22+ hour, 47+ min ago   (196+ words) KINGSTON, Jamaica – Three people were fatally shot during an alleged confrontation with police on Knightsdale Drive in St Andrew. Observer Online understands that two men and a woman were killed in the incident, which occurred in the wee hours of…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (535+ words) GEORGE’S PLAIN, Westmoreland — After more than two decades in the making, Jamaica’s first solid waste temporary holding area was officially commissioned here last Friday. Minister of Local Government and Community Development Desmond McKenzie is hopeful that, despite public scepticism, complaints…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (440+ words) SIXTY-FIVE students graduated from the Food For The Poor (FFTP) Jamaica Band Camp on August 20, marking the programme’s largest cohort. Food For The Poor also celebrated 16 years of transforming young lives through music in Ellerslie Pen, Spanish Town, and across…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (293+ words) Promoted teams Tru-Juice FC and Humble Lion FC will hope to avoid a baptism of fire when they kick off the Jamaica Premier League season against Mount Pleasant and Tivoli Gardens, respectively, today. Four games are scheduled for today, with…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (518+ words) EXECUTIVE director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Dr Carey Wallace has underscored the importance of collaboration as Jamaica’s entertainment sector in driving economic growth and advancing the country’s development. Wallace made the call on Tuesday during the official launch…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (859+ words) This is the first of a two-part article. THE Jamaican church has rarely been short of land, buildings or influence. Its properties sit in almost every town, village and inner-city community: sanctuaries, rectories, schoolrooms, assembly halls, burial grounds, car parks,…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (416+ words) MONTEGO BAY, St James — There should be an improvement in garbage collection in St James and fewer fires at the Retirement dump following the fatal shooting of Jason “Squidly” Gallimore by the police last week. Senior superintendent of police in…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (144+ words) ST MARY, Jamaica—A 48-hour curfew has been imposed in sections of Islington following a triple murder in Robin’s Bay on Wednesday. The affected areas cover parts of Baccasswood, Strawberry Field, Rosend and sections of the White Hall main road....

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (229+ words) KINGSTON, Jamaica — Nearly 200 children from August Town, Mona and surrounding communities benefited from free health services, school supplies and other back-to-school support through a recent outreach initiative hosted by the UWI Mona Guild of Students. The back-to-school treat, held at…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (197+ words) KINGSTON, Jamaica — A St Catherine man has been charged with embezzlement following an alleged scheme at a roofing company on Slipe Road in Kingston on April 30. He has been identified as 42-year-old David Smith, a project manager from Portmore Gardens,…...