Former Reggae Boyz captain named head coach of CT United
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Former Reggae Boyz captain named head coach of CT United
December 23 10:09 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Former Reggae Boyz captain Shavar Thomas has been appointed Connecticut (CT) United FC 2 head coach for the upcoming season. CT Un...
48-hour curfew extended in St Andrew South Police Division
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48-hour curfew extended in St Andrew South Police Division
December 23 07:47 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica   — The 48-hour curfew that was imposed in the St Andrew South Police Division, has been extended. The curfew began at 6:00 pm on Tu...
KSAMC warns against destruction of entertainment billboards
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KSAMC warns against destruction of entertainment billboards
December 23 06:50 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) is warning the public against the destruction of entertainment billboards...

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Get back on track after a criminal conviction
Copley News Service 
April 21, 2007
HAVING a criminal record in your past is not going to make securing a job easy, but it's achievable. Most employers have difficulty overlooking a crim...
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Paying dearly for litter
BY KIMONE THOMPSON Sunday Observer staff reporter thompsonk@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 21, 2007
LITTERING and illegal dumping will, as of May 1, become costly misdeeds for perpetrators, with fines of up to $10,000 for offences under the National ...
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The Jamaican Owl
April 21, 2007
Our Habitat begins a series on Jamaica's endemic birds this week, as part of Earth Day celebrations, which sees at at least one local environmental gr...
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Goth subculture here
BY TYRONE S REID Sunday Observer staff reporter reidt@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 21, 2007
THE moment a teen starts exhibiting odd behaviour can be a nightmare for most parents. But it gets worse when the child starts wearing black outfits, ...
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A 10-point guide to improving workplace productivity
BY NATALIE KINCAID Jamaica Productivity Centre 
April 21, 2007
THE Jamaica Productivity Centre (JPC) hosted the inaugural National Productivity Awareness Week (NPAW) in September 2006. The event signalled the begi...
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Pet dog dies after saving 5-month-old baby from fire
BY KERRY MCCATTY Sunday Observer staff reporter mccattyk@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 21, 2007
THEY say dog is man's best friend, but for 50-year-old Yvette Grant, whose five-month-old granddaughter was rescued by their pet dog from a fire that ...
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Low wages pushing men out of teaching, says JTA
BY PAT ROXBOROUGH-WRIGHT EDITOR-AT-LARGE/WESTERN BUREAU roxboroughp@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 21, 2007
STATISTICS coming out of the Jamaica Teachers' Association, which represents 88 per cent of the island's approximately 25,000 public school educators,...
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Mario Lazarre… making music his business
BY ROLAND HENRY Observer staff reporter henryr@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 21, 2007
Unsure of a career path? Desperate for some direction? Read ID Your Career this and every Sunday for information on some career options. We look this ...
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Jamaica prepares 2nd climate change report for UNFCCC
BY PETRE WILLIAMS Senior staff reporter williamsp@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 21, 2007
JAMAICA is formulating its second national report to bring the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) up to speed on the progr...
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Glenville Shaw remains PNP candidate for SW St Ann
BY CARL GILCHRIST Observer staff reporter gilchristc@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 21, 2007
GLENVILLE Shaw will remain as candidate for the People's National Party (PNP) in South West St Ann. Shaw took the decision to withdraw his resignation...
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‘There is life in this one’ – doctor
Horace Hines | Observer Writer 
April 21, 2007
MONTEGO BAY, St James - Former police officer Errol Campbell 'rose' from among the dead 44 years ago, stunning doctors as well as family members, who ...
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Alleged cop killer returns to court April 27
April 20, 2007
CHRISTOPHER Thomas, the main suspect in the murder of Detective Corporal Dave Daley in February, was remanded in custody when he appeared in the Home ...
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Faulty fire trucks get four more bolts
April 20, 2007
ALL of the problem-plagued Rosenbauer fire trucks which were withdrawn two weeks ago because of safety concerns are expected to be retrofitted with an...
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Minister, PAJ to discuss court coverage Monday
April 20, 2007
ATTORNEY General A J Nicholson and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice Carol Palmer are to meet with Press Association of Jamaica president...
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Cyclists go freely on toll road
BY KIMONE THOMPSON Observer staff reporter thompsonk@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 20, 2007
SENIOR Superintendent Elan Powell, head of the Police Traffic Division, says traffic cops in Kingston and Portmore were not too anxious to charge cycl...
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Search still on for mother of baby found in latrine
Horace Hines | Observer Writer 
April 20, 2007
FALMOUTH, Trelawny - The police were yesterday still searching for the mother who abandoned her newborn baby who was discovered Thursday morning in a ...
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Portland residents cry for water, better roads
April 20, 2007
PORT ANTONIO, Portland - Residents of Stony Hill in Portland on Thursday morning took to the streets of Port Antonio demonstrating the lack of water a...
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Food for the Poor wins Martin Luther King Award
April 20, 2007
FOOD for the Poor, one of Jamaica's leading charity organisations, has been named winner of the 2007 Martin Luther King Humanitarian Award. The award ...
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Man extradited to face drug charges in New York
April 20, 2007
MICHAEL Dwayne Thompson, the man who was apprehended by members of the police's Fugitive Apprehension Team on Wednesday, was yesterday ordered extradi...
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Privy Council to hear Portmore toll case October
April 20, 2007
THE Privy Council will in October hear the appeal of a group of Portmore residents seeking exemption for all members of the community from paying a fe...

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