Subscribe Login
Jamaica Observer
ePaper
The Edge 105 FM Radio Fyah 105 FM
Jamaica Observer
ePaper
The Edge 105 FM Radio Fyah 105 FM
    • Home
    • News
      • Latest News
      • Cartoon
      • International News
      • Central
      • North & East
      • Western
      • Environment
      • Health
      • #
    • Business
      • Social Love
    • Sports
      • Football
      • Basketball
      • Cricket
      • Horse Racing
      • World Champs
      • Commonwealth Games
      • FIFA World Cup 2022
      • Olympics
      • #
    • Entertainment
      • Music
      • Movies
      • Art & Culture
      • Bookends
      • #
    • Lifestyle
      • Page2
      • Food
      • Tuesday Style
      • Food Awards
      • JOL Takes Style Out
      • Design Week JA
      • Black Friday
      • #
    • All Woman
      • Home
      • Relationships
      • Features
      • Fashion
      • Fitness
      • Rights
      • Parenting
      • Advice
      • #
    • Obituaries
    • Classifieds
      • Employment
      • Property
      • Motor Vehicles
      • Place an Ad
      • Obituaries
    • More
      • Games
      • Elections
      • Jobs & Careers
      • Study Centre
      • Jnr Study Centre
      • Letters
      • Columns
      • Advertorial
      • Editorial
      • Supplements
      • Webinars
    • Home
    • News
      • Latest News
      • Cartoon
      • International News
      • Central
      • North & East
      • Western
      • Environment
      • Health
      • #
    • Business
      • Social Love
    • Sports
      • Football
      • Basketball
      • Cricket
      • Horse Racing
      • World Champs
      • Commonwealth Games
      • FIFA World Cup 2022
      • Olympics
      • #
    • Entertainment
      • Music
      • Movies
      • Art & Culture
      • Bookends
      • #
    • Lifestyle
      • Page2
      • Food
      • Tuesday Style
      • Food Awards
      • JOL Takes Style Out
      • Design Week JA
      • Black Friday
      • #
    • All Woman
      • Home
      • Relationships
      • Features
      • Fashion
      • Fitness
      • Rights
      • Parenting
      • Advice
      • #
    • Obituaries
    • Classifieds
      • Employment
      • Property
      • Motor Vehicles
      • Place an Ad
      • Obituaries
    • More
      • Games
      • Elections
      • Jobs & Careers
      • Study Centre
      • Jnr Study Centre
      • Letters
      • Columns
      • Advertorial
      • Editorial
      • Supplements
      • Webinars
  • Home
  • News
    • International News
  • Latest
  • Business
  • Cartoon
  • Games
  • Food Awards
  • Health
  • Entertainment
    • Bookends
  • Regional
  • Sports
    • Sports
    • World Cup
    • World Champs
    • Olympics
  • All Woman
  • Career & Education
  • Environment
  • Webinars
  • More
    • Football
    • Elections
    • Letters
    • Advertorial
    • Columns
    • Editorial
    • Supplements
  • Epaper
  • Classifieds
  • Design Week
Latest News, ...
WATCH: Repair work underway at section of Spanish Town Road
December 17 06:18 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Repair work underway at a section of Spanish Town Road in the vicinity of the Sandy Gully Bridge could result in traffic delays. T...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
JPS increase defence
News
JPS increase defence
Jason Cross | Reporter 
December 17 12:20 AM
JPS
{"xml":"xml"}{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Seeding the future
News
Seeding the future
Green maps resilient path for agriculture sector
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
December 17 12:18 AM
Seeding the future
{"xml":"xml"}{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Hezron happy with ‘Save The Children’ school tour
Entertainment, ...
Hezron happy with ‘Save The Children’ school tour
December 17 12:16 AM
Hezron happy with ‘Save The Children’ school tour
{"xml":"xml"}{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
SAGICOR MERGES CARIBBEAN UNITS INTO NEW US$6.9B ENTITY
Business
SAGICOR MERGES CARIBBEAN UNITS INTO NEW US$6.9B ENTITY
DASHAN HENDRICKS Business Content Manager hendricksd@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 17 12:14 AM
Sagicor Group to merge with Barbadian affiliate
{"xml":"xml"}{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
SUPPORT OUR ‘GIRLZ’!
Football, ...
SUPPORT OUR ‘GIRLZ’!
Gilbert calls for corporate backing after Jamaica’s women improve FIFA world ranking
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 17 12:12 AM
Gilbert wants more support for Reggae Girlz after World Rankings climb
{"xml":"xml"}{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
138 Student Living profit jumps 72% as UWI talks near end
Business
138 Student Living profit jumps 72% as UWI talks near end
December 17 12:10 AM
138 Student Living profit jumps 72% as UWI talks near end
{"xml":"xml"}{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
FTC says ride-hailing ban failed
Business
FTC says ride-hailing ban failed
...urges regulation over prohibition
BY DASHAN HENDRICKS Business content manager hendricksd@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 17 12:09 AM
FTC says ride-hailing ban failed
{"xml":"xml"}{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
❮ ❯

Annotto Bay

Man fatally shot during confrontation with Annotto Bay police, firearm seized
Latest News, News
Man fatally shot during confrontation with Annotto Bay police, firearm seized
December 16, 2025
ST MARY, Jamaica — Police say one man was fatally shot during an incident along the Annotto Bay Main Road on Monday. Reports indicate that police pers...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Police uncover unlicensed two-acre ganja farm in St Mary
Latest News, News
Police uncover unlicensed two-acre ganja farm in St Mary
September 21, 2025
ST MARY, Jamaica – Police in St Mary made a major breakthrough in the fight against illicit drug activities, seizing a large quantity of vegetable mat...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Latest News, News
Rehabilitated fire station reopens in Annotto Bay
June 26, 2025
ST MARY, Jamaica -- The Annotto Bay fire station in St Mary has reopened following a $108-million rehabilitation, which positions the facility as a mo...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Prison concessionaire allegedly caught smuggling illegal contraband in white rice
Latest News, News
Prison concessionaire allegedly caught smuggling illegal contraband in white rice
June 12, 2025
ST MARY, Jamaica — A 43-year-old woman who provides meals to the prisoners of the Annotto Bay and Castleton police lock-ups has been arrested and char...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Missing biker found dead in St Mary ditch
Latest News, News
Missing biker found dead in St Mary ditch
June 1, 2025
ST Mary, Jamaica – A motorcyclist who went missing while travelling with fellow bikers from a party in St Mary early Sunday morning has been found dea...
Telegram
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Brother of St Mary’s most wanted arrested for alleged lottery scamming
Latest News, News
Brother of St Mary’s most wanted arrested for alleged lottery scamming
May 8, 2025
ST MARY, Jamaica — The brother of a man who is said to be St Mary’s most wanted was arrested on Wednesday during a police operation in Annotto Bay and...
Telegram
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Residents challenge reports that man killed by police had fired shots
Latest News
Residents challenge reports that man killed by police had fired shots
January 31, 2025
ST MARY, Jamaica — Residents of Fort Stewart in Annotto Bay, St Mary are disputing a police report that a community member was shot and killed after h...
Telegram
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
PNP rep sounds alarm over water crisis in St Mary South East
Latest News, News
PNP rep sounds alarm over water crisis in St Mary South East
December 10, 2024
ST MARY, Jamaica — People’s National Party (PNP) representative for St Mary South East, Christopher Brown has sounded the alarm for what he has descri...
Telegram
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Son dead, mother nursing injuries after brazen attack in St Mary
Latest News, News
Son dead, mother nursing injuries after brazen attack in St Mary
November 2, 2024
ST MARY, Jamaica — A St Mary mother is not only nursing gunshot wounds, but is also mourning the loss of her son after a shooting incident in Annotto ...
Telegram
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Six vehicles stolen at St Mary MI Come From concert – police
Latest News, News
Six vehicles stolen at St Mary MI Come From concert – police
August 6, 2024
ST MARY, Jamaica – While patrons enjoyed the return of the St Mary MI Come From stage show at Gray's Inn in Annotto Bay, St Mary on Tuesday morning, s...
Telegram
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Portland and St Mary residents block roads in electricity protests
Latest News, News
Portland and St Mary residents block roads in electricity protests
July 22, 2024
ST MARY, Jamaica — The Junction main road in St Mary is impassable as residents downed trees Monday morning in protest for electricity. Annotto Bay in...
Telegram
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
JSIF to spend nearly $200m on Annotto Bay Coastal Protection project
Latest News
JSIF to spend nearly $200m on Annotto Bay Coastal Protection project
April 13, 2024
Government is to spend $197.4 million on the Annotto Bay Coastal Protection project, for which a contract will be signed on Monday, April 15. The mone...
Telegram
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Facebook
Twitter
Instagram
Tweets

Polls

Recent Posts

Latest News, ...
WATCH: Repair work underway at section of Spanish Town Road
December 17, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Repair work underway at a section of Spanish Town Road in the vicinity of the Sandy Gully Bridge could result in traffic delays. T...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
JPS increase defence
News
JPS increase defence
Jason Cross | Reporter 
December 17, 2025
JPS
{"xml":"xml"}{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Seeding the future
News
Seeding the future
Green maps resilient path for agriculture sector
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
December 17, 2025
Seeding the future
{"xml":"xml"}{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Hezron happy with ‘Save The Children’ school tour
Entertainment, ...
Hezron happy with ‘Save The Children’ school tour
December 17, 2025
Hezron happy with ‘Save The Children’ school tour
{"xml":"xml"}{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
SAGICOR MERGES CARIBBEAN UNITS INTO NEW US$6.9B ENTITY
Business
SAGICOR MERGES CARIBBEAN UNITS INTO NEW US$6.9B ENTITY
DASHAN HENDRICKS Business Content Manager hendricksd@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 17, 2025
Sagicor Group to merge with Barbadian affiliate
{"xml":"xml"}{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}

Archives

Logo Jamaica Observer
Breaking news from the premier Jamaican newspaper, the Jamaica Observer. Follow Jamaican news online for free and stay informed on what's happening in the Caribbean
Featured Tags
  • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Health
  • Auto
  • Business
  • Letters
  • Page2
  • Football
Categories
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Entertainment
  • Page2
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Entertainment
  • Page2
Ads
img
Jamaica Observer, © All Rights Reserved
  • Home
  • Contact Us
  • RSS Feeds
  • Feedback
  • Privacy Policy
  • Editorial Code of Conduct