News, ...
July 15 12:20 AM
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Sub officer in charge of Granville Police Station, Detective Sergeant Chea Notice says all cops under his command are outfitte...
News
... rakes in almost $4 million in fees
July 15 12:18 AM
The Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) has collected nearly $4 million in signage fees since the roll-out of its Signage Compliance ...
Entertainment, ...
Inside the rivalry that changed dancehall forever
July 15 12:16 AM
When Vybz Kartel and Mavado step onto the Reggae Sumfest stage this July it will mark more than the reunion of two of dancehall’s biggest stars. It wi...
Football, ...
World champions Argentina face England test in semi-final showdown
July 15 12:12 AM
ATLANTA, United States (AFP) — England are bidding to end Lionel Messi’s dream of winning back-to-back World Cups and reach their first final in six d...
Business
Two stories examine rising industry fees, the $500-million transfer and the unfinished rebuilding of financial regulation after SSL
July 15 12:10 AM
MORE than three years after the Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL) scandal put Jamaica’s financial oversight under international scrutiny, records sh...
Business
Global Attractions agrees to acquire 79.99% stake; mandatory offer to minority shareholders to follow
July 15 12:10 AM
DOLPHIN Cove Limited is set to get a new controlling shareholder after World of Dolphins Inc agreed to sell its entire 79.99 per cent stake in the Jam...
News
IC says preventing corruption, changing behaviour are equally important measures of success
July 15 12:08 AM
The Integrity Commission (IC) has rejected the notion that its effectiveness should be judged solely by the number of convictions it secures, with Dir...
Columns
July 15, 2026
A set of defamation lawsuits filed against Dr Dayton Campbell, general secretary of the People’s National Party (PNP), have now been settled. These re...
Columns
July 14, 2026
In every democracy there are occasions when public debate becomes clouded by fear, political rhetoric, and misinformation rather than guided by facts....
Columns
July 14, 2026
I welcome the Jamaica Observer’s editorial of July 2, 2026 which continued the national conversation on rural and community development following my r...
Columns
July 13, 2026
It was Claire Luce Boothe who wrote, “Courage is the virtue on which all others climb.” As we consider some of the most venerated heroes of the ages, ...
Columns
July 12, 2026
O ver the last 10 years the United Kingdom has averaged a new prime minister roughly every 19 to 20 months. Since 2016, 10 Downing Street has cycled t...
Career & Education, Columns
7 questions that still deserve straight answers
July 12, 2026
Every serious engineering project begins with questions before it reaches conclusions. Bridges, refineries, airports, and power stations must survive ...
Career & Education, Columns
Stopping intimate partner violence where it starts
July 12, 2026
Violence , particularly against women, remains one of Jamaica’s most serious social and public health challenges. While it often unfolds behind closed...
Columns
July 12, 2026
Some years ago I became concerned that the knife defences that were being taught in my martial arts class needed modification. I taught all the tradit...
Columns
Why Caricom must confront the region’s misinformation crisis
July 12, 2026
CARICOM meetings are understandably occupied with the region’s familiar priorities, including climate resilience, crime, economic security, food syste...
Columns
July 10, 2026
The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) was formally launched in July 1943. According to the late Dr George Eaton in his book Alexander Bustamante and Modern J...
Columns
July 9, 2026
The just-celebrated 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in the US, which sets out the principles and grievances leadin...
Columns
July 9, 2026
The image of teacher preparation has long been associated with student teachers standing at the front of a classroom delivering lessons under the watc...
Columns
July 8, 2026
At the end of May, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) held its Invest Impact Manager Masterclass in Barbados. There were 75 participants from 2...
Columns
July 8, 2026
One of the most important features of any democratic society is the free and robust exchange of contending ideas. Such contention can be fierce, and a...
Columns
July 7, 2026
I had another essay on this crisis ready to publish. It is now in a drawer. Some weeks ago, after I had spent this paper’s patience arguing that Jamai...
Columns
July 6, 2026
The wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea, and the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have expose...
Columns, News
July 5, 2026
You cannot call it love, For at your age The heyday in the blood is tame. — Shakespeare That was Hamlet admonishing his mother for her second marriage...
Columns
July 5, 2026
Well-thinking Jamaicans must do more than just shake our heads in disbelief at how unserious the Opposition People’s National Party (PNP), led by Mark...
Columns
July 5, 2026
MY week one article in April of this year detailed what a “wow“ moment is, and the fact that it doesn’t happen often is what makes it a wow moment. We...
Columns
July 5, 2026
The Advocates Network (AN) is heartened by the positive feedback received following our protest last Tuesday, June 30. We believe it is essential to c...
Columns
Lessons in branding and leadership
July 5, 2026
If you have been watching this year’s FIFA World Cup, chances are you have noticed something unusual. Across different teams, continents, and playing ...
Columns
July 3, 2026
(This is a lightly edited version of former Prime Minister Bruce Golding’s address at the 4th World Peace Forum at Tsinghua University in Beijing, Chi...
News, ...
July 15, 2026
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Sub officer in charge of Granville Police Station, Detective Sergeant Chea Notice says all cops under his command are outfitte...
... rakes in almost $4 million in fees
July 15, 2026
The Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) has collected nearly $4 million in signage fees since the roll-out of its Signage Compliance ...
Entertainment, ...
Inside the rivalry that changed dancehall forever
July 15, 2026
When Vybz Kartel and Mavado step onto the Reggae Sumfest stage this July it will mark more than the reunion of two of dancehall’s biggest stars. It wi...
Football, ...
World champions Argentina face England test in semi-final showdown
July 15, 2026
ATLANTA, United States (AFP) — England are bidding to end Lionel Messi’s dream of winning back-to-back World Cups and reach their first final in six d...
