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
      • Business Bites
      • 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
      • Business Bites
      • 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
    • Business Bites
  • 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
Whitehouse main road impassable due to crash
Latest News
Whitehouse main road impassable due to crash
April 14 09:59 AM
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — The police are advising the motoring public that a section of the Whitehouse main road in Westmoreland is currently impassable...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Express Fitness mourns death of beloved trainer
Latest News, ...
Express Fitness mourns death of beloved trainer
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 14 09:55 AM
The Express Fitness Limited family is mourning the death of Andro Henry, one of their team's more dedicated and beloved trainers. Henry died on Monday...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
New trial over Maradona’s death begins in Argentina
International News, ...
New trial over Maradona’s death begins in Argentina
April 14 09:38 AM
SAN ISIDRO, Argentina (AFP) — A new trial over the death of football legend Diego Maradona began Tuesday in Argentina, 10 months after a scandal invol...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Legend beer makes its debut in 2026 Carnival Road March
Entertainment, ...
Legend beer makes its debut in 2026 Carnival Road March
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
April 14 07:51 AM
Locally manufactured Legend Beer, which was introduced to the Jamaican public late last year, made its debut in this year’s Carnival Road March. The b...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Corinaldi Avenue hunt for fourth straight VMF U-13 title
Latest News, ...
Corinaldi Avenue hunt for fourth straight VMF U-13 title
PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 14 07:39 AM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Corinaldi Avenue Primary will start their hunt for an unprecedented fourth straight St James Football Association/Victoria Mutual ...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
French minister seeks ban of Kanye West concert in Marseille
International News, ...
French minister seeks ban of Kanye West concert in Marseille
April 14 07:11 AM
PARIS, France (AFP) — France's interior minister is seeking to block United States (US) rapper Kanye West from performing in the southern city of Mars...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Can it get any worse?
News
Can it get any worse?
PAC to resume review of AG’s report on UHWI today; health ministry also under scrutiny
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
April 14 12:20 AM
Can it get any worse?
{"xml":"xml"}{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
‘Stop the profiling!’
News
‘Stop the profiling!’
Justice minister tells JPs to help disrupt gangs and provide more support to vulnerable communities
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
April 14 12:18 AM
‘Stop the profiling!’
{"xml":"xml"}{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
❮ ❯

health and wellness

Is fat on the way to becoming extinct?
Columns
Is fat on the way to becoming extinct?
GLP-1 medications for weight loss soaring
Dr Chris Tufton 
January 25, 2026
Over the past few weeks, my algorithm, like many others, has been filled with clips of Oprah Winfrey and Serena Williams speaking openly about GLP-1 m...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Downtown Kingston residents grateful for SMA’s wellness fair
Latest News, News
Downtown Kingston residents grateful for SMA’s wellness fair
December 16, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Several residents of downtown Kingston have applauded the Spectrum Management Authority (SMA) for its "Unity inna Di City — Help a...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Tufton says CRH rehabilitation must be completed before September 2026
Latest News
Tufton says CRH rehabilitation must be completed before September 2026
BY ANTHONY LEWIS Observer writer 
October 13, 2025
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton is pushing for the long-delayed Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) rehabilita...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
‘Let’s check on each other’
Latest News, News
‘Let’s check on each other’
Tufton urges Jamaicans to check in with others about their mental health
October 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton, has urged Jamaicans to check in with their family and friends about their ...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
FitFest raises the stakes with $250,000 Corporate Combat Challenge
Entertainment, Latest News, Lifestyle, ...
FitFest raises the stakes with $250,000 Corporate Combat Challenge
July 9, 2025
Corporate Jamaica prepares for the ultimate fitness test this Saturday, July 12, at the Fitfest Party and Expo Corporate Combat Challenge. The fitness...
Telegram
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Jamaica sets sights on becoming global health and wellness tourism leader
Latest News, News
Jamaica sets sights on becoming global health and wellness tourism leader
November 16, 2024
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett says Jamaica is positioning itself as a global leader in health and wellness tourism, combining i...
Telegram
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Jamaicans urged to utilise mental health services to prevent suicides
Latest News, News
Jamaicans urged to utilise mental health services to prevent suicides
September 10, 2024
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Jamaicans are being urged to make use of the mental health services in the public health system to reduce the risk of suicides. Th...
Telegram
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer", "breaking-news":"Push Notifications"}
Facebook
Twitter
Instagram
Tweets

Polls

Recent Posts

Whitehouse main road impassable due to crash
Latest News
Whitehouse main road impassable due to crash
April 14, 2026
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — The police are advising the motoring public that a section of the Whitehouse main road in Westmoreland is currently impassable...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Express Fitness mourns death of beloved trainer
Latest News, ...
Express Fitness mourns death of beloved trainer
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 14, 2026
The Express Fitness Limited family is mourning the death of Andro Henry, one of their team's more dedicated and beloved trainers. Henry died on Monday...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
New trial over Maradona’s death begins in Argentina
International News, ...
New trial over Maradona’s death begins in Argentina
April 14, 2026
SAN ISIDRO, Argentina (AFP) — A new trial over the death of football legend Diego Maradona began Tuesday in Argentina, 10 months after a scandal invol...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Legend beer makes its debut in 2026 Carnival Road March
Entertainment, ...
Legend beer makes its debut in 2026 Carnival Road March
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
April 14, 2026
Locally manufactured Legend Beer, which was introduced to the Jamaican public late last year, made its debut in this year’s Carnival Road March. The b...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Corinaldi Avenue hunt for fourth straight VMF U-13 title
Latest News, ...
Corinaldi Avenue hunt for fourth straight VMF U-13 title
PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 14, 2026
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Corinaldi Avenue Primary will start their hunt for an unprecedented fourth straight St James Football Association/Victoria Mutual ...
{"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