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
Capital turmoil
News
Capital turmoil
Post-Melissa frustration in Black River comes to a head
Garfield Myers | Observer Writer 
January 11 12:20 AM
Capital turmoil
{"xml":"xml"}{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
When preachers play God
News
When preachers play God
Kelsey Thomas | Online Coordinator 
January 11 12:18 AM
When preachers play God
{"xml":"xml"}{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Ja-US opera singer to host masterclass
Entertainment, ...
Ja-US opera singer to host masterclass
Raehann Bryce-Davis comes home; mounts workshop and concert month end
January 11 12:16 AM
Ja-US opera singer to host masterclass
{"xml":"xml"}{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Fruits of farm work
News
Fruits of farm work
Jamaican seasonal workers turn gains from Canada, US jobs into lasting success
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 11 12:14 AM
Fruits of farm work
{"xml":"xml"}{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
‘HELP US!’
Athletics, ...
‘HELP US!’
Coaches of Melissa-ravaged schools plead for assistance as western track meets suffer
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 11 12:12 AM
Western schools scramble amidst track and field meet cancellations
{"xml":"xml"}{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Landscapers love opportunity to beautify Jamaica
News
Landscapers love opportunity to beautify Jamaica
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 11 12:11 AM
Landscapers love opportunity to beautify Jamaica
{"xml":"xml"}{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
exP.Perience Til Sunset
Lifestyle
exP.Perience Til Sunset
January 11 12:10 AM
exP.Perience Til Sunset
{"xml":"xml"}{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
‘To God be the glory’
News
‘To God be the glory’
JFB staff member with newborn gets help to rebuild home
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 11 12:09 AM
‘To God be the glory’
{"xml":"xml"}{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
❮ ❯

Britain

Support for ‘Brexit’ at all time low after five years – poll
International News, Latest News, News
Support for ‘Brexit’ at all time low after five years – poll
January 29, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - Only 30 per cent of Britons still believe the UK made the right decision to leave the European Union, the lowest figure...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
UK confirms ‘rare’ human case of bird flu
International News, Latest News
UK confirms ‘rare’ human case of bird flu
January 27, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — A "rare" human case of bird flu has been detected in England, the United Kingdom Health and Security Agency (UKHSA) ann...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
UK launches probe into dominance of Google search
International News, Latest News
UK launches probe into dominance of Google search
January 14, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Britain's competition watchdog Tuesday launched an investigation into Google's dominant position in the search engine m...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Man arrested for supplying drugs to Liam Payne — Argentine police
International News, Latest News
Man arrested for supplying drugs to Liam Payne — Argentine police
January 3, 2025
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) — Argentine police on Friday arrested one of the two men accused of supplying drugs to British singer Liam Payne before ...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
UK study warns of perils in AI-driven ‘intention economy’
International News, Latest News
UK study warns of perils in AI-driven ‘intention economy’
December 30, 2024
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Conversational artificial intelligence (AI) tools may soon "covertly influence" users' decision making in a new commerc...
Telegram
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Cancer-hit UK king hails doctors in Christmas speech
International News, Latest News
Cancer-hit UK king hails doctors in Christmas speech
December 25, 2024
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — King Charles III thanked "selfless doctors and nurses" for supporting the royal family in his Christmas address, markin...
Telegram
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
UK bans record number of offenders from booze for Christmas
International News, Latest News
UK bans record number of offenders from booze for Christmas
December 23, 2024
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — A record 3,800 offenders who have been released from prison or are serving community sentences will be fitted with "alc...
Telegram
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
UK regulator criticises Google targeted adverts plans
International News, Latest News
UK regulator criticises Google targeted adverts plans
December 19, 2024
London, United Kingdom (AFP) - The UK's data protection watchdog on Thursday criticised Google for an "irresponsible" policy change on how online user...
Telegram
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
One in 5 properties in England now at risk of flooding
International News, Latest News
One in 5 properties in England now at risk of flooding
December 17, 2024
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Around one in five properties in England are at risk of flooding, a 15 per cent increase from 2018, the Environment Age...
Telegram
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Prince William to attend Notre Dame cathedral reopening
International News, Latest News
Prince William to attend Notre Dame cathedral reopening
December 6, 2024
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - The UK's Prince William will attend Saturday's re-opening of Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, Kensington Palace said on F...
Telegram
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
UK Supreme Court hears case on definition of ‘woman’
International News, Latest News
UK Supreme Court hears case on definition of ‘woman’
November 26, 2024
London, United Kingdom (AFP) – The UK Supreme Court on Tuesday began considering a lengthy dispute between campaigners and the Scottish government on ...
Telegram
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
UK former deputy PM John Prescott dies aged 86
International News, Latest News
UK former deputy PM John Prescott dies aged 86
November 21, 2024
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Britain's former deputy prime minister John Prescott, who served under Tony Blair and helped him transform the country'...
Telegram
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Archbishop of Canterbury to end official duties on January 6
International News, Latest News
Archbishop of Canterbury to end official duties on January 6
November 20, 2024
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) Anglican church leader Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, said Wednesday he will step down on January 6 having resign...
Telegram
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Calls mount for Anglican church head to resign over abuse scandal
International News, Latest News
Calls mount for Anglican church head to resign over abuse scandal
November 12, 2024
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) The leader of the world's Anglican communion on Tuesday faced further calls to resign, as UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer ...
Telegram
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
One Direction star took cocaine, alcohol, antidepressant before death
International News, Latest News
One Direction star took cocaine, alcohol, antidepressant before death
November 7, 2024
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) — One Direction star Liam Payne consumed cocaine, alcohol and a prescription antidepressant before falling to his death ...
Telegram
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
World needs to ‘wake up’ to people smuggling threat — UK’s Starmer
International News, Latest News
World needs to ‘wake up’ to people smuggling threat — UK’s Starmer
November 4, 2024
GLASGOW, United Kingdom (AFP) — People smuggling should be put on a par with global terrorism, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday, as ...
Telegram
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Thousands take to London streets demanding cleaner water
International News, Latest News
Thousands take to London streets demanding cleaner water
November 3, 2024
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Thousands of people marched through central London on Sunday demanding action on cleaning up Britain's rivers and seas....
Telegram
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
UN watchdog wants action on UK ‘racist acts and violence’
International News, Latest News
UN watchdog wants action on UK ‘racist acts and violence’
August 23, 2024
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — A United Nations committee voiced concern Friday about recurring racist violence in Britain following the recent anti-immi...
Telegram
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
UK government promises tax cuts if it wins reelection
International News, Latest News
UK government promises tax cuts if it wins reelection
May 17, 2024
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- British finance minister Jeremy Hunt said Friday his Conservative government would cut taxes should it win reelection ...
Telegram
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Facebook
Twitter
Instagram
Tweets

Polls

Recent Posts

Capital turmoil
News
Capital turmoil
Post-Melissa frustration in Black River comes to a head
Garfield Myers | Observer Writer 
January 11, 2026
Capital turmoil
{"xml":"xml"}{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
When preachers play God
News
When preachers play God
Kelsey Thomas | Online Coordinator 
January 11, 2026
When preachers play God
{"xml":"xml"}{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Ja-US opera singer to host masterclass
Entertainment, ...
Ja-US opera singer to host masterclass
Raehann Bryce-Davis comes home; mounts workshop and concert month end
January 11, 2026
Ja-US opera singer to host masterclass
{"xml":"xml"}{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Fruits of farm work
News
Fruits of farm work
Jamaican seasonal workers turn gains from Canada, US jobs into lasting success
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 11, 2026
Fruits of farm work
{"xml":"xml"}{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
‘HELP US!’
Athletics, ...
‘HELP US!’
Coaches of Melissa-ravaged schools plead for assistance as western track meets suffer
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 11, 2026
Western schools scramble amidst track and field meet cancellations
{"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