48 hour curfew extended in St Andrew South Division
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48 hour curfew extended in St Andrew South Division
March 27 06:38 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The 48-hour curfew that was imposed in sections of the St Andrew South Police Division, has been extended. The curfew will continu...

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House passes Trafficking in Persons Bill
Observer Reporter 
December 5, 2006
THE House of Representatives yesterday passed the Trafficking in Persons (Prevention, Suppression and Punishment) Act, which will implement provisions...
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Abolish Official Secrets Act – JLP
Observer Reporter 
December 5, 2006
THE Jamaica Labour Party yesterday called for the immediate repeal of the Official Secrets Act, as the nation marks National Journalism Week. The JLP ...
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Portia puts Phillips in charge
Observer Reporter 
December 5, 2006
PETER Phillips was yesterday put in charge of the Government for the first time since he unsuccessfully challenged Portia Simpson Miller for the leade...
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PAC bombshell
ALICIA DUNKLEY, Observer staff reporter 
December 5, 2006
THE National Investment Bank of Jamaica (NIBJ), which has kept mostly quiet in the midst of the furore over the contentious Sandals Whitehouse Hotel p...
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Senate pays tribute to Perry Henzell
Balford Henry | Observer Writer 
December 5, 2006
THE Senate on Monday paid tribute to Perry Henzell, co-author, director and producer of one of Jamaica's first feature films The Harder They Come, who...
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Lest we forget
ERICA VIRTUE, Observer writer 
December 4, 2006
FORMER Jamaican prime minister Edward Seaga told a group of business leaders on Saturday night that Jamaica's tourism industry remained the driver of ...
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Roadblock forces closure of four Trelawny schools
Horace Hines | Observer Writer 
December 4, 2006
ZION, Trelawny - Four schools - two high and two preparatory - were yesterday forced to close their doors, shutting out more than 3,000 students, afte...
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Phillips promises to review pay, reward for cops
Observer Reporter 
December 4, 2006
BLACK RIVER, St Elizabeth - A review body that will among other things look at "the whole structure of pay and reward" for the police force is to be e...
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Gov’t to postpone local polls again
Observer Reporter 
December 4, 2006
DEAN Peart, the local government and environment minister, is expected to table two bills in the House of Representatives tomorrow, postponing local g...
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US holds out possibility of working with Chavez
AP 
December 4, 2006
WASHINGTON USA (AP) - The State Department, long at odds with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, yesterday responded to the populist leader's landslide...
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Gang-violence chasing people out of Common
Observer Reporter 
December 4, 2006
POLICE have confirmed that gang-related violence has forced at least nine families to flee their homes in the tough uptown community known as Common, ...
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Jamaican agencies active in US passport initiative
Observer Reporter 
December 4, 2006
A number of Jamaican agencies are partnering with overseas entities to cushion any serious fallout that could result from a new travel policy by the U...
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…Hunt them down, security minister tells cops
December 3, 2006
Minister of National Security Dr Peter Phillips declared the shooting of three policemen in Salt Spring, St James a dastardly assault on law enforceme...
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Cement Company wants concrete plans from burnt-out families
By Karyl Walker Observer staff reporter 
December 3, 2006
The Caribbean Cement Company says it is ready to hand over 150 bags of cement to 13 displaced families in the volatile community of Rockfort in East K...
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Gunmen shoot 3 St James cops
Horace Hines | Observer Writer 
December 3, 2006
SALT SPRING, St James- A crack team of detectives was assembled by the police crime branch to "relentlessly" hunt down heavily armed gunmen who shot t...
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We cannot live by remittances alone, warns Carrington
by Kimone Thompson Observer staff reporter 
December 3, 2006
The top Caribbean civil servant has warned regional countries not to depend on remittances alone to sustain them, as it could not, but to expand their...
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Dalley declares ‘war’ on malaria as toll rises to 13
BY KERRY MCCATTY Observer staff reporter 
December 3, 2006
The health ministry last night confirmed 13 cases of malaria in the country, and declared an all-out war to ensure the disease does not turn into a pa...
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Portia’s vision for St Elizabeth
December 3, 2006
Black River, St Elizabeth - Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller is advocating the building of "creative investment partnerships" in agriculture and t...
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In the courts last week.
December 3, 2006
St James man faces court for death of Australian MONTEGO BAY-A St James man is booked to face the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Wednesday, Decembe...
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Abe Dabdoub seeks PNP West Portland seat
BY Erica Virtue Observer writer 
December 3, 2006
Independent Parlia-mentarian Abe Dabdoub is among three persons who have emerged as likely candidates for the ruling People's National Party (PNP) in ...

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