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
All-School team off to Florida for CASA Classic
Latest News, ...
All-School team off to Florida for CASA Classic
January 15 09:50 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica —A 20-player Jamaica All-School team left the island on Thursday for the 2026 Caribbean Americas Soccer Association (CASA) Youth Cla...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
MBU edge Tivoli Gardens to reclaim JPL lead
Latest News, ...
MBU edge Tivoli Gardens to reclaim JPL lead
January 15 09:18 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Montego Bay United (MBU) are back on top of the points table in the Jamaica Premier League after their 1-0 win over Tivoli Gardens a...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Social media sites block 4.7 million underage accounts in Australia
International News, ...
Social media sites block 4.7 million underage accounts in Australia
January 15 08:58 PM
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP)-Tech giants have blocked 4.7 million accounts under Australia's world-first social media ban for under-16s, the country's onli...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Plans in place to respond to earthquakes – JCF
Latest News, ...
Plans in place to respond to earthquakes – JCF
January 15 08:32 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has reaffirmed that a comprehensive plan is in place to guide its response in the event of a ma...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
48-hour curfews extended in sections of St Andrew North
Latest News, ...
48-hour curfews extended in sections of St Andrew North
January 15 08:04 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The 48-hour curfews imposed in sections of the St Andrew North Policing Division have been extended. The curfews will continue fro...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
‘The future is human’
Business, ...
‘The future is human’
EY Caribbean forum highlights need for people-focused technological development amid AI boom
DANA MALCOLM, Observer Online reporter, malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 15 07:49 PM
Amid the proliferation of generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, professional services organisation EY Caribbean is urging regional wor...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Venezuela’s Machado says she ‘presented’ Trump with Nobel medal
International News, ...
Venezuela’s Machado says she ‘presented’ Trump with Nobel medal
January 15 07:38 PM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said Thursday she "presented" her Nobel Peace Prize medal to Donald ...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Trump threatens to invoke Insurrection Act over Minnesota protests
International News, ...
Trump threatens to invoke Insurrection Act over Minnesota protests
January 15 07:18 PM
MINNEAPOLIS, United States (AFP)—US President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to invoke an emergency law that allows domestic deployment of the mi...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
❮ ❯

Cocaine

St Catherine man charged following drug bust
Latest News, News
St Catherine man charged following drug bust
January 15, 2026
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica—A St Catherine man has been charged with possession of cocaine and dealing in cocaine following a drug bust at his home on Wedne...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
CTOC inspector on cocaine rap granted $2.5m bail
Latest News, News
CTOC inspector on cocaine rap granted $2.5m bail
Dana Malcolm | Observer Online Reporter | Malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 14, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The inspector charged with offences relating to a January 8 drug bust reportedly told lawmen not to search his vehicle because the...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer", "breaking-news":"Push Notifications"}
CTOC police inspector arrested after search turns up cocaine
Latest News, News
CTOC police inspector arrested after search turns up cocaine
January 9, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A police inspector assigned to the Counter Terrorism and Organised Crime Branch (CTOC) has been arrested on suspicion of breaches ...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Caribbean nationals detained in major coke seizure
Latest News, Regional
Caribbean nationals detained in major coke seizure
December 12, 2025
TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands (CMC) — Six Caribbean nationals are due to appear in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) court after being charged in con...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Two Canadians detained, cocaine seized in MOCA operation in St Elizabeth
Latest News
Two Canadians detained, cocaine seized in MOCA operation in St Elizabeth
December 6, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Agents from the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) are currently carrying out an anti-narcotics operation...
Telegram
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Man caught with dozens of cocaine pellets to be sentenced
Latest News, News
Man caught with dozens of cocaine pellets to be sentenced
December 3, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 38-year-old man is awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to drug offences in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on Tues...
Telegram
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Is it crack or not?
Latest News, News
Is it crack or not?
November 21, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica  — A man nabbed in a police raid and slapped with cocaine possession charges argued in court Thursday that neither he nor cops knew ...
Telegram
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
JDF Coast Guard seizes cocaine valued at $3.7 billion off south coast
Latest News
JDF Coast Guard seizes cocaine valued at $3.7 billion off south coast
November 20, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Coast Guard has made a significant dent in the region’s drug-trafficking network after seizing mor...
Telegram
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Panama seizes tons of US-bound cocaine, arrests 10
International News, Latest News
Panama seizes tons of US-bound cocaine, arrests 10
November 11, 2025
PANAMA CITY, Panama (AFP)—Panamanian authorities on Tuesday announced a large seizure of US-bound cocaine on a ferry in the Pacific, at a time Washing...
Telegram
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Colombia recalls ambassador to US as Trump-Petro feud intensifies
International News, Latest News
Colombia recalls ambassador to US as Trump-Petro feud intensifies
October 20, 2025
BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) -- Colombia on Monday recalled its ambassador to the United States as a public feud between the nations' leaders heated up with...
Telegram
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Guyana’s anti-narcotic unit intercepts cocaine destined for Europe
Latest News, Regional
Guyana’s anti-narcotic unit intercepts cocaine destined for Europe
September 22, 2025
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — Guyana's newly appointed Home Affairs Minister, Oneidge Walrond, has described the interception of more than 147 pounds of ...
Telegram
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Man in $1m cocaine case offered bail
Latest News, News
Man in $1m cocaine case offered bail
August 20, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A farmer who was wanted by police on cocaine charges for over a year before surrendering was offered bail in the Manchester Pari...
Telegram
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Kingston man remanded in custody on cocaine charges
Latest News, News
Kingston man remanded in custody on cocaine charges
August 5, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A Kingston man accused of possessing and dealing in cocaine was remanded in custody on Tuesday when he appeared in the Kingston an...
Telegram
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Russia seizes $150 m cocaine haul hidden in banana shipment
International News, Latest News
Russia seizes $150 m cocaine haul hidden in banana shipment
July 16, 2025
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russia said Wednesday it had seized 820 kilograms (1,800 pounds) of cocaine hidden under a shipment of bananas, calling it its ...
Telegram
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Two Jamaicans drown as Haitian authorities intercept boat carrying drugs — report
Latest News, News, Regional
Two Jamaicans drown as Haitian authorities intercept boat carrying drugs — report
July 14, 2025
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) — Two Jamaicans have been confirmed dead by Haitian authorities who said they intercepted a rowboat “heavily laden with drugs” r...
Telegram
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Two men slapped with drug-related charges in separate incidents
Latest News, News
Two men slapped with drug-related charges in separate incidents
July 11, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Two men have been charged with multiple drug-related offences in relation to separate investigations by detectives from the Firear...
Telegram
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Trinidad police seize cocaine at Piarco International Airport
Latest News, Regional
Trinidad police seize cocaine at Piarco International Airport
April 21, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Police say they have held one suspect and seized nearly half a million dollars (One TT dollar=US$0.16 cents) worth of ...
Telegram
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Robert Chin to avoid prison in $90-m cocaine case
Latest News, News
Robert Chin to avoid prison in $90-m cocaine case
April 3, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Fifty-nine-year-old Robert Chin of a Mona St Andrew address avoided jail time after pleading guilty to being in possession and att...
Telegram
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
$3.1 billion in cocaine seized at Kingston seaport — police
Latest News, News
$3.1 billion in cocaine seized at Kingston seaport — police
March 29, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A massive drug bust at a seaport in Kingston has led to the seizure of over 1,000 pounds of cocaine disguised as Cuban honey, the ...
Telegram
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
British man, woman caught with cocaine worth $92.7m at NMIA
Latest News, News
British man, woman caught with cocaine worth $92.7m at NMIA
March 14, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A British man and woman were arrested by the Firearms and Narcotics Investigation Division (FNID) after they were caught smuggling...
Telegram
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
British woman found not guilty of cocaine charges
Latest News, News
British woman found not guilty of cocaine charges
February 28, 2025
A Jamaican-born British woman was freed in the St James Parish Court on Tuesday after she was found not guilty of cocaine charges. Anatalie Duncan-Joh...
Telegram
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
British woman on cocaine rap to face the court on March 20
Crime Watch, Latest News, News
British woman on cocaine rap to face the court on March 20
February 4, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Brandi James, the British woman who was charged after a substance believed to be cocaine was found in her luggage at the Sangster ...
Telegram
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Facebook
Twitter
Instagram
Tweets

Polls

Recent Posts

All-School team off to Florida for CASA Classic
Latest News, ...
All-School team off to Florida for CASA Classic
January 15, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica —A 20-player Jamaica All-School team left the island on Thursday for the 2026 Caribbean Americas Soccer Association (CASA) Youth Cla...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
MBU edge Tivoli Gardens to reclaim JPL lead
Latest News, ...
MBU edge Tivoli Gardens to reclaim JPL lead
January 15, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Montego Bay United (MBU) are back on top of the points table in the Jamaica Premier League after their 1-0 win over Tivoli Gardens a...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Social media sites block 4.7 million underage accounts in Australia
International News, ...
Social media sites block 4.7 million underage accounts in Australia
January 15, 2026
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP)-Tech giants have blocked 4.7 million accounts under Australia's world-first social media ban for under-16s, the country's onli...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Plans in place to respond to earthquakes – JCF
Latest News, ...
Plans in place to respond to earthquakes – JCF
January 15, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has reaffirmed that a comprehensive plan is in place to guide its response in the event of a ma...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
48-hour curfews extended in sections of St Andrew North
Latest News, ...
48-hour curfews extended in sections of St Andrew North
January 15, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The 48-hour curfews imposed in sections of the St Andrew North Policing Division have been extended. The curfews will continue fro...
{"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