A mother is accusing Immaculate Conception High School of being unreasonable after her daughter was barred from continuing in its sixth-form programme because she obtained a grade four in one of four Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (...
Persistent tears from the Keith Clarke’s daughter while his multiple gunshot wounds were being detailed in the Home Circuit Court on Tuesday rankled the defence, sparking an impromptu break after they complained that the jury was being unfairly...
Scandal-scarred Stocks & Securities Limited (SSL) has indicated that it is advanced in its plans to pay its clients. The announcement follows a multimillion-dollar fraud and irregularities uncovered at the investment company in January 2023 that ballooned past US$30 million, or J$4.7 billion, with more than 200 accounts impacted.
Residents of Craig Town in St Andrew Southern are calling on Member of Parliament (MP) Mark Golding to immediately step in and quell the deadly gang violence which has resulted in the deaths of three seniors within the last two months. The most...
Twenty of the 25 gunshot wounds received by businessman Keith Clarke, during the May 2010 security forces operation at his home in St Andrew, were fatal. Of the 13 injuries detailed by an expert witness so far, 10 of them were from gunshots to the...
Lawmakers on the Integrity Commission Oversight Committee will today have an opportunity to reject or accept a referral to the Financial Investigations Division (FID) regarding three companies linked to Prime Minister Andrew Holness. Kevon...
Unprecedented is how senior attorney-at-law Hugh Wildman has described the almost six-month delay by the Supreme Court in handing down a ruling last week in an application for an injunction by former chairman of the Police Federation Corporal Rohan...
The difficulties that Chantal Wynter encounters in her quest for a better life for herself and her autistic 14-year-old son grow increasingly urgent with each passing year. The 32-year-old single mother struggles to find a job that offers the...
The St Catherine South police have confirmed that several horses remain at large following the escape of a herd from stables along the Bernard Lodge main road last Friday night. Motorists are being urged to exercise caution while traversing the...
Jamaica Observer Business Content Manager Dashan Hendricks yesterday was elected president of the Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) during its annual general meeting at the PAJ’s East Avenue headquarters in St Andrew. Hendricks’ nomination was...
More than 200 complaints have been lodged against a man who has been operating as a travel agent and who, reportedly, has been fleecing individuals and groups, including schools and churches, of funds amounting to as much as $3 million for hotel...
Free Hill, St Mary Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Stewart Beckford, has indicated that psychosocial support is to be provided to colleagues of Corporal Gary Samuels, who was killed during a gun attack at his home in Free Hill, St...
The Vision 2030 timeline for Jamaica to be seen as a developed country will not be met, Prime Minister Andrew Holness confirmed Saturday night as he addressed a town hall meeting with Jamaicans in the United States. “The goal posts have moved,” the...
An elderly, retired couple from the United States is suing a local developer and his two companies for approximately US$465,000 in special damages, claiming that they abandoned the construction of their retirement home in St Thomas, leaving it only...
After being expelled from Knox College in Clarendon because of behavioural issues, then forced to drop out of Victor Dixon High School in Manchester after becoming pregnant, it’s fair to assume no one would have staked their money on Stacy Richards...
Chaos erupted on the Bernard Lodge main road in St Catherine on Friday night when several horses escaped from nearby stables, trampling a dozen vehicles in a wild rampage. The incident, which occurred around 8:30 p.m., left three horses dead and at...
On August 8, 2021, a family’s world was shattered when eight-year-old Xavier Phillips was shot dead as he sat on a grave watching a football match in York Town, Clarendon. In a cruel twist of fate, the family was dealt a similar blow three years...
Dr Maziki Thame believes it is unfortunate that partisanship appears to be clouding objective reality as Jamaicans react to the findings of an Integrity Commission (IC) investigative report following a yearslong illicit enrichment probe triggered...
Andrea Bailey* stood in stunned disbelief, trying to make sense of the “disturbing” incident that unfolded before her eyes. The educator was at a popular St Andrew restaurant where she and a small group of pals went to have dinner in late July....
Overwhelmed by a swirl of emotions and thoughts of what could have been, Janice Hines is grappling to rebuild her life eight years after the cab passenger was shot during a police chase while on her way to work. Hines, then 21, was shot when cops...
WESTERN BUREAU: In the vibrant tapestry of artistic expression, few figures shine as brightly as renowned Jamaica-born sculptor Basil Watson. Celebrated for his ability to breathe life into bronze, his works resonate with profound emotion and...
Published:Saturday | September 21, 2024 | 12:10 AM
A Jamaican woman has been sentenced to three years’ imprisonment in the United States for creating a series of fraudulent debt relief companies that targeted debt-ridden Americans and tricked the victims into paying fake processing fees. Thirty-...
The urgency of addressing violence in schools was starkly highlighted yesterday during the launch of the Peace Gardens Competition at Kingston High School, where two student brawls erupted despite the presence of government officials from the...
Although there were concerns raised that some proprietors may have been unjustly increasing the prices of goods and services in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl, the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) said it has found no evidence to support this....
The Integrity Commission (IC) is pressing for “strict laws and guidance” that will clamp down on activities that amount to insider trading, amid reports of parliamentarians and public officers acquiring shares and equities in public corporations...
