http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/ JamaicaObserver.com, the most concise and in-depth website for news coverage on Jamaica and the Caribbean. Updated daily 7 days a week, 24 hours a day en-us copyright Jamaica Observer, 2011 http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Gov-t-urged-to-address-waning-support-for-Labour-Day_14327930 GOVERNMENT is being urged to do something to address the waning support for Labour Day, celebrated on May 23 each year to recognise the achievements of workers. Local News Sat, 25 May 2013 02:00:00 GMT http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Keith-Clarke-s-family-seeks-big-compensation THE estate of Keith Clarke, the accountant killed by soldiers during the 2010 hunt for former don Tivoli Gardens don Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke, has filed a multimillion dollar lawsuit seeking damages over his death. Local News Sat, 25 May 2013 02:00:33 GMT http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Boy-falls-into-sea-during-fight--dies_14327845 THE body of a 14-year-old boy yesterday washed up at the Kingston Harbour in downtown Kingston, a day after a witness said the youngster was beaten and kicked in the water. Local News Sat, 25 May 2013 02:00:00 GMT http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Laundromat-robbery-said-linked-to-cash-for-gold-trade_14327932 SANTA CRUZ, St Elizabeth — There was speculation late yesterday that an armed robbery at a laundromat in this south central town may be connected to the cash-for-gold trade Local News Sat, 25 May 2013 02:00:00 GMT http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Attempt-to-defraud-ATL-lands-man-in-jail_14327959 ONE man is now behind bars after he was held while attempting to fraudulently obtain $1.3 million worth of television sets from Appliance Traders Limited (ATL). Local News Sat, 25 May 2013 02:00:00 GMT http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/CARICOM-US-to-sign-trade-accord PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries will sign a trade investment framework agreement with the United States during the visit of Vice President Joe Biden to Trinidad and Tobago next week. Local News Sat, 25 May 2013 17:55:14 GMT http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Bayern-Munich-wins-Champions-League-final-2-1 LONDON (AP) -- Arjen Robben scored in the 89th minute to give Bayern Munich a 2-1 win over German rival Borussia Dortmund on Saturday in the Champions League final, ending four years of frustration for his team in Europe's biggest tournament. Local News Sat, 25 May 2013 16:07:00 GMT http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Dwayne-Smith-fined-ten-percent-of-IPL-match-fee KOLKATA, India (CMC) - West Indies batsman Dwayne Smith has been fined ten per cent of his match fee for breaching the Code of Conduct during the Qualifier two match in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Friday. Local News Sat, 25 May 2013 15:56:41 GMT http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Weir-easy-in-Diamond-League-200m-win KINGSTON, Jamaica - Olympic 200m bronze medallist Warren Weir made light work of the field in the event at the New York Diamond League Saturday. Local News Sat, 25 May 2013 15:45:24 GMT http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Budget-cuts-will-affect-Hanover-health-services---official LUCEA, Hanover— Chief Public Health inspector for Hanover, Derrick Storer, says a recent reduction in budgetary allocation for travelling health workers will have negative implications on the operations of the parish’s health services. Local News Sat, 25 May 2013 15:19:18 GMT http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Braithwaite-clocks-season-s-best-in-110m-hurdle-win KINGSTON, Jamaica - Barbadian Ryan Braithwaite took the 110 metre hurdles in a season’s best 13.19 as Jamaica’s Dwight Thomas finished down the track at the New York Diamond League Saturday. Local News Sat, 25 May 2013 08:40:35 GMT http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Randall-throws-season-s-best KINGSTON, Jamaica - Jamaica’s National Record holder Allison Randall threw a season’s best 57.85m in the discus Saturday morning at the Adidas Grand Prix, an IAAF Diamond League event being held at Icahn Stadium in New York. Local News Sat, 25 May 2013 08:19:32 GMT http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Gay-clocks-10-02-to-win-Diamond-League-100m KINGSTON, Jamaica - Nesta Carter’s fourth was the highest finish for a Jamaican Saturday in the men’s New York Diamond League 100 metre final as Tyson Gay won in an easy 10.02. Local News Sat, 25 May 2013 08:05:05 GMT http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/VCB-romps-NY-Diamond-League-200m KINGSTON, Jamaica - Jamaica’s Veronica Campbell Brown romped the 200 metres in 22.53 at the New York Diamond League Saturday from a fast finishing Anneshia McLaughin (22.63) also of Jamaica. Sherone Simpson finished in fourth place with 22.96. Local News Sat, 25 May 2013 12:50:34 GMT http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Ashmeade-wins-100m-semi-in-NY-Diamond-League Another Jamaican Nesta Carter, was pushed back into fourth by Trinidad’s Ketson Bledman. Local News Sat, 25 May 2013 12:50:13 GMT http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Senate-approves-Bill-on-charitable-organisations KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) -The Senate on Friday (May 24) passed a Bill making provisions for harmonising the treatment of charitable organisations for the purpose of taxation. Local News Sat, 25 May 2013 12:17:28 GMT http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Clarendon-police-find-firearm-in-abandoned-car KINGSTON, Jamaica - Investigators assigned to the Rock River Police in Clarendon seized a semi-automatic pistol and one 9mm round at Mitchell Hill in the parish Friday night. No one was arrested in connection with the find. Local News Sat, 25 May 2013 11:13:29 GMT http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Motor-cyclist-crashes-into-wall--dies KINGSTON, Jamaica – Thirty-one-year-old Richard James, a contractor of Petersfield, Westmoreland succumbed to injuries he sustained in a motor vehicle crash on the Hartford main road in the parish on Wednesday, May 22. Local News Sat, 25 May 2013 10:54:04 GMT http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Teen-killed-in-Westmoreland-car-crash KINGSTON, Jamaica - Sixteen-year-old Rodrica Young of Norwood, St James succumbed to injuries she received in a motor vehicle collision Friday night. A man was also injured in the incident. Local News Sat, 25 May 2013 10:43:48 GMT http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Body-of-Grenada-woman-found-in-shallow-grave ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) – Grenada police say they have discovered the body of a woman in a shallow grave and have launched an investigation into the matter. Local News Sat, 25 May 2013 09:41:13 GMT http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/One-dead--four-injured-in-Santa-Cruz-crash SANTA CRUZ, St Elizabeth - Police say one man is dead and two people have been hospitalised after the vehicle in which they were travelling overturned at Longwood just outside Santa Cruz early Saturday. Local News Sat, 25 May 2013 09:28:39 GMT http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Scenes-from-Labour-Day_14327860 1. Judith McKenzie, aesthetician at Totally Male, pampers patient Ralph Holness at the University Hospital of the West Indies on Thursday. The Totally Male team comprising of Nathania Graham-Haynes, Andrene Meeks, Tanikka Ukkyuellyue and CEO Sandra Samuels-Reid provided makeovers for male patients on Ward 17 as company's Labour Day project. The project was in honour of Samuels-Reid deceased mother, Joyce Marriot, a former director of Totally Male and nurse for 35 years. Local News Sat, 25 May 2013 02:00:00 GMT http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Small-plane-crash-kills-3-on-Spanish-island_14327691 MADRID, Spain (AP) — Spanish officials say the pilot of a small plane carrying three passengers is the only person to survive a crash on the island of Mallorca. International Sat, 25 May 2013 02:00:00 GMT http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Emergency-landing-causes-delays-at-Heathrow_14326028 LONDON, England (AP) — A British Airways jet made an emergency landing at London's Heathrow Airport after developing a technical fault after takeoff. TV footage showed smoke streaming from one of the engines. International Sat, 25 May 2013 02:00:00 GMT http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/UK-bound-Pakistan-plane-diverted--2-men-arrested_14327726 LONDON, England (AP) — Britain scrambled fighter jets yesterday to intercept a commercial airliner carrying more than 300 people from Pakistan, diverting it to an isolated runway at an airport on the outskirts of London and arresting two British passengers who allegedly threatened to destroy the plane. International Sat, 25 May 2013 02:00:00 GMT