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Pope hosts meal for 1,500 poor and homeless
VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) — Pope Francis yesterday hosted around 1,500 poor and homeless people for lunch at the Vatican, decrying indifference to poverty as the Catholic Church marked its World Day of the Poor. Read More
Royal catastrophe
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Britain's Prince Andrew provoked a backlash yesterday following an extraordinary TV interview in which he denied having sex with an alleged victim of the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, as public relations experts branded the hour-long... Read More
US businesswoman says 'heartbroken' by Boris Johnson
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — A US businesswoman at the centre of controversy over whether Boris Johnson showed her inappropriate favouritism amid an alleged affair said yesterday she had been left “heartbroken” and “humiliated” by the British prime... Read More
'Teef, Teef !!'
CHUDLEIGH, Manchester - Farmer Albert Forrest grimaced in seeming pain as he pointed The Jamaica Observer team to his patch of sweet peppers. Read More
FOR YOUR DIARY
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2019Press Conference to launch Technology Day 2019 @ The Bishop William Murray Lecture Theatre, Church Teachers' College, Mandeville 4:30 pm NOVEMBER 17-22, 2019Civil Service Week NOVEMBER 22, 2019 Read More
UWI student-staff want their money
FAILURE to pay over salaries owed to student-workers at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, has sparked outrage from those affected, who have been owed monies from the summer. Read More
Charles Jr: Pump & Tank project serving its purpose
The Government's Pump and Tank project, which focuses on distributing tanks, rehabilitating catchment tanks and ensuring that there is enough capacity for communities, has been serving its intended purpose, Minister with responsibility for water, Senator Pearnel Charles Jr, has... Read More
More care for cops
The leadership of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has embarked on a programme to improve the working conditions of its rank and file members. Read More
Younger Charles solidly focused on becoming MP
Pearnel Charles Jr is preparing to enter elective politics, although hurdles in the way have been making the journey a bumpier one for him than originally planned. Son of veteran politician Pearnel Charles Sr, the young senator and lawyer has his eyes set on where his dad has virtually... Read More
Trench Town hero donates to dead boy’s mom
SINCE he first came into the spotlight in 2017 for having risked his own life to save a youngster from the raging flood waters in a gully, Tremayne Brown has been focused on making an even greater impact in his community and the wider Jamaica. Read More
MPs want more pay
One member of Jamaica's Parliament has boldly admitted to accepting monetary gifts from contractors, in order to bolster his salary which he said was too low to meet the needs of his constituents and his home. Read More
8 simple rules for holiday eating
FOR many, the holiday season brings thoughts of weight gain and potential health issues. Read More
Sunday Brew — November 17, 2019
The Jamaica dollar is under pressure, getting uppercuts, jabs, kicks, slaps, and it has even pitched puppalick as it grapples to stay alive. Read More
Mom: I was not planning to bury my son
Japhene Campbell, the mother of seven-year-old Benjamin Bair who was last month crushed to death by an unmanned garbage truck while at school, has expressed her dissatisfaction with the lack of financial support from the school towards her son's funeral. Read More
Hi-Tech JCF
Police Commissioner Major General Antony Anderson is determined to pull the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) into the age of technology and he has already started to reap the rewards. Read More
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