- Jamaica urged to protect devices and information shared online 9:12 pm
- EU to fund transfer of virus patients across borders 8:29 pm
- US tops 90,000 coronavirus cases in 24 hours for first time 8:05 pm
- Government examining measures to enable the delivery of food during curfew hours 7:45 pm
- Over 23,000 flu vaccines available to most vulnerable as flu season approaches 7:24 pm
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Only a tropical storm, but...
LANDSLIDES, roadblocks, and damaged infrastructure across central Jamaica yesterday lay in the wake of Tropical Storm Zeta. Though it was only the system's outer bands that lashed the island over the weekend, the persistent heavy rainfall was more than enough to devastate much of the... Read More
Rescued by a tractor
HEAVY weekend rain prevented Omar and Cheryl Baker from taking their baby, born October 22, to their home in Trinityville, St Thomas, after the mother was discharged from Princess Margaret Hospital last Friday. Read More
Jamaica moves 80,000 steps closer to rapid COVID-19 tests
THE Ministry of Health and Wellness's push to introduce antigen rapid diagnostic COVID-19 tests in Jamaica moved a step closer yesterday with a multi-partner donation of more than 80,000 kits. Read More
This Day in History — October 27
Today is the 301st day of 2020. There are 65 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT2006: Germany's military suspends two soldiers from duty in connection with photos of troops posing with a skull in Afghanistan. Read More
Gov't to complete handover of 40,000 tablets next week
THE Government will complete the distribution of 40,000 devices under the Tablets in Schools Programme next week. Read More
MoBay deputy mayor calls for resumption of face-to-face classes
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Deputy mayor of Montego Bay Councillor Richard Vernon has made an impassioned plea for the Government to consider a phased resumption of face-to-face classes in schools across St James, arguing that the current virtual learning push is causing financial... Read More
By Dezign — Lessons from The Dezign Diva
Interior designer Karen Booker aka The Dezign Diva has spent decades honing her craft and being an evangelist of living in design. On day five of #designweekja2020, Booker took the Jamaica Observer's Instagram Live feed by storm with DIY demonstrations and an enthralling conversation... Read More
Trump charges into battleground states despite rising COVID-19
PENNSYLVANIA, United States (AP) — President Donald Trump embarked yesterday on a final-week charge through nearly a dozen states ahead of the election, overlooking a surge of novel coronavirus cases in the US and a fresh outbreak in his own White House. His Democratic rival Joe... Read More
Heavy rain associated with Zeta pelts Jamaica
Heavy rain triggered by a broad trough across the western Caribbean and the outer bands from Tropical Storm Zeta continued to pound Jamaica yesterday, flooding more roads and communities across the country. Read More
Dr Dawes gives nod to Government's Remdesivir plan
Amid global controversy surrounding the use of Remdesivir to treat COVID-19 patients, local surgeon Dr Alfred Dawes is supporting the Government's decision to administer the drug under a special use provision. Read More
JTA advocates high school placement system revamp
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com | Monday, October, 26 2020
Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) President Jasford Gabriel is pushing for a revamp of the placement system for students matriculating to the high school level, arguing that the inequity now manifested has handicapped Jamaica socially and... Read More
Optimistic teachers at Clifton Basic set sail for new school year
Not only has the most recent wave of COVID-19 rocked the Jamaican education system, it has also forced some educators to confront the fact that not all schools are in the same boat. Read More
Fitting farewell
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com | Monday, October, 26 2020
If a name makes a man, then former politician Donald Keith Duncan's (DK) was the living embodiment of the three names he carried while alive. Read More
Tapia's 5G comments anger Chinese Embassy
The Chinese Embassy here yesterday took umbrage to US Ambassador Donald Tapia's caution to the Jamaican Government on the acquisition of 5G technology, describing the American's comments as “filled with Cold War mentality and hegemonistic mindset”. Read More
Strength amid difficulty
As students across the island are challenged to access virtual classrooms, the Yutes4Change Foundation Homework and Integrity Centre in Gregory Park, St Catherine, is demonstrating resilience in the face of adversity. Read More
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