean Airlines to resume regional, int'l schedules out of Jamaica
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — The State-owned Caribbean Airlines (CAL) says it will resume its regional and international operations from July 6, on a phased basis, out of its hub in Jamaica. Read More
Tourism faces minimum US$1.2-trillion hit from virus, says UN
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The novel coronavirus crisis could cost global tourism and related sectors from US$1.2 to US$3.3 trillion in lost revenue, the United Nations said yesterday. Read More
Barbados flies official Caricom flag
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — Barbados' Ambassador to the Caribbean Community (Caricom) David Comissiong on Tuesday announced that the official flag of the regional body will be flown at all embassies, high commissions, and diplomatic offices of member states as of... Read More
Africans protest
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) — Protesters against Africa's first COVID-19 vaccine trial burned their face masks yesterday as experts note a worrying level of resistance and misinformation around testing on the continent. Read More
Movement for Black Lives
NEW YORK, United States (AP) — Spurred by broad public support for the Black Lives Matter movement, thousands of black activists from across the US will hold a virtual convention in August to produce a new political agenda that seeks to build on the success of the protests that... Read More
Putin gets his wish
MOSCOW, Russia (AP) — Russian voters approved changes to the constitution that will allow President Vladimir Putin to potentially hold power until 2036, but the weeklong plebiscite that concluded yesterday was tarnished by widespread reports of pressure on voters and other... Read More
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