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Dominicans vote amid fears of violence
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) — Dominicans go to the polls today to elect a new Government with the leaders of the two main political parties expressing differing views on the outcome. Read More
Only handful of J'cans benefiting from Airbnb, says Canadian urban planner
MONTEGO BAY, St James — A Canadian urban planner and university lecturer yesterday countered a claim by Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett that many ordinary Jamaicans are cashing in on the Airbnb market.... Read More
Stakeholders have until Jan 31 to raise Customs Act concerns
THE long-awaited parliamentary review of the Customs Act (2019) began yesterday with the first meeting of a 13-member joint select committee, but it will be another month before the deliberations truly get under way.... Read More
UTech students recovering lost classroom time with Study Lyme
AFTER a nearly two-week strike in October by unionised workers which crippled operations at University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech), the Students' Union Council has launched an initiative to help students recover lost classroom time.... Read More
HIV horror
BY ANIKA RICHARDS Associate editor — news/health richardsai@jamaicaobserver.com | Friday, December, 6 2019
ARRESTED and slapped with a charge of buggery, a 29-year-old man now living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) says he contracted it while in police custody. The young man, who recently spoke to the Jamaica Observer on condition of anonymity ahead of the December 1 observance of... Read More
Public Bodies Corporate Governance Awards Dec 11
The Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) and the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service have again partnered to host the third staging of the PSOJ Public Bodies Corporate Governance Awards to be held on December 11, 2019 at Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, starting at 8:00... Read More
In Support of the Tryall Club
The affable James and Manuela Goren welcomed guests, Friday last, to their well-appointed Stella by the Sea villa at the luxurious Tryall Club in Hanover, for an evening of cocktails and dinner with British High Commissioner to Jamaica Asif Ahmad and deputy chairman of Barita Investments... Read More
IDB marks Golden Anniversary of assisting Jamaica
The Inter-American Bank (IDB) yesterday afternoon opened the 50th anniversary of its relationship with Jamaica and received praise from Finance and the Public Service Minister Dr Nigel Clarke for the role it has played in the country's development. Read More
We want our money
Distressed workers at Bunker Security & Protection Limited on Collins Green Avenue in St Andrew are concerned that they are yet to receive their salaries a month after they became due. Read More
Gov't promises support for students with special needs
THE Government says it is committed to providing the necessary support to strengthen inclusive school environments that enable students with special needs to function effectively. Read More
Missionaries of the Poor gets personal items for residents
THE Kiwanis clubs of West St Andrew and Stony Hill, along with Jamaica Red Cross, in a combined effort of charitable giving, recently donated well-needed personal items to the Missionaries of the Poor. Father Richard Ho Lung-run Missionaries of the Poor. Read More
$10 m allocated to initiate, host reggae events for visitors
THE Government has committed $10 million to initiate and build out a major cultural product, which is intended to enhance the visitor experience through the streamlined infusion of reggae music. Read More
Integrity Commission appoints acting director of corruption prosecution
THE Integrity Commission on Tuesday announced the appointment of attorney Keisha Prince as acting director of corruption prosecution. Read More
Church condemns verbal attacks on Dominican bishop, cardinal
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) — The Roman Catholic Church has condemned the verbal attack on Bishop Gabriel Malzaire and Cardinal Kelvin Felix, even as supporters of the main Opposition United Workers Party (UWP) continued their fiery protest mainly in the northern section of Dominica... Read More
Jamaican gets bail; claims self-defence in wounding case
TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands (CMC) — Twenty-four-year-old Prince Akeem Bambury, a Jamaican national, was granted bail amounting to US$40,000 when he appeared in court after he allegedly inflicted serious wounds on another man in the capital, Road Town. Read More
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