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
Ready for rush
News
Ready for rush
No delays due to Jamaica Customs; e-commerce remains strong in hurricane-affected region
BY TAMOY ASHMAN Observer staff reporter ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 8 12:30 AM
Ready for rush
{"xml":"xml"}{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Bird flu caution
News
Bird flu caution
Scientist urges vigilance in Jamaica as Cayman Islands suspect avian migrants responsible for outbreak
December 8 12:28 AM
Bird flu caution
{"xml":"xml"}{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Wishes from the west: Don’t cancel Christmas
News
Wishes from the west: Don’t cancel Christmas
St Elizabeth residents want festivities for children
BY TAMOY ASHMAN Observer staff reporter ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 8 12:26 AM
Wishes from the west: Don’t cancel Christmas
{"xml":"xml"}{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Alaine working on new album, honing new talent
Entertainment, ...
Alaine working on new album, honing new talent
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 8 12:26 AM
Alaine working on new album, honing new talent
{"xml":"xml"}{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
School principal counts blessings amid disaster
News
School principal counts blessings amid disaster
Burnt Savannah Early Childhood Institution overwhelmed by post-hurricane support
BY TAMOY ASHMAN Observer staff reporter ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 8 12:24 AM
School principal counts blessings amid disaster
{"xml":"xml"}{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Zantelley enjoys success with Pretty Niki
Entertainment, ...
Zantelley enjoys success with Pretty Niki
December 8 12:24 AM
Zantelley enjoys success with
{"xml":"xml"}{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
More skilled hands needed to rebuild
News
More skilled hands needed to rebuild
Construction crew shortage in St Elizabeth
Kasey Williams | Reporter 
December 8 12:22 AM
More skilled hands needed to rebuild
{"xml":"xml"}{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
‘NO PRESSURE’
Sports
‘NO PRESSURE’
Sunshine Girls coach radiates calm; believes depleted squad can compete vs England
BY RUDDY ALLEN Staff reporter ruddya@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 8 12:22 AM
Sunshine Girls coach believes depleted squad can compete against England
{"xml":"xml"}{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
❮ ❯

fisheries

NFA confirms billions in damage to fisheries sector after Hurricane Melissa
Latest News, News
NFA confirms billions in damage to fisheries sector after Hurricane Melissa
November 10, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Fisheries Authority (NFA) has confirmed that Jamaica’s fisheries sector has suffered catastrophic, island-wide damage...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
200 fishers trained under NFA’s Safety At Sea programme
Latest News, News
200 fishers trained under NFA’s Safety At Sea programme
September 25, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Two hundred fishers from across the country have so far benefited from the National Fisheries Authority’s (NFA) Safety at Sea Trai...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Barbados welcomes new WTO agreement on fisheries
Latest News, Regional
Barbados welcomes new WTO agreement on fisheries
September 18, 2025
GENEVA, Switzerland (CMC) — Barbados has welcomed the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies that came into force on Monday...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Latest News, News
WATCH: Agriculture Ministry hands out supplies to fisherfolk in Parottee, St Elizabeth
August 20, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Floyd Green on Friday handed out supplies to fisherfolk in Parottee, St Elizabeth a...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
PNP urges Gov’t to do more for agriculture
Latest News, News
PNP urges Gov’t to do more for agriculture
August 19, 2024
TRELAWNY,Jamaica — Opposition spokesperson on agriculture, fisheries and mining Dr Dayton Campbell is accusing the Government of not doing enough to e...
Telegram
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Gov’t allocates $700 million to provide assistance to farmers, fishers affected by Beryl
Latest News, News
Gov’t allocates $700 million to provide assistance to farmers, fishers affected by Beryl
July 17, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Government is allocating $700 million to provide various forms of short-term assistance to farmers and fishers, who suffered s...
Telegram
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
$5.7 billion in losses for agri, fisheries sectors – Green
Latest News, News
$5.7 billion in losses for agri, fisheries sectors – Green
July 17, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica —The  preliminary estimate of the damage done to Jamaica’s agriculture and fisheries sectors as a result of the impact of Hurricane ...
Telegram
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Agriculture ministry reports severe damage to its facilities, projects
Latest News, News
Agriculture ministry reports severe damage to its facilities, projects
July 4, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining says several of its facilities and agricultural projects were damaged during the...
Telegram
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Aquaculture overtakes wild fisheries for first time — UN report
International News, Latest News
Aquaculture overtakes wild fisheries for first time — UN report
June 8, 2024
SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica (AFP) — Aquaculture is playing an increasingly important role in meeting the world's food needs, surpassing wild fisheries in aqu...
Telegram
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Facebook
Twitter
Instagram
Tweets

Polls

Recent Posts

Ready for rush
News
Ready for rush
No delays due to Jamaica Customs; e-commerce remains strong in hurricane-affected region
BY TAMOY ASHMAN Observer staff reporter ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 8, 2025
Ready for rush
{"xml":"xml"}{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Bird flu caution
News
Bird flu caution
Scientist urges vigilance in Jamaica as Cayman Islands suspect avian migrants responsible for outbreak
December 8, 2025
Bird flu caution
{"xml":"xml"}{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Wishes from the west: Don’t cancel Christmas
News
Wishes from the west: Don’t cancel Christmas
St Elizabeth residents want festivities for children
BY TAMOY ASHMAN Observer staff reporter ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 8, 2025
Wishes from the west: Don’t cancel Christmas
{"xml":"xml"}{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Alaine working on new album, honing new talent
Entertainment, ...
Alaine working on new album, honing new talent
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 8, 2025
Alaine working on new album, honing new talent
{"xml":"xml"}{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
School principal counts blessings amid disaster
News
School principal counts blessings amid disaster
Burnt Savannah Early Childhood Institution overwhelmed by post-hurricane support
BY TAMOY ASHMAN Observer staff reporter ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 8, 2025
School principal counts blessings amid disaster
{"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