[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.] [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/twitter/JamaicaObserver) "American Airlines will markedly increase flight capacity on several Jamaica - US routes starting December XX beginning with two daily flights at Ian Fleming International Airport and four at the Norman Manley International Airport"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1943472482041692385) 2025-07-11 00:48:42 UTC 647.7K followers, 2546 engagements "The 15-member regional integration grouping Caricom on Tuesday congratulated Surinames first-ever female head of state Jennifer Geerlings-Simons"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945231781222904211) 2025-07-15 21:19:31 UTC 647.7K followers, 1259 engagements "The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) has discontinued bus service on three routes due to recurring stone-throwing incidents along Washington Boulevard in Kingston. JUTC made the announcement in a statement on X (formerly Twitter) late Friday night. The discontinued bus routes are routes XX XX and 47"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1946591358845673640) 2025-07-19 15:22:00 UTC 647.8K followers, 1492 engagements "The polices plan to crack down on problematic windscreen wipers in Montego Bay has been enthusiastically received by those among the group who blame out-of-towners for sullying their hustle. Them dont come from here and them come a mash up the place.They should go back a town or the police take them and send them back to Kingston where them come from and see if the place dont run better one man who plies his trade on Howard Cooke Boulevard told the Jamaica Observer"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1946245912063516982) 2025-07-18 16:29:19 UTC 647.8K followers, 1234 engagements "Grenadas Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell is calling on the Caribbean to take advantage of the existing environment to reimagine and accelerate the digital future of the region"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945232246471844070) 2025-07-15 21:21:22 UTC 647.7K followers, 1344 engagements "A farm worker was in critical condition on Friday his family said after being injured during a raid by US immigration agents on a legal cannabis farm in California that resulted in the arrests of XXX undocumented migrants and clashes with protesters. President Donald Trump meanwhile called demonstrators involved in attacks on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents slimeballs and said they should be arrested"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1944391690938204520) 2025-07-13 13:41:18 UTC 647.8K followers, 3631 engagements "Read these and other stories in todays #DailyObserver or subscribe to our e-paper at #JamaicaObserver #AlwaysAhead #OTeam"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945086520672592129) 2025-07-15 11:42:19 UTC 647.7K followers, 1338 engagements "Sports Minister Olivia Grange and principal of UK-based entity Ryder Architecture Jonathan Seebacher say the soon-to-be upgraded National Stadium will rival some of the best sporting facilities in the world"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945989064160624718) 2025-07-17 23:28:42 UTC 647.8K followers, 1851 engagements "The grandniece of Viola Destin whose mummified body was found Sunday XX months after her death has dismissed suggestions that the family failed to realise she had died as they were uncaring"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1943362199998664877) 2025-07-10 17:30:29 UTC 647.8K followers, 33.1K engagements "A 54-year-old man convicted of a 1993 revenge killing was put to death in Florida on Tuesday in the 26th execution in the United States this year the most in a decade"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945275086438564176) 2025-07-16 00:11:36 UTC 647.8K followers, 1413 engagements "Read these and other stories in todays #DailyObserver or subscribe to our e-paper at #JamaicaObserver #AlwaysAhead #OTeam"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1942910498485219439) 2025-07-09 11:35:35 UTC 647.7K followers, 1830 engagements "Meet Sheraley Bridgeman CEO of Caribbean Assurance Brokers Ltd a visionary leader with over XX years in the insurance industry. From launching standout products like Queen Guard to mentoring the next generation she leads with purpose empathy and innovation. Whether in the boardroom or winding down with Appleton and coconut water Sheraley proves that true success means lifting others as you rise"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1944490697161372049) 2025-07-13 20:14:43 UTC 647.8K followers, 4474 engagements "Diagnosed with cerebral palsy at just three years old a condition caused by brain development issues that affect movement Ranique Wright has defied the odds at every turn to stand proudly as the top-performing male graduate of Annotto Bay High School. He also walked away with multiple awards including top student in social studies information technology and office administration as well as a special award for being the Most Determined"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1944413062284345440) 2025-07-13 15:06:14 UTC 647.8K followers, 1793 engagements "The Portland Health Department started the baiting programme at the Errol Flynn Marina on Sunday as promised. According to Samuel Roberts public health inspector responsible for the baiting the health department is anticipating a successful eradication of rodents in the area specifically at the ports. He is therefore asking that the baits not be disturbed"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1944948720354643982) 2025-07-15 02:34:44 UTC 647.8K followers, 3486 engagements "Prime Minister Andrew Holness has reaffirmed the Governments commitment to improving access to financing for micro small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs)"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945653288780607892) 2025-07-17 01:14:27 UTC 647.8K followers, 2094 engagements "More than XX years ago a brothel flourished at the property that is now the home of Mountain View New Testament Church of God. Now the area has been transformed into a beacon of light and hope"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945178775685108166) 2025-07-15 17:48:54 UTC 647.8K followers, 1990 engagements "Pressure is mounting for tech firm Astronomer to comment after its CEO and head of human resources were seemingly caught having an affair at a recent Coldplay concert at Bostons Gillette Stadium"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945942766036410705) 2025-07-17 20:24:43 UTC 647.7K followers, XXX engagements "The United States (US) dollar on Tuesday July XX ended trading at $XXXXXX up by XX cents according to the Bank of Jamaicas daily exchange trading summary"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945239945817309185) 2025-07-15 21:51:58 UTC 647.7K followers, 6840 engagements "Peoples National Party (PNP) President Mark Golding raised eyebrows when he used an expletive in response to microphone troubles while delivering the main address at a PNP meeting in St Ann South West on Friday"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1944046792817209782) 2025-07-12 14:50:48 UTC 647.7K followers, 41.2K engagements "Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce runs her final race in Jamaica These were the scenes after the legendary sprinter clocked XXXXX (sb) to finish third in the finals of the women's 100m at the Jamaica National Trials. #AlwaysAhead #JamaicaObserver #OSports #Jamaica #ShellyAnnFraserPryce #TeamJamaica #TrackAndField #GOAT"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1938801339049402746) 2025-06-28 03:27:15 UTC 647.8K followers, 88.5K engagements "A male driver succumbed to injuries he sustained in a crash involving the car he was driving and a truck on the Duncans bypass section of the North Coast Highway in Trelawny on Monday morning"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1944834968540135623) 2025-07-14 19:02:44 UTC 647.7K followers, 1867 engagements "Fire gutted a restaurant and bar in Treasure Beach south St Elizabeth on Friday morning leaving the proprietors counting their losses and raising concerns about water woes in the area"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1946293283891691933) 2025-07-18 19:37:33 UTC 647.7K followers, XXX engagements "With the inevitable passage of time and the tumultuous events of today we can see clearly that the visionaries behind the West Indies Federation and Parliament which lasted from 1958 to 1962 were well ahead of their time. However we can imagine how different the region would look with an evolving single market and economic structure benefiting from all the stupendous advancements of the decades and the things we have learnt since"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1943278955655475429) 2025-07-10 11:59:42 UTC 647.7K followers, 1846 engagements "Oblique Seville won his first Diamond League race as he stunned a quality field in the mens 100m at Saturdays London Diamond League meeting running XXXX seconds (-0.6m/s) at the Olympic Stadium"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1946600274585608291) 2025-07-19 15:57:26 UTC 647.8K followers, 1223 engagements "British dancehall artiste Tuggawar and Canadian singer actress and model Aneesa Badshaw have collaborated to release a cover of the reggae/dancehall classicMurder She Wrote"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1946232842373001495) 2025-07-18 15:37:23 UTC 647.8K followers, 1108 engagements "The world as we have known it all our lives and for generations prior is changing rapidly. The inward-looking Make America Great Again perspective of President Donald Trumps US Administration partially underlines todays reality"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1944730450305352140) 2025-07-14 12:07:25 UTC 647.7K followers, 1658 engagements "The United States (US) Supreme Court blocked Florida on Wednesday from enforcing a law that would make it a crime for undocumented migrants to enter the southern state"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1943099251506004318) 2025-07-10 00:05:37 UTC 647.8K followers, 2090 engagements "Declaring that this south-central parish will return to the Peoples National Party (PNP) Vice-President Mikael Phillips on Sunday scoffed at a claim by Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Deputy Leader Michael Stern that the ruling party will sweep the parish when Jamaicans return to the polls"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1942580958546260397) 2025-07-08 13:46:06 UTC 647.7K followers, 1231 engagements "When the 13th film in the Madea franchise aired on Netflix on Friday July XX singer Gramps Morgans song If Youre Looking for Me was among those featured in the production"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1944875941617979875) 2025-07-14 21:45:33 UTC 647.8K followers, 3049 engagements "English schools will teach children how to combat misogyny the United Kingdom (UK) government announced Tuesday as sexist content promoted by so-called manosphere influencers such as Andrew Tate spreads online"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945240651865502022) 2025-07-15 21:54:46 UTC 647.7K followers, 1230 engagements "We remain hopeful that renewed energy will be placed in efforts by the Caribbean Community (Caricom) to assist our sister nation Haiti. Jamaicas Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness making his first address to the conference as the new chair of the regional bloc insisted that Caricom must intensify efforts to get the necessary support for Haiti especially given that assistance from the international community seems unhurried"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1944374850631455116) 2025-07-13 12:34:23 UTC 647.8K followers, 1815 engagements "AI-generated propaganda videos of R Kelly and Pope Leo XIV celebrating Burkina Faso's junta chief Ibrahim Traore have surfaced in what experts have called a disinformation campaign spreading Traore's "personality cult""  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945862566971867321) 2025-07-17 15:06:03 UTC 647.8K followers, 1142 engagements "Supreme Court judge Justice Sonya Wint-Blair who last month ordered that the State pay $XXX million to George Williams the man who spent XX years in prison XX without a review for breaching his rights to liberty says the Circuit Court should have used its powers to ensure his return to court Williams a diagnosed schizophrenic was arrested on October XX 1970 and charged with the murder of Ian Laurie in July that year"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1942583161310875714) 2025-07-08 13:54:51 UTC 647.7K followers, 2470 engagements "The United States (US) dollar on Friday July XX ended trading at $XXXXXX down by six cents according to the Bank of Jamaicas daily exchange trading summary"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1946321143188615327) 2025-07-18 21:28:16 UTC 647.8K followers, 1336 engagements "The UN estimates that about 30000 Jamaicans are HIV-positive with about XX per cent knowing their status. Fewer than half of the Jamaicans on antiretroviral treatment (ARTs) aimed at combating the spread of HIV/AIDS were virally suppressed at the end of last year. This relatively low number (46 per cent) could present challenges for Jamaica in its efforts to manage/contain the spread of HIV and more worryingly end the AIDS epidemic by 2030 a United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goal (SDG)"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945840042347524504) 2025-07-17 13:36:32 UTC 647.8K followers, 1642 engagements "The University of the West Indies (The UWI) Mona campus is set to launch an undergraduate major in cybersecurity this September as part of its efforts to address the growing threat of cybercrime and boost Jamaicas digital resilience"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945213271285313821) 2025-07-15 20:05:58 UTC 647.7K followers, 1345 engagements "Dancehall star Masicka's music gave fans goosebumps as Whites echoed through the Gtech Community Stadium during the Reggae Boyz's 3-2 win over Trinidad & Tobago on Tuesday The Reggae Boyz defeated their fierce rivals in the semifinals of the Unity Cup a four-team international tournament that will run from May XX to May XX. #ReggaeBoyz #UnityCup2025 #Masicka #JamaicaToDiWorld 📷⚽🔥"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1927468370326155511) 2025-05-27 20:54:04 UTC 647.8K followers, 91.7K engagements "Firefighters worked feverishly on Wednesday to free the trapped driver of a minibus that collided with a truck on the Richmond main road in St Ann. At least three people reportedly suffered injuries as a result of the crash however the extent of their injuries is not known"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1943036866871111893) 2025-07-09 19:57:43 UTC 647.8K followers, 4985 engagements "Recognising the lack of recording opportunities for emerging talent from the parish of St Mary producer Jordon Sibley of Madtwin Records is gearing up to launch St Mary Empire"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1946236243823431995) 2025-07-18 15:50:54 UTC 647.8K followers, 1164 engagements "The Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) has passed a resolution to award gospel icon Priscilla Marie Love more popularly known as Cece Winans the key to the city of Kingston honouring her decades of musical and spiritual influence on Jamaicans alongside her humanitarian work"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1943138574196482383) 2025-07-10 02:41:52 UTC 647.8K followers, 3578 engagements "A 32-year-old woman broke down in court on Tuesday as she recounted the events that led to her allegedly assaulting a woman she said taunted her after discovering her live-in boyfriend had secretly married someone else. Charged with assault occasioning bodily harm Chevanna Manning broke into a fit of tears before the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1946354917649838369) 2025-07-18 23:42:28 UTC 647.8K followers, 2350 engagements "Fire gutted a restaurant and bar in Treasure Beach south St Elizabeth on Friday morning leaving the proprietors counting their losses and raising concerns about water woes in the area"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1946304291368575450) 2025-07-18 20:21:18 UTC 647.8K followers, 3897 engagements "North South highway users will be able to top up online following the launch of a new Online Epass platform by the highways operators Jamaica North-South Highway Company Limited (JNSHC). The move follows engagement between the JNSHC and the Government of Jamaica through the National Road Operating and Constructing Company Limited (NROCC)"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945542146754580608) 2025-07-16 17:52:48 UTC 647.8K followers, 9243 engagements "The University of the West Indies Mona campus is set to launch an undergraduate major in cybersecurity this September as part of its efforts to address the growing threat of cybercrime and boost Jamaicas digital resilience"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945180015898833154) 2025-07-15 17:53:50 UTC 647.7K followers, 1911 engagements "Jamaicas mens 4x100m team are in a qualifying position for a place in Septembers Tokyo World Athletics Championships after winning the event at the London Diamond League on Saturday with a seasons best XXXXX seconds at the Olympic Stadium. The team of Rohan Watson Oblique Seville Kadrian Goldson and Kishane Thompson finished ahead of the Zharnel Hughes-anchored Great Britain-1 which was second in XXXXX seconds and the Netherlands third in XXXXX seconds"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1946588339026768015) 2025-07-19 15:10:00 UTC 647.8K followers, 2322 engagements "Sex crimes detectives are searching for a man they believe was a key accomplice in the sexual assault and trafficking of two teenage girls for years by a recently-convicted taxi driver"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1946253416713310540) 2025-07-18 16:59:08 UTC 647.8K followers, 1159 engagements "Craig Butler agent of Jamaica international and Chelsea forward Dujuan Whisper Richards has confirmed the teens return to training following a lengthy injury setback"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1943098981506257308) 2025-07-10 00:04:32 UTC 647.8K followers, 2315 engagements "For more than two decades the lens of videographer Germaine Patrick has captured moments that have entertained informed and inspired audiences around the world"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945884107507929246) 2025-07-17 16:31:38 UTC 647.8K followers, 1238 engagements "Co-broker NCB Capital Markets Limited (NCBCM) withdrew its recommendation for the recent $1.79-billion (US$11.09-million) additional public offering (APO) by Tropical Battery Company Limited which closed on Friday"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1943471660713074964) 2025-07-11 00:45:26 UTC 647.8K followers, 2553 engagements "Having delivered a personal best performance at the Monaco Diamond League on Friday national triple jump champion Jordan Scott says he is setting his sights on even greater distances this season. I definitely think there are bigger jumps to come said Scott in an interview with the Jamaica Observer. We have a meet in Europe before I go to the NACAC Championships and then I will have a month off after the meet on the 19th of this month"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945174020778807617) 2025-07-15 17:30:00 UTC 647.7K followers, 2379 engagements "British Virgin Islands Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has reported a XXXX per cent increase in tourist arrivals for the second quarter of 2025 compared to the same period last year"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1943320968166006880) 2025-07-10 14:46:38 UTC 647.8K followers, 1411 engagements "A man was shot dead by police after allegedly fatally stabbing his female cousin on Sunday in Rae Town Kingston. The dead man has so far only been identified as Rashad while his deceased relative is said to be 43-year-old Niesha Williams"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1944571350091534697) 2025-07-14 01:35:12 UTC 647.8K followers, 4220 engagements "The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem said an Israeli strike on Gaza's only Catholic church killed two people on Thursday as Israel said it "never targets" religious sites and was investigating what happened"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945816223381422357) 2025-07-17 12:01:53 UTC 647.8K followers, 1672 engagements "Its bumper-to-bumper at the Mammee Bay toll booth as festivalgoers make their way to Montego Bay for Night X of Reggae Sumfest According to police on duty traffic has been heavy since midday with long lines stretching through the toll. With gates officially open at X p.m. police presence is heavy to help manage the massive flow of vehicles heading to Catherine Hall St James for Jamaicas biggest reggae night 🎶 #TrafficUpdate #ReggaeSumfest2025 #MontegoBay #Sumfest"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1946310252762423653) 2025-07-18 20:44:59 UTC 647.8K followers, 26K engagements "The Shortwood Teachers College Campus on Shortwood Road in St Andrew buzzed with excitement as Phils Hardware and Dunns Electrical hosted a thrilling sports day recently"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1946379188887343140) 2025-07-19 01:18:55 UTC 647.8K followers, 2397 engagements "Dancehall star Govana surprised his mother Sonia Eccleston with a Honda CR-V during his set at Reggae Sumfest being held at Catherine Hall"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1946474500645654655) 2025-07-19 07:37:39 UTC 647.8K followers, 1384 engagements "The Grenada government says it intends to table legislation aimed at reducing the age of civil responsibility from XX to XX years so that minors will not have to seek permission from parents when they require sexual and reproductive health treatment"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945967043209052628) 2025-07-17 22:01:12 UTC 647.8K followers, 1350 engagements "St James police seized a Sig Sauer 9mm pistol along with an empty magazine during a search for a wanted man in Birch Hill Greenpond on Wednesday"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945904901617316170) 2025-07-17 17:54:16 UTC 647.8K followers, 1679 engagements "Scientists in the United Kingdom (UK) have reportedly developed a ground breaking three-person DNA technique which has resulted in eight babies being born free of incurable mitochondrial disease"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945930521197891968) 2025-07-17 19:36:04 UTC 647.8K followers, 1507 engagements "Three years ago Margaret suffered a back injury that forced her to stop working. Since then her only source of income has been money she receives twice monthly from her daughter who has been living and working in the United States for the past XX years"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945241851050574280) 2025-07-15 21:59:32 UTC 647.8K followers, 2808 engagements "A 72-year-old St Catherine farmer who initially denied raping his three step-grandchildren ages X to XX but recanted was on Thursday handed an accumulated XX years prison sentence for those crimes but will effectively spend only XX years behind bars. The man had been indicted for five counts of rape and two counts of sexual touching in relation to the three girls"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1946188052549738804) 2025-07-18 12:39:24 UTC 647.8K followers, 15.6K engagements "Jamaica continues to grant most work permits issued to foreigners to Chinese nationals. As is customary the Chinese led the way last year accounting for XX per cent of all work permits granted to foreign nationals. India received XX per cent the Dominican Republic XXX per cent Mexico XXX per cent and Cuba six per cent"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945296529964908670) 2025-07-16 01:36:49 UTC 647.8K followers, 3780 engagements "The probation aftercare officer assigned to prepare the social enquiry and antecedent report of the 44-year-old St Catherine-based taxi driver who will spend over three decades behind bars after pleading guilty to routinely raping and trafficking his underage daughter and stepdaughter over several years has described him as callous and nonchalant with an abnormal obsession towards young children. A recommendation for ongoing treatment to stem his abnormal desires and sexually perverted nature has been made"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945822502888075614) 2025-07-17 12:26:50 UTC 647.8K followers, 3031 engagements "Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has hailed the rural school bus programme as a transformational initiative that will not only ensure a safer and more comfortable environment for students but also promote discipline and positive values. Its one thing to talk about the economics but its another thing to talk about the defence of the mores of the society the morality and values that are constantly under assault with our children in public passenger transport"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945628956486713795) 2025-07-16 23:37:45 UTC 647.8K followers, 2599 engagements "Up to yesterday the public transportation sector was still mourning the loss of four members among five people killed in last weeks tragic Trelawny crash including Simone Sim Sim Minott who ironically chaired an outreach committee for deceased operators before her own demise"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1944749091075883310) 2025-07-14 13:21:29 UTC 647.8K followers, 1854 engagements "For more than two decades the lens of videographer Germaine Patrick has captured moments that have entertained informed and inspired audiences around the world. From his humble beginnings in Jamaica to coordinating productions for some of the worlds most iconic brands Patrick has carved out a remarkable career as a camera operator and director in the fast-paced world of television production"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945913716811210779) 2025-07-17 18:29:18 UTC 647.8K followers, 1278 engagements "Two members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force appeared before the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on Thursday in relation to a non-fatal shooting incident of a man which took place on January X 2024 at Seaview Gardens Kingston. Charged are Corporal Lavon Francis and Corporal Kawain Johnson"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1946361769284223423) 2025-07-19 00:09:42 UTC 647.8K followers, 1365 engagements "At a time when citizens yearn for authentic leadership amid persistent poverty violence and inequality Zukie Jarrett is standing in the breachquietly consistently and with unwavering conviction"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1944102528968208894) 2025-07-12 18:32:17 UTC 647.7K followers, 1552 engagements "President Donald Trump's administration said Friday the United States was rejecting changes agreed last year for the World Health Organization on its pandemic response saying they violated the country's sovereignty"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1946610027193598123) 2025-07-19 16:36:11 UTC 647.8K followers, XXX engagements "You cant miss the excitement and passion in the voices of Donmayne Gyles and Dr Francene Gayle as they talk about current developments at Andrews Memorial Hospital. Their fervour though is understandable as they have firmly set the hospital on a path to achieve international accreditation as part of their goal to transform it into the leader in health-care quality in this region"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1944398434082963667) 2025-07-13 14:08:06 UTC 647.8K followers, 2301 engagements "Visual impairment did not stop Khaleesi Sinclair from acing her Primary Exit Profile (PEP) assessment earning a place at her dream secondary-level institution the Hampton School in St Elizabeth"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945969372054348252) 2025-07-17 22:10:27 UTC 647.8K followers, 5077 engagements "Two men found guilty of the mindless and deliberate felling of one of the UKs most iconic trees which sparked national outrage were on Tuesday jailed for more than four years. A jury at Newcastle Crown Court found former friends Daniel Graham XX and Adam Carruthers XX guilty in May of criminal damage for the 2023 felling of the tree at Sycamore Gap"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945677208569385441) 2025-07-17 02:49:30 UTC 647.8K followers, 2590 engagements "The Antigua and Barbuda Government says that an eight-hour curfew specifically geared towards youngsters 18-years and under will remain in force even as the country gears to host its annual carnival celebrations"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945859801407160564) 2025-07-17 14:55:03 UTC 647.8K followers, 1016 engagements "Italian mechanic Andrea Marazzi has created the worlds narrowest car crafted from parts of a 1993 Fiat Panda. Measuring just XX inches widenarrower than most motorbikesthe tiny vehicle is powered by an electric motor. (🎥: IG @marcocaravaggi / @tutti_pazzi_per_marazzi)"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1942674556621328673) 2025-07-08 19:58:02 UTC 647.7K followers, 19.9K engagements "Russia said Wednesday it had seized XXX kilograms (1800 pounds) of cocaine hidden under a shipment of bananas calling it its largest bust of drugs from Latin America this year"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945493881975374098) 2025-07-16 14:41:01 UTC 647.8K followers, 1166 engagements "Motorists should see an increase at the pumps in the price of gasoline effective Thursday July XX according to the latest ex-refinery costs from Petrojam"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945610367645761710) 2025-07-16 22:23:53 UTC 647.8K followers, 1807 engagements "The Shortwood Teachers College Campus on Shortwood Road in St Andrew buzzed with excitement as Phils Hardware and Dunns Electrical hosted a thrilling sports day recently. Employees from both building supplies giants gathered to showcase their athletic prowess and team spirit"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1946397080416559382) 2025-07-19 02:30:00 UTC 647.8K followers, 2437 engagements "The Trinidad-based Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) has officially launched the Caribbean AI Task Force describing it as a bold initiative to coordinate the development and governance of Artificial Intelligence (AI) across the region"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1946330536470893047) 2025-07-18 22:05:35 UTC 647.8K followers, 1323 engagements "The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) has discontinued bus service on three routes due to recurring stone-throwing incidents along Washington Boulevard in Kingston"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1946584745879429191) 2025-07-19 14:55:43 UTC 647.8K followers, XXX engagements "Almost two years ago Ricardo Baylisss family members breathed a sigh of relief when he emerged with only a few injuries from a traffic mishap. On Tuesday afternoon he wasnt so lucky. He was one of three men killed in a crash on Norman Manley Boulevard in Hanover. Bayliss was a construction worker reportedly working on a section of a major hotel project. On his way home from work he was a passenger in car involved in a two-vehicle crash"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945856905236365449) 2025-07-17 14:43:33 UTC 647.8K followers, 1506 engagements "Tesha Allisons life experience is the stuff of which movie scripts are written. Forced to drop out of high school after becoming a teenage mother at XX she would thereafter face a mountainous climb out of excruciating poverty"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1944732990405312970) 2025-07-14 12:17:30 UTC 647.7K followers, 2469 engagements "The Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation (MEGJC) has launched its 2025 Plastic Free Summer campaign in an effort to drive behavioural change around the use of single-use plastics across the island. Minister without Portfolio in the ministry Matthew Samuda noted that there had already been positive changes in terms of single use plastic consumption by members of the public"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1943111286759239893) 2025-07-10 00:53:26 UTC 647.8K followers, 2237 engagements "To whom much is given much is expected is the biblical philosophy which guides Jamaican-American sisters Meisha Smith-Coulter Alison Smith both attorneys and Jessica Smith a medical doctor. Although residing in the United States they cling tenaciously to the Jamaica of their formative years in Black River St Elizabeth where they were raised by their late grandmother Keturah Miss Tukah Wright"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1944851350480683115) 2025-07-14 20:07:50 UTC 647.8K followers, 2357 engagements "United States health authorities are set Thursday to reassess Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) a treatment used by menopausal women around the world but long clouded by debate over its risks"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945876538752204976) 2025-07-17 16:01:34 UTC 647.8K followers, 1815 engagements "A 32-year-old woman broke down in court on Tuesday as she recounted the events that led to her allegedly assaulting a woman she said taunted her after discovering her live-in boyfriend had secretly married someone else"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1946264223027212483) 2025-07-18 17:42:05 UTC 647.8K followers, 4343 engagements "A 44-year-old St Catherine-based taxi driver who pleaded guilty to routinely raping and trafficking his underage daughter and stepdaughter over several years will spend more than three decades behind bars for those crimes. He was also slapped with a similar sentence for raping another child his next-door neighbour around the same period of time"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945457455414055294) 2025-07-16 12:16:16 UTC 647.8K followers, 262.5K engagements "It may not be the kind of single one has come to expect from the soulful Lila Ik but still the songstresss latest single is hitting all the right notes. A modern spin on the 90s dancehall classic Romantic Call Lila Ik partners with Masicka on the track Romantic to serve up sweet melodies lyrics and of course romance"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1941144475398557841) 2025-07-04 14:38:02 UTC 647.8K followers, 6574 engagements "A nighttime fire at a nursing home has left nine people dead in the northeastern US state of Massachusetts after a desperate rescue operation local authorities said Monday. The fire that broke out Sunday at an assisted living facility in the city of Fall River was an unspeakable tragedy Fall River Fire Chief Jeffrey Bacon told reporters"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1944944472334151695) 2025-07-15 02:17:52 UTC 647.8K followers, 3206 engagements "Attorney-at-law the Peoples National Partys (PNP) Isat Buchanan who is seeking to wrest the Portland Eastern seat from the Jamaica Labour Partys (JLP) Ann-Marie Vaz is banking on his education initiative among other things to put him over the top whenever Jamaicans go to the polls in the next general election"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1944519629826589094) 2025-07-13 22:09:41 UTC 647.8K followers, 2572 engagements "A taxi driver caught on camera vandalising a Jamaican Urban Transit Company (JUTC) bus in a fit of road rage earlier this week is issuing an apology to the state-run transportation company for his actions"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945985814791336052) 2025-07-17 23:15:47 UTC 647.8K followers, 8898 engagements "Jamaica continues to grant most work permits issued to foreigners to Chinese nationals"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945245521011986730) 2025-07-15 22:14:07 UTC 647.8K followers, 2533 engagements "For many Jamaicans memories of HIV/AIDS as a virtual death sentence dating back to the 1980s and 90s remain strong. To this day horrific social stigma attached to the disease is a huge problem slowing efforts to ensure that those who are afflicted get required medical treatment"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1946181294787846520) 2025-07-18 12:12:33 UTC 647.8K followers, 1627 engagements "Kimberly Bailey-Allen a 32-year-old teacher from St James has been charged with obtaining money by false pretence in connection with a scheme that allegedly involved a teenage student and millions of dollars stolen from a family business"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1943797450999050592) 2025-07-11 22:20:00 UTC 647.8K followers, 6912 engagements "North South highway users will be able to top up online following the launch of a new Online Epass platform by the highways operators Jamaica North-South Highway Company Limited (JNSHC)"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945527377980780656) 2025-07-16 16:54:07 UTC 647.8K followers, 31.8K engagements "We point to the latest report from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) with its stunning revelation that non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health conditions will cost South America more than US$7.3 trillion in lost productivity and health-care spending between 2020 and 2050. While NCDs are not contagious we in Jamaica can and better Tek sleep mark death"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945816967665143859) 2025-07-17 12:04:51 UTC 647.8K followers, 1270 engagements "Guyana's government has welcomed legislation introduced in the United States (US) Senate to bolster Washingtons security cooperation with Georgetown and deter continued threats from Venezuela"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1946601768193753121) 2025-07-19 16:03:22 UTC 647.8K followers, XXX engagements "Vice Chairman of the National Road Safety Council (NRSC) Dr Lucien Jones says Tuesdays three-person fatal crash in Hanover is a stark reminder of the tragedy unfolding on the nations roads as he calls for more implementation of sanctions"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945525231419859338) 2025-07-16 16:45:35 UTC 647.7K followers, 1096 engagements "Indiscipline root cause of the tendency by far too many Jamaicans to drive recklessly obviously triggered the horrific crash very early Sunday morning at Salt Marsh in Trelawny leaving five people dead and seven others injured. Regarding speeding and reckless driving it could well be that the Road Traffic Act which was amended in 2023 may have to be strengthened still further"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1943649899054064081) 2025-07-11 12:33:41 UTC 647.7K followers, 2638 engagements "A St James man accused of weaponising sex tapes to manipulate and blackmail women has found himself at the centre of a disturbing courtroom saga. Charged with malicious communication and possession of identity information Timoyah Spence the man at the heart of the storm appeared in the St James Parish Court Wednesday before presiding judge Natiesha Fairclough-Hylton"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1943684425146851396) 2025-07-11 14:50:53 UTC 647.8K followers, 2243 engagements "Red Bull Dance Your Style will make its fifth return to the Jamaican stage this August for a night infused with culture dance and high energy. Sixteen talented dancers from across the island will battle on August XX 2025 on the lawns of Devon House for the chance to represent Jamaica on the international stage in October of this year"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945851924957598001) 2025-07-17 14:23:45 UTC 647.8K followers, 1398 engagements "The senior policeman said Maitlands childs mother had initially agreed to give a statement but later declined claiming that she received advice from an Uncle Cable not to do so. Maitland is on trial in the Home Circuit Court in downtown Kingston for murder and preventing the lawful burial of a corpse after his 24-year-old girlfriend Donna-Lee Donaldson went missing on July XX 2022"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945665191821087223) 2025-07-17 02:01:45 UTC 647.8K followers, 2852 engagements "India's inspection of the locking feature on the fuel control switches of its existing Boeing XXX aircraft found no issues an internal communication circulated within the airline said"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945874369890099509) 2025-07-17 15:52:57 UTC 647.8K followers, 1215 engagements "Ruth Chepngetich the Kenyan who shattered the women's marathon world record last year has been provisionally suspended on suspicion of doping the Athletics Integrity Unit said on Thursday"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945882857236267358) 2025-07-17 16:26:40 UTC 647.8K followers, 1223 engagements "Jamaica is currently facing a rapidly changing dry season prompting the Government to announce a $XXX million drought mitigation plan aimed at alleviating the growing water crisis across the island"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945546275555824044) 2025-07-16 18:09:13 UTC 647.8K followers, 3333 engagements "Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Leader Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has urged Jamaicans to be careful of what is promised to them during the campaign leading to the next general election. Stating that the JLP believes God is sovereign over all things including politics and governance Holness said There are things that I will readily admit that it is not within my control and politics it is like liquor; when you drink too much of it you get drunk"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945108401446383881) 2025-07-15 13:09:15 UTC 647.7K followers, 7712 engagements "India and Singapore ordered their airlines to examine fuel switches on several Boeing models with South Korea set to do the same after the devices came under scrutiny following last month's crash of an Air India jet killed XXX people"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945188170502471870) 2025-07-15 18:26:14 UTC 647.7K followers, 1360 engagements "Arnett Gardens FC will be seeking to secure third place in the Jamaica Womens Premier League on Wednesday when they host Federal United in a rescheduled game set for Charlie Smith High School starting at 3:30 pm"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945562411357933739) 2025-07-16 19:13:20 UTC 647.8K followers, 1122 engagements "The Island Traffic Authority (ITA) has announced that all XX of its service hubs across the island will close early at 2:00 pm on Friday July XX. The early closure is to allow for critical data migration ahead of the launch of the ITAs new Digital Certificate of Fitness system"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945981370217406466) 2025-07-17 22:58:07 UTC 647.8K followers, 1763 engagements "Lower-income countries will gain access to a "game-changing" HIV prevention drug with a new deal signed between with United States pharmaceutical giant Gilead and the Global Fund the health financing group said Wednesday"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1942980735394336928) 2025-07-09 16:14:40 UTC 647.8K followers, 1470 engagements "One year after tying the knot in a celebration that braved the fury of Hurricane Beryl Etienne Maurice and Stephanie Wash return to Jamaica "The Rock" to mark their first wedding anniversary. With deep ties to Jamaican legacy including the fashion influence of Etiennes late grandmother Ivy Ralph the wedding was a cultural and emotional tour de force"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1942654723414229423) 2025-07-08 18:39:13 UTC 647.7K followers, 3972 engagements "It wont be easy after last Mondays humiliating XX all out at Sabina Park as West Indies fell to a 0-3 Test series defeat to Australia. However we hope coach Mr Daren Sammy and his players will be fighting fit in mind and body for Sundays start of the five-match Twenty20 series"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1946541695455170697) 2025-07-19 12:04:39 UTC 647.8K followers, 1189 engagements "US President Donald Trump has been diagnosed with a long-term but benign vein condition the White House said Thursday following speculation about his heavily bruised hand and swollen legs"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945953428368187729) 2025-07-17 21:07:06 UTC 647.8K followers, 1497 engagements "Several schools in St Ann are now better equipped with resources thanks to a donation of computers valued at over $X million"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1946010420864565660) 2025-07-18 00:53:34 UTC 647.8K followers, 1989 engagements "Stephen Colbert's "The Late Show" will end in 2026 the CBS network said Thursday days after the comedian blasted parent company Paramount's $XX million settlement with President Donald Trump as "a big fat"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1946179143609045330) 2025-07-18 12:04:00 UTC 647.8K followers, 1360 engagements "The Island Traffic Authority (ITA) on Thursday advising the public that all XX service hubs across the island will close at 2:00 pm on Friday July XX 2025 to facilitate critical data migration efforts ahead of the launch of the new Digital Certificate of Fitness regime. The transition takes effect on Monday July XX 2025 the authority said in a news release"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1946203233178771694) 2025-07-18 13:39:44 UTC 647.8K followers, 1817 engagements "ST CATHERINE Jamaica -- A teen has been slapped with gun-related charges following the alleged discovery of an illegal firearm at his residence last week"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1943414746679525836) 2025-07-10 20:59:17 UTC 647.7K followers, 1391 engagements "With XXX people killed by members of the security forces since the start of this year the Independent Commission of Investigations (Indecom) has again raised alarm. The investigative entity has also voiced concern about the persistent failure of the security forces to prioritise the deployment of body-worn cameras (BWCs) in any planned operations"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1946558140138529221) 2025-07-19 13:10:00 UTC 647.8K followers, 1578 engagements "Less than a year after opening a Birdshack restaurant on Red Hills Road in St Andrew operators Arya Resort Management Group will close the outlet on Saturday July XX 2025"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1946335923542602027) 2025-07-18 22:27:00 UTC 647.8K followers, 3457 engagements "Opposition Spokesman on Transport Mikael Phillips is urging Jamaicans to view with skepticism the Governments recent announcement of expanded long-haul and city-to-city services under the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC)"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945943924977119405) 2025-07-17 20:29:20 UTC 647.8K followers, 5120 engagements "Its been more than a decade since singer DaVille has been active on the music scene. Still the entertainer who once had the industry in a chokehold is hoping to make up for lost time with a vibrant new single dubbed Sunshine Days. Set for release this Friday the track will usher in what the entertainer hopes to be a triumphant return"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945590801255243838) 2025-07-16 21:06:09 UTC 647.8K followers, 2228 engagements "Some residents of Rae Town in Kingston are beyond furious due to a persistent overflow of sewage on Fishers Row in the community. In January the Jamaica Observer published a story highlighting the problem which was given a patch job but now roughly six months later the sewage is again flowing freely haunting the residents"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945871887755518172) 2025-07-17 15:43:05 UTC 647.8K followers, 5449 engagements "The Supreme Court of Jamaica has ordered that the state pay $XXX million to George Williams the man who spent XX years in prison and XX years without a review. The judgment was handed down by Judge Sonya Wint-Blair a few moments ago. Williams is to receive $XX XXX XXX for vindicatory damages and close to $XX million for compensatory damages"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1938290470368497797) 2025-06-26 17:37:14 UTC 647.8K followers, 113.6K engagements "Donald Trump's administration said it would seek the release of grand jury testimony related to Jeffrey Epstein on Friday"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1946190674799292725) 2025-07-18 12:49:50 UTC 647.8K followers, 1277 engagements "Defending champions Frazsiers Whip FCs perfect winning record was snapped on Saturday as they rallied late to earn a 1-1 draw against Arnett Gardens in their Jamaica Womens Premier League return round game played at Charlie Smith High School"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945133717510410729) 2025-07-15 14:49:51 UTC 647.7K followers, 1235 engagements "The Peoples National Partys Isat Buchanan who is seeking to wrest the Portland Eastern seat from the Jamaica Labour Partys (JLP) Ann-Marie Vaz is banking on his education initiative among other things to put him over the top in the polls"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1944473396017791119) 2025-07-13 19:05:58 UTC 647.8K followers, 3886 engagements "The death toll from an Israeli strike on Gaza's only Catholic church rose to three people on Thursday the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem said as Israel said it "never targets" religious sites and regretted any harm to civilians"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945923679805637021) 2025-07-17 19:08:53 UTC 647.8K followers, 1215 engagements "Recording artiste Joby Jay will be the first to admit that while her career has been on an upward trajectory over the past year she is not focused on a meteoric rise. Instead the soulful singer says she is prioritising slow and steady progress as she enjoys the journey to musical maturity"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945154704956137587) 2025-07-15 16:13:15 UTC 647.8K followers, 3996 engagements "Cambodian authorities have arrested more than 1000 people in raids on internet scam centres police said Wednesday as Prime Minister Hun Manet ordered a crackdown on cybercrime sweatshops"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945516108393353613) 2025-07-16 16:09:20 UTC 647.8K followers, 1077 engagements "On the heels of two politicians having to apologise for using expletives on the campaign trail the police have warned that they will not turn a blind eye and deaf ear to the use of expletives during artistes live performances at Reggae Sumfest. Commander of the St James Police Division Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Eron Samuels told the Jamaica Observer that the polices stance has been communicated to promoters of the festival dubbed the Greatest Reggae Show on Earth"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945904779915604339) 2025-07-17 17:53:47 UTC 647.8K followers, 11K engagements "The Bahamas recorded XXX cases of HIV infections last year as health officials revealed that there were nearly 4000 people living with the virus in the country at the end of 2024"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1946193920746004976) 2025-07-18 13:02:43 UTC 647.8K followers, 2373 engagements "US President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to sue The Wall Street Journal after it published a story about an alleged off-color letter written by him to late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein that featured a drawing of a naked woman"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1946022806291894707) 2025-07-18 01:42:47 UTC 647.8K followers, 1709 engagements "Jamaica is currently facing a rapidly changing dry season prompting the Government to announce a $XXX million drought mitigation plan aimed at alleviating the growing water crisis across the island. Eastern parishes have about XX systems which are affected by the dry season whereas the western parishes have about three which are affected. he explained"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945640845853561235) 2025-07-17 00:25:00 UTC 647.8K followers, 1739 engagements "Did you feel that earthquake The Earthquake Unit (@EarthquakeUnit) has confirmed a minor XXX magnitude earthquake in southwest Portland Jamaica at 4:15 PM on Wednesday July XX 2025. Tell us where you felt it in the comments below #Earthquake #AlwaysAhead #JamaicaObserver #OTeam #ONews #Jamaica #DailyObserver Sources: Android Earthquake Alerts System"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1943070712006349079) 2025-07-09 22:12:12 UTC 647.7K followers, 2180 engagements "Still living in a badly damaged home a year after it was gutted by Hurricane Beryl a 77-year-old woman in Portland Cottage Clarendon is receiving help from neighbours to carry out much-needed repairs on the one-bedroom dwelling. During a visit to the community the Jamaica Observer met Derrick Anderson a returning resident who said he was focused on assisting Hazel McLean whose house lost its roof during the hurricane on July X 2024"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1944482301687255300) 2025-07-13 19:41:22 UTC 647.8K followers, 2685 engagements "Health officials in Portland have ordered a school closed and are now working with the councillor for the related division to get the institution that educates young children ready for the next school term. Unfortunately we had to close one basic school in June for gross insanitary conditions rodent and roach infestation lack of potable water and electricity said chief public health officer for Portland Lorenzo Hume who did not identify the school by name"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1944437866576118073) 2025-07-13 16:44:47 UTC 647.8K followers, 4690 engagements "Travel at one of Canadas busiest airports was briefly halted Tuesday after federal police received a report that a small plane had been hijacked officials said. Royal Canadian Mounted Police in the western Canadian province of British Columbia said that at 1:10 pm (2010 GMT) they received a report that a Cessna XXX had been hijacked from the Vancouver Island area and was entering into airspace near Vancouver International Airport"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945313247965667739) 2025-07-16 02:43:15 UTC 647.8K followers, 2371 engagements "Peoples National Party standard-bearer for St James Southern Nekeisha Burchell has reiterated the partys plan to reduce the time people occupying Crown land will have to wait before they can apply for adverse possession"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945245086930862355) 2025-07-15 22:12:24 UTC 647.7K followers, 3801 engagements "American Airlines (AA) the largest airline serving Jamaica in partnership with the non-profit Glasswing International joined forces recently to revitalise inner-city St James High School in Montego Bay deploying more than XX team members to restore two sports fields at the institution"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1944796848687821232) 2025-07-14 16:31:15 UTC 647.7K followers, 3365 engagements "A new international report has raised alarms over the safety of one of the worlds most consumed staple foods rice revealing that many popular brands sold in the United States contain dangerously high levels of arsenic and cadmium two heavy metals linked to a range of serious health problems. With rice forming a central part of the Jamaican diet the findings present troubling implications for local consumption patterns and public health"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1944128555702497739) 2025-07-12 20:15:42 UTC 647.8K followers, 5429 engagements "Though dancehall artiste Silk Boss may seem to embody the rough risqu nature of a hard-core dancehall artiste he is all about positivity. Highlighting that he has a lot riding on his success particularly a legacy for his infant son Silk Boss says he wants his musical journey to remind people to never judge a book by its cover"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1943061017254334801) 2025-07-09 21:33:41 UTC 647.7K followers, 6996 engagements "The United States (US) dollar on Thursday July XX remained at $XXXXXX according to the Bank of Jamaicas daily exchange trading summary"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945958284348756192) 2025-07-17 21:26:23 UTC 647.8K followers, 2414 engagements "The Bustamante Hospital for Children has received a major boost with a $XXX million donation from the Sandals Foundation to undertake renovations to the hospitals Level II Nursery. The upgrades aim to reduce infection risks and significantly improve neonatal care for some of Jamaicas most vulnerable patients"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1946327519524979169) 2025-07-18 21:53:36 UTC 647.8K followers, 1775 engagements "A Mexican court on Tuesday sentenced XX cartel gunmen to XXX years each in prison for murder and kidnapping at a suspected training camp in a case that shocked the country. The men were arrested last September at a ranch authorities say was used as a forced recruitment center for the Jalisco New Generation Cartel one of the countrys most powerful criminal gangs"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1942765140970971268) 2025-07-09 01:57:59 UTC 647.7K followers, 2281 engagements "The Bustamante Hospital for Children has received a major boost with a $XXX million donation from the Sandals Foundation to undertake renovations to the hospitals Level II Nursery. The upgrades aim to reduce infection risks and significantly improve neonatal care for some of Jamaicas most vulnerable patients"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1946383237401772525) 2025-07-19 01:35:00 UTC 647.8K followers, 1759 engagements "Belizean authorities are monitoring the presence of non-traditional chronic kidney disease (CKD) that is due to long hours in the sun dehydration and exposure to agrochemicals"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1946195186205225217) 2025-07-18 13:07:45 UTC 647.8K followers, 1170 engagements "Arnett Gardens FC secured third place in the Jamaica Womens Premier League after beating Federal United 6-0 in their rescheduled return round game played at Charlie Smith High School on Wednesday"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1946033907268259989) 2025-07-18 02:26:53 UTC 647.8K followers, 1735 engagements "Read these and other stories in todays #DailyObserver or subscribe to our e-paper at #JamaicaObserver #AlwaysAhead #OTeam"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1946535529970864559) 2025-07-19 11:40:09 UTC 647.8K followers, 1305 engagements "More than XXX people remain unaccounted for after devastating floods in Texas the state governor said Tuesday marking a dramatic increase in the number of missing from a tragedy that has so far claimed XXX lives"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1942773787742654782) 2025-07-09 02:32:20 UTC 647.7K followers, 2907 engagements "Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham is expected to miss up to XX weeks recovering from a shoulder operation after the Spanish giants said Wednesday he had successfully undergone surgery"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945519565816967368) 2025-07-16 16:23:05 UTC 647.7K followers, 1085 engagements "The United States (US) dollar on Wednesday July XX ended trading at $XXXXXX up one cent according to the Bank of Jamaicas daily exchange trading summary"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945596374713581917) 2025-07-16 21:28:17 UTC 647.8K followers, 1487 engagements "Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Senator Marlon Morgan has praised the countrys new record-low unemployment rate of XXX per cent as clear evidence of the Holness administrations effective governance and sound economic leadership"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945583967593181407) 2025-07-16 20:38:59 UTC 647.8K followers, 1307 engagements "Jamaica has welcomed approximately XXX million visitors since the start of 2025 generating US$2.4 billion in earnings"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1943837990351938043) 2025-07-12 01:01:06 UTC 647.8K followers, 10.6K engagements "China has doubled down on its dismissal of the United States criticism of a loan to The Bahamas describing as baseless and absurd accusations that it was using the funding for the construction of a hospital to further entrench itself in the Caribbean"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945243240426275096) 2025-07-15 22:05:04 UTC 647.7K followers, 1566 engagements "The cash-strapped Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) saw a marginal improvement in fare income which moved from $XXX billion in 2023 to $XXX billion last year"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945259291725721603) 2025-07-15 23:08:50 UTC 647.7K followers, 8755 engagements "The number of mpox cases in Guinea since an outbreak was first detected has passed XXX health officials told AFP Friday with several nearby countries witnessing recent increases in infections"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1946207335216500815) 2025-07-18 13:56:02 UTC 647.8K followers, 1136 engagements "Vybz Kartel was officially crowned King of Dancehall at Reggae Sumfest"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1946510171850629247) 2025-07-19 09:59:24 UTC 647.8K followers, 2033 engagements "Generation 2000 (G2K) has blasted the Peoples National Party (PNP) over what it described as political immaturity and a lack of foresight in response to criticisms of the Governments Rural School Bus Programme"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1942965830376964136) 2025-07-09 15:15:27 UTC 647.7K followers, 1348 engagements "A taxi driver caught on camera vandalising a Jamaican Urban Transit Company (JUTC) bus in a fit of road rage earlier this week is issuing an apology to the state-run transportation company for his actions"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1946000597636788283) 2025-07-18 00:14:32 UTC 647.8K followers, 5290 engagements "A Jamaican man is among five migrants expelled from the United States (US) to Eswatini all described as barbaric by Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs at the Department of Homeland Security Tricia McLaughlin"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945482974926962848) 2025-07-16 13:57:41 UTC 647.8K followers, 4974 engagements "Shawn Mussington the man who was found guilty of the murder of a Jamaican hairdresser with whom he had a relationship has been sentenced to XX years in prison"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1946027183534686636) 2025-07-18 02:00:10 UTC 647.8K followers, 1995 engagements "Prestige Restaurants Jamaica Limited (PRJL) is set to open its second TGI Fridays store on the island in Portmore St Catherine in the next four months as the municipality continues to gain international interest. In Jamaica where we have one TGI Fridays restaurant plans are in place to open a second restaurant in this financial year at Portmore reflecting our confidence in the TGI Fridays brand and in the Jamaican economy stated PHLs 2024 annual report"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1940484035245232280) 2025-07-02 18:53:41 UTC 647.8K followers, 70.6K engagements "A Norwegian lottery company on Monday apologised to 47000 crestfallen gamblers who were mistakenly told they had won huge sums in a lottery the firm blaming a currency conversion error"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1941145270055764205) 2025-07-04 14:41:11 UTC 647.8K followers, 1353 engagements "A taxi driver was caught on camera on Tuesday afternoon vandalising a Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) bus in an apparent act of road rage on a section of the Half-Way Tree Road"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945278905402753107) 2025-07-16 00:26:47 UTC 647.8K followers, 71.8K engagements "The Belize government says it launched a Special Electricity Committee (SEC) to spearhead the development of a National Electrical Energy Mix Master Plan aimed at securing the countrys energy future"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945868981799202902) 2025-07-17 15:31:32 UTC 647.8K followers, 1248 engagements "Thirty-four persons have been killed in XX fatal crashes in the month of June according to the Island Traffic Authority (ITA). Fatalities increased by XX per cent when compared to June 2024 while fatal crashes were up XX per cent during the reporting period the Authority said in its latest statistics released on Friday July 11"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1944073848715911560) 2025-07-12 16:38:19 UTC 647.7K followers, 2879 engagements "Meet Sheraley Bridgeman CEO of Caribbean Assurance Brokers Ltd a visionary leader with over XX years in the insurance industry. From launching standout products like Queen Guard to mentoring the next generation she leads with purpose empathy and innovation. Whether in the boardroom or winding down with Appleton and coconut water Sheraley proves that true success means lifting others as you rise"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1944490954288939261) 2025-07-13 20:15:45 UTC 647.7K followers, 1893 engagements "Today's Clovis Toon Saturday July XX 2025. To see more cartoons click the link in our stories. #Clovis #ClovisToon #JamaicaObserver #AlwaysAhead #OTeam"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1946535635138814060) 2025-07-19 11:40:34 UTC 647.8K followers, 1454 engagements "Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Kamina Johnson Smith says her ministry has initiated enquiries with United States authorities to probe reports that a national of the island is among five migrants expelled from the US to an African country"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945843554116403369) 2025-07-17 13:50:29 UTC 647.8K followers, 2529 engagements "The UN Security Council has unanimously extended the mandate of the UNs political mission in Haiti until the end of the year amid escalating gang violence political paralysis and a deepening humanitarian crisis threatening the country"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945117293140210167) 2025-07-15 13:44:35 UTC 647.7K followers, 1154 engagements "A courtroom at the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court was evacuated on Tuesday after a man brought a bag containing a machete and a baton which he claimed to be evidence for his hearing for an assault charge"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945556243982012784) 2025-07-16 18:48:49 UTC 647.8K followers, 3125 engagements "NFL Hall of Famer turned popular commentator Shannon Sharpe and an ex-girlfriend who accused him of rape have settled the $XX million lawsuit that was filed against him earlier this year"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1946318787625574500) 2025-07-18 21:18:54 UTC 647.8K followers, 1654 engagements "A man said to be a car wash attendant was nabbed in Mandeville Manchester hours after he stole a Honda motorcar from his workplace in May Pen Clarendon on Tuesday"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945308724509237533) 2025-07-16 02:25:16 UTC 647.8K followers, 5840 engagements "This facility brings us closer to our customers in one of the fastest-growing markets in the US for Caribbean and Hispanic food products. It is a significant milestone in our strategy to expand the reach of our brands improve service to our trade partners and deliver on our promise to make our products more accessible in high-demand markets said Andrea Coy CEO of GK Foods"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1942627581385183637) 2025-07-08 16:51:22 UTC 647.7K followers, 1275 engagements "Pope Leo XIV said on Thursday he was "deeply saddened" by an Israel strike which hit a Gaza church killing two people and called for "an immediate ceasefire""  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945818380704911720) 2025-07-17 12:10:28 UTC 647.8K followers, 1110 engagements "While Americans were celebrating the birth of their nation on July X 2025 Americas Independence Day Jamaican American Alison Smith and her family were celebrating another kind of birth the renaming of the street she grew up on in St Elizabeth Jamaica after her grandfather Charles CD Wright"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1944952559820792019) 2025-07-15 02:50:00 UTC 647.7K followers, 1969 engagements "At a lower section of Penfield Falls on Sunday afternoon Douglas Sevelin and his friends sat on the riverbank taking in the serene atmosphere"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945220875579490704) 2025-07-15 20:36:11 UTC 647.8K followers, 18.7K engagements "As the local demand for fried chicken continues to sizzle quick-service restaurant operator Chesters Fried Chicken is ramping up its islandwide presence with a fresh wave of expansion that is expected to add multiple outlets by year end. The push is being led by Cooksmart Equipment and Supplies Limited the area developer for the fast food brand in Jamaica"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945582078818714010) 2025-07-16 20:31:29 UTC 647.8K followers, 27.5K engagements "The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is to expand its monitoring of the Black River under its Jamaica Coastal Area and River-based Management Programme Unit come September. Director environmental management and conservation at NEPA Anthony McKenzie said the living treasure of the Black River with its hundreds of plant and earth species is to see more NEPA staff and a marine vessel being deployed to safeguard its ecosystem"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945538102987985377) 2025-07-16 17:36:44 UTC 647.8K followers, 1573 engagements "The Cayman Islands Cabinet has approved the development of new legislation to prohibit non-Caymanians from harvesting any marine life from its territorialwaters with limited exceptions for regulated catch-and-release fishing"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945538707433435217) 2025-07-16 17:39:08 UTC 647.8K followers, 1323 engagements "Prime Minister Andrew Holness says $XXX million has been approved for local film productions under the Jamaica Screen Development Initiative (JSDI)"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945594900059210033) 2025-07-16 21:22:26 UTC 647.8K followers, 4867 engagements "Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) General Secretary Dr Horace Chang says any politician who suggests a trivialisation of violence is unfit to hold office"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1944905563369836926) 2025-07-14 23:43:15 UTC 647.8K followers, 1736 engagements "Minister of Education Skills Youth and Information Senator Dana Morris Dixon says reducing absenteeism is essential to achieving equity and transformation in Jamaicas education system"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945942498704036321) 2025-07-17 20:23:40 UTC 647.8K followers, 1496 engagements "Reggae Sumfest Night One Highlight 📸 Vybz Kartel is congratulated by DownSound Entertainment CEO Jo Bogdanovich after officially being crowned the King of Dancehall 👑 #Sumfest2025 #ReggaeSumfest #JamaicaObserver #OTeam #AlwaysAhead #Reggae #Dancehall #Clash #Music #Jamaica"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1946586065000677786) 2025-07-19 15:00:58 UTC 647.8K followers, 1144 engagements "Dancehall artiste Govana speaks about the emotional tribute he did for his mother during his performance at Reggae Sumfest Night One. Govana gifted his mom a brand new CRV live on stage after highlighting the sacrifices she made in order for him to become the man he is today. #Sumfest2025 #ReggaeSumfest #JamaicaObserver #OTeam #AlwaysAhead #Reggae #Dancehall #Clash #Music #Jamaica"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1946576401471341016) 2025-07-19 14:22:34 UTC 647.8K followers, 1859 engagements "The stench is unbearable said Namdi Thompson a resident of Rae Town in Kingston as sewage once again overflowed along Fishers Row threatening the health of children and disrupting daily life"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1946020903264948247) 2025-07-18 01:35:13 UTC 647.8K followers, 2242 engagements "The Savanna-la-Mar police are probing the circumstances that led to the death of an elderly woman who was found in a mummified state at her house in Old Hope district Little London Westmoreland on Sunday"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1942738593664929903) 2025-07-09 00:12:29 UTC 647.7K followers, 2671 engagements "Several inmates at the St Catherine Adult Correctional Centre have alleged that they have been deprived of visitation and recreation rights by warders who are on go-slow or on the verge of going on strike over monies they say the Government has owed them for years"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945103370504605707) 2025-07-15 12:49:16 UTC 647.8K followers, 2544 engagements "A 19-year-old British teenager who was sentenced to one years imprisonment in the United Arab Emirates for having sex with a 17-year-old girl has been released from prison after receiving a pardon from the countrys ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1942386675859980790) 2025-07-08 00:54:05 UTC 647.8K followers, 8661 engagements "Noting that the government has not refused the return of any Jamaican Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Kamina Johnson Smith says her ministry has initiated enquiries with United States authorities to probe reports that a national of the island is among five migrants expelled from the US to an African country"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945869999790326003) 2025-07-17 15:35:35 UTC 647.8K followers, 1805 engagements "Today's Clovis Toon Friday July XX 2025. See more cartoons: #Clovis #ClovisToon #JamaicaObserver #AlwaysAhead #OTeam"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1946177224870158832) 2025-07-18 11:56:23 UTC 647.8K followers, 2292 engagements "The Cayman Islands has recorded a more than eight per cent growth in imports last year compared to its 2023 figure"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1942970117672886702) 2025-07-09 15:32:29 UTC 647.8K followers, 1567 engagements "An unidentified impostor used artificial intelligence (AI) to imitate United States (US) Secretary of State Marco Rubio and contact foreign ministers a US governor and at least one member of Congress according to media reports. The Washington Post reported Tuesday that the imposter utilised messaging app Signal and text messages to send AI-generated content that mimicked Rubios voice and writing style"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1942700975996707286) 2025-07-08 21:43:00 UTC 647.7K followers, 2186 engagements "From a young age Patrick Peterkin appeared destined for a life in politics and there was no doubt that he would don the orange of the Peoples National Party (PNP) if he ever made that move. Now the 45-year-old has stepped up as the PNPs standard-bearer in St Andrew East Rural a constituency in which he is expected to face-off with two-term Member of Parliament the Jamaica Labour Partys Juliet Holness wife of Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness and current Speaker of the House of Representatives"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1944387043842289780) 2025-07-13 13:22:50 UTC 647.7K followers, 7931 engagements "Donald Trump said Tuesday the US Justice Department should release all 'credible' information from its probe into notorious sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein as he sought to douse a firestorm of criticism from his supporters over his handling of the case"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945233983681220790) 2025-07-15 21:28:17 UTC 647.7K followers, 1128 engagements "Children's advocate and national rapporteur on trafficking in persons Diahann Gordon-Harrison has bemoaned the level of misconceptions among Jamaicans about what constitutes child trafficking and pointed out that minors can be trafficked inside their homes without being moved anywhere"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945826569748103618) 2025-07-17 12:43:00 UTC 647.8K followers, 1975 engagements "Good music and high energy reigned supreme at Reggae Sumfests annual Street Dance on Monday night as seasoned selectors delivered a masterclass in live entertainment. Hundreds of dancehall lovers flocked to the Catherine Hall Stadium eager for an authentic cultural showcase and they were not disappointed"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945619039893819574) 2025-07-16 22:58:21 UTC 647.8K followers, 2153 engagements "Arsenal signed Canada forward Olivia Smith from Liverpool in a deal worth a reported womens world record fee of X million ($1.3 million) on Thursday"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945833093564129713) 2025-07-17 13:08:55 UTC 647.8K followers, 1086 engagements "A French archbishop's decision to promote a priest who was sentenced to jail for raping a teenaged boy has drawn new condemnation of the Roman Catholic Church for its record on sex abuse"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1944418655862731044) 2025-07-13 15:28:27 UTC 647.8K followers, 1574 engagements "Hydels 400m athlete Abigail Campbell has joined the Arkansas Razorbacks and will head to the University of Arkansas for college"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1936182952213303612) 2025-06-20 22:02:43 UTC 647.8K followers, 1844 engagements "Today's Clovis Toon Monday July XX 2025. To see more cartoons click the link in our stories. #Clovis #ClovisToon #JamaicaObserver #AlwaysAhead #OTeam"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1944727490435432457) 2025-07-14 11:55:39 UTC 647.8K followers, 1820 engagements "National Water Commission (NWC) says it will begin to implement water supply restrictions for sections of Kingston and St Andrew starting on Monday July XX 2025 for the Mona and Hope networks and Wednesday July XX for the Constant Spring network"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1946371979528782146) 2025-07-19 00:50:16 UTC 647.8K followers, 4320 engagements "Apple TV+'s dark sci-fi office drama Severance on Tuesday led the contenders for the Emmy Awards television's version of the Oscars with a whopping XX nominations"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945290815686820107) 2025-07-16 01:14:06 UTC 647.8K followers, 1599 engagements "Less than a year after opening a Birdshack restaurant on Red Hills Road in St Andrew operators Arya Resort Management Group will close the outlet on Saturday July XX 2025"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1946366569170239588) 2025-07-19 00:28:46 UTC 647.8K followers, 10.6K engagements "A farm worker has died after being injured during a raid by United States (US) immigration agents on a legal cannabis farm in California his family said on Saturday"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1944421963067232686) 2025-07-13 15:41:36 UTC 647.8K followers, 3322 engagements "A man is now facing several charges after allegedly confessing to lottery scamming then trying to bribe lawmen when they intercepted his vehicle in Manchester last Thursday"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945192746299314232) 2025-07-15 18:44:25 UTC 647.7K followers, 2816 engagements "Prime Minister and Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Leader Dr Andrew Holness said the results of a recent survey which show a historic record low unemployment rate of XXX per cent in Jamaica mean that people currently without a job will find it harder to gain employment without the requisite skills"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1946564208826462286) 2025-07-19 13:34:07 UTC 647.8K followers, 1061 engagements "With tourism serving as one of Jamaicas most powerful economic drivers a new training programme aimed at one of the industrys critical needs raising service standards while creating stronger economic pathways for workers on the front lines is now underway. Launched at the iconic Ricks Caf in Negril the Brewtender Training Programme introduced XX bartenders carefully selected from the local hospitality sector"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1946600477120246236) 2025-07-19 15:58:14 UTC 647.8K followers, XXX engagements "The St Catherine man who allegedly raped two stepsisters several times on several occasions while their now-convicted guardian watched is being hunted by detectives for his day in court. The suspect known at this time as Shawn or King was reportedly the friend of the 44-year-old St Catherine-based taxi driver who was on Tuesday slapped with an accumulated XXX years prison sentence for raping and trafficking girls"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1946549194883580314) 2025-07-19 12:34:27 UTC 647.8K followers, 4481 engagements "Appleton Estate the oldest continuously operating rum distillery in Jamaica has announced the release of what it describes as the longest tropically aged rum ever released dubbed The Source 51-Year-Old. The distillery said this is its rarest and longest aged expression to date with only XX heart-shaped decanters for sale"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945281599739699535) 2025-07-16 00:37:29 UTC 647.8K followers, 26.6K engagements "Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is set to begin issuing new electronic motor vehicle registration certificates (eMVRC) effective Monday July XX 2025. Under the new regime TAJ will no longer issue physical copies of MVRCs decals or stickers. Additionally the validity periods for the eMVRC will expand from the usual six months or one year to also include an option for two years depending on the motorists preference"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1944806055986278884) 2025-07-14 17:07:51 UTC 647.7K followers, 3605 engagements "HAPPENING NOW: A police service vehicle often used for transporting detainees collided with a white BMW at the intersection of Port Royal and Orange streets in downtown Kingston. Eyewitnesses say the police vehicle was making a turn when the BMW attempted to pass resulting in a minor crash. No injuries have been reported but motorists should expect traffic delays in the area. #AlwaysAhead #JamaicaObserver"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945263059582218619) 2025-07-15 23:23:49 UTC 647.8K followers, 20.4K engagements "One Park Restaurant & Lounge located at X Park Close New Kingston is quickly becoming a standout in the Jamaican dining landscape despite being open for less than a year"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1944228918858592710) 2025-07-13 02:54:30 UTC 647.8K followers, 3248 engagements "More than 4800 people were killed across Haiti in the nine-month period between October 2024 and June 2025 sparking fresh calls for the international community to do more to stop the blood-letting in the country"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1944006802586099726) 2025-07-12 12:11:54 UTC 647.7K followers, 2382 engagements "National Water Commission says it will begin to implement water supply restrictions for sections of Kingston and St Andrew starting on Monday July XX 2025 for the Mona and Hope networks and Wednesday July XX for the Constant Spring network"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1946362450317594817) 2025-07-19 00:12:24 UTC 647.8K followers, 1788 engagements "An unidentified impostor used artificial intelligence (AI) to imitate United States (US) Secretary of State Marco Rubio and contact foreign ministers a US governor and at least one member of Congress according to media reports"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1942649125100515459) 2025-07-08 18:16:58 UTC 647.7K followers, 1503 engagements "Opposition Spokesman on Transport Mikael Phillips is urging Jamaicans to view with skepticism the Governments recent announcement of expanded long-haul and city-to-city services under the Jamaica Urban Transit Company"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945958841272692826) 2025-07-17 21:28:36 UTC 647.7K followers, X engagements "Two members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force appeared before the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on Thursday in relation to a non-fatal shooting incident of a man"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1946313419113541783) 2025-07-18 20:57:34 UTC 647.8K followers, 1134 engagements "Former Jamaica long jumper Wayne Pinnock has broken his silence to confirm he has switched national allegiance to represent Turkey after winning the mens long jump at Saturdays Diamond League meeting at the Olympic stadium in London"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1946598978608390258) 2025-07-19 15:52:17 UTC 647.8K followers, 1252 engagements "Two Jamaicans have been confirmed dead by Haitian authorities who said they intercepted a rowboat heavily laden with drugs resulting in the drowning death of the men the undisclosed death of another and the arrest of a Bahamian"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1944809490311692776) 2025-07-14 17:21:29 UTC 647.8K followers, 8586 engagements "A Bahamas High Court judge will on September XX begin hearing the penalty phase of a 65-year-old deacon who was found guilty on Monday of attempted incest"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945112479337435596) 2025-07-15 13:25:28 UTC 647.7K followers, 1241 engagements "American singer Connie Francis whose hits such as Everybodys Somebodys Fool and Stupid Cupid topped the charts in the late 1950s and 1960s has died aged XX her publicist announced Thursday. It is with a heavy heart and extreme sadness that I inform you of the passing of my dear friend Connie Francis last night her publicist Ron Roberts posted early Thursday on Facebook without specifying a cause"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945882903751102580) 2025-07-17 16:26:51 UTC 647.8K followers, 3101 engagements "MSN Laboratories a global pharmaceutical leader headquartered in India has officially launched a subsidiary in Jamaica marking a major step forward in its mission to enhance healthcare access across the Caribbean"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1943392951880618069) 2025-07-10 19:32:40 UTC 647.8K followers, 1848 engagements "Detectives assigned to the Portland Traffic Department are probing the circumstances which led to the death of two men caused by a three-vehicle collision on the Snow Hill main road in the parish on Friday. The deceased men have been identified as 25-year-old Jahmali Morris a delivery man of Grossett Road Port Antonio and 22-year-old Oshane McGhie an electrician of Zion Hill both in Portland"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1946390787014398065) 2025-07-19 02:05:00 UTC 647.8K followers, 1912 engagements "KFC is attempting to reclaim top rankings in the United States (US) fast food industry with free chicken bucket giveaways as part of a Kentucky Fried Comeback push. The Free Bucket on Us campaign announced Monday will gift all KFC Rewards members a digital offer of an entire bucket of KFCs original recipe chicken with any US$15 purchase made through the KFC app or website"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945166638858359166) 2025-07-15 17:00:40 UTC 647.8K followers, 9152 engagements "The United Nations has reiterated its call for an improvement of the situation in Haiti saying hunger continues to deepen across the country"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945868205081211236) 2025-07-17 15:28:27 UTC 647.8K followers, 1055 engagements "A total of 2482 Jamaicans travelled to the United States (US) for employment between January and June 2025 under the H-2A (agricultural) and H-2B (non-agricultural) visa programmes. Minister of Labour and Social Security Pearnel Charles Jr made the disclosure during a Jamaica Central Labour Organisation (JACLO) webinar on Thursday"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1946246295707853057) 2025-07-18 16:30:51 UTC 647.8K followers, 1848 engagements "Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Senator Marlon Morgan has praised the countrys new record-low unemployment rate of XXX per cent as clear evidence of the Holness administrations effective governance and sound economic leadership"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945600651452403918) 2025-07-16 21:45:17 UTC 647.8K followers, 1501 engagements "Torrential downpours overwhelmed New York Citys drainage system on Monday unleashing flash floods that shut down subway lines and stranded commuters across Manhattan Queens and the broader Tri-State Area. Water gushed from drains at stations like 28th Street and Penn Station as over X inches of rain fell in just one hour far more than the system could handle. Service on lines including the X X X E F M and R was severely impacted while Metro-North and LIRR faced widespread delays. Though MTA crews pumped XX million gallons overnight to restore operations frustration still lingers for many."  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945146601212686750) 2025-07-15 15:41:03 UTC 647.7K followers, 9809 engagements "The Dominican Republic Tuesday ended a search and rescue operation triggered by the capsizing of a crowded migrant boat with eight people confirmed dead and an unknown number missing"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945307875032564014) 2025-07-16 02:21:54 UTC 647.7K followers, 1687 engagements "Pressure is mounting for tech firm Astronomer to comment after its CEO and head of human resources were seemingly caught having an affair at a recent Coldplay concert at Bostons Gillette Stadium"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945947491641290832) 2025-07-17 20:43:30 UTC 647.8K followers, 12K engagements "🎤 Live at Reggae Sumfest Night X Before the show even started we caught up with four excited guests two from Czech Republic and two from Ukraine who told us they came all this way just to witness Vybz Kartel crowned King of Dancehall. 🔥 The energy is already high and the night hasnt even begun #ReggaeSumfest2025 #DancehallNight #VybzKartel #KingOfDancehall #JamaicaVibes #GlobalFans #SumfestLive"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1946386559156269056) 2025-07-19 01:48:12 UTC 647.8K followers, 10.7K engagements "Jamaican-American actress Sheryl Lee Ralph has been nominated in the category of outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series for her role as Barbara Howard in the sitcom Abbott Elementary for the 77th Emmy Emmy Awards"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945304345706188948) 2025-07-16 02:07:52 UTC 647.8K followers, 2092 engagements "As more Jamaican parents abandon strict authoritarian parenting for a more relaxed and permissive approach the head of the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC) Kaysia Kerr is warning that this shift often lacking structure and guidance is contributing to a rise in anti-social behaviour among children. Kerr is urging parents to seek professional guidance instead of relying on their instincts when raising children"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1944419499303669803) 2025-07-13 15:31:48 UTC 647.8K followers, 3413 engagements "It began as a secret crush a quiet hope held in Kean Denniss heart. On April XX 2025 that hope reached maturity into forever when he married Stacy Malcolm the woman who had unknowingly captured his affection at the Registrar Generals Office in Spanish Town. The seeds of their love story were planted in December 2007 when a mutual friend Simone Thomas revealed Keans secret admiration for Stacy"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945165211247292852) 2025-07-15 16:55:00 UTC 647.8K followers, 2967 engagements "Declaring that this south-central parish will return to the Peoples National Party (PNP) Vice-President Mikael Phillips on Sunday scoffed at a claim by Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Deputy Leader Michael Stern that the ruling party will sweep the parish when Jamaicans return to the polls"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1942682874265718854) 2025-07-08 20:31:05 UTC 647.7K followers, 4010 engagements "A40-year-old maintenance worker has been charged with murder after allegedly stabbing a man and fleeing the scene"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945904780557132260) 2025-07-17 17:53:47 UTC 647.8K followers, 1219 engagements "A 45-year-old man who has been acquitted of rape and sexual assault charges brought by his stepdaughter nearly six years after she first made the allegations says the damage to his life is irreversible. As such his lawyer is demanding a full investigation into alleged police failings in the handling of the case"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1942589615661039755) 2025-07-08 14:20:30 UTC 647.7K followers, 3326 engagements "As Jamaica prepares to roll out its digital system for motor vehicle registration certificates (MVRC) and certificates of fitness on Monday July XX Island Traffic Authority (ITA) Director General Colonel Daniel Pryce is encouraging the public to support the transition noting that while minor challenges may arise the change represents meaningful progress"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945464875045491164) 2025-07-16 12:45:45 UTC 647.8K followers, 1866 engagements "A popular food vendor was shot and killed Tuesday morning in Stanpipe St Andrew. The incident reportedly occurred sometime after 10:00 am. One onlooker told Observer Online that Gregory was the sole provider for his two youngest children ages two and four years old and often kept to himself"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1945250022393831496) 2025-07-15 22:32:00 UTC 647.8K followers, 9639 engagements "Today's Clovis Toon Sunday July XX 2025. See more cartoons: #Clovis #ClovisToon #JamaicaObserver #AlwaysAhead #OTeam"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1944371271891894409) 2025-07-13 12:20:10 UTC 647.8K followers, 12.8K engagements
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"American Airlines will markedly increase flight capacity on several Jamaica - US routes starting December XX beginning with two daily flights at Ian Fleming International Airport and four at the Norman Manley International Airport"
@JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-11 00:48:42 UTC 647.7K followers, 2546 engagements
"The 15-member regional integration grouping Caricom on Tuesday congratulated Surinames first-ever female head of state Jennifer Geerlings-Simons" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-15 21:19:31 UTC 647.7K followers, 1259 engagements
"The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) has discontinued bus service on three routes due to recurring stone-throwing incidents along Washington Boulevard in Kingston. JUTC made the announcement in a statement on X (formerly Twitter) late Friday night. The discontinued bus routes are routes XX XX and 47" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-19 15:22:00 UTC 647.8K followers, 1492 engagements
"The polices plan to crack down on problematic windscreen wipers in Montego Bay has been enthusiastically received by those among the group who blame out-of-towners for sullying their hustle. Them dont come from here and them come a mash up the place.They should go back a town or the police take them and send them back to Kingston where them come from and see if the place dont run better one man who plies his trade on Howard Cooke Boulevard told the Jamaica Observer" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-18 16:29:19 UTC 647.8K followers, 1234 engagements
"Grenadas Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell is calling on the Caribbean to take advantage of the existing environment to reimagine and accelerate the digital future of the region" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-15 21:21:22 UTC 647.7K followers, 1344 engagements
"A farm worker was in critical condition on Friday his family said after being injured during a raid by US immigration agents on a legal cannabis farm in California that resulted in the arrests of XXX undocumented migrants and clashes with protesters. President Donald Trump meanwhile called demonstrators involved in attacks on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents slimeballs and said they should be arrested" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-13 13:41:18 UTC 647.8K followers, 3631 engagements
"Read these and other stories in todays #DailyObserver or subscribe to our e-paper at #JamaicaObserver #AlwaysAhead #OTeam" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-15 11:42:19 UTC 647.7K followers, 1338 engagements
"Sports Minister Olivia Grange and principal of UK-based entity Ryder Architecture Jonathan Seebacher say the soon-to-be upgraded National Stadium will rival some of the best sporting facilities in the world" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-17 23:28:42 UTC 647.8K followers, 1851 engagements
"The grandniece of Viola Destin whose mummified body was found Sunday XX months after her death has dismissed suggestions that the family failed to realise she had died as they were uncaring" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-10 17:30:29 UTC 647.8K followers, 33.1K engagements
"A 54-year-old man convicted of a 1993 revenge killing was put to death in Florida on Tuesday in the 26th execution in the United States this year the most in a decade" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-16 00:11:36 UTC 647.8K followers, 1413 engagements
"Read these and other stories in todays #DailyObserver or subscribe to our e-paper at #JamaicaObserver #AlwaysAhead #OTeam" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-09 11:35:35 UTC 647.7K followers, 1830 engagements
"Meet Sheraley Bridgeman CEO of Caribbean Assurance Brokers Ltd a visionary leader with over XX years in the insurance industry. From launching standout products like Queen Guard to mentoring the next generation she leads with purpose empathy and innovation. Whether in the boardroom or winding down with Appleton and coconut water Sheraley proves that true success means lifting others as you rise" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-13 20:14:43 UTC 647.8K followers, 4474 engagements
"Diagnosed with cerebral palsy at just three years old a condition caused by brain development issues that affect movement Ranique Wright has defied the odds at every turn to stand proudly as the top-performing male graduate of Annotto Bay High School. He also walked away with multiple awards including top student in social studies information technology and office administration as well as a special award for being the Most Determined" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-13 15:06:14 UTC 647.8K followers, 1793 engagements
"The Portland Health Department started the baiting programme at the Errol Flynn Marina on Sunday as promised. According to Samuel Roberts public health inspector responsible for the baiting the health department is anticipating a successful eradication of rodents in the area specifically at the ports. He is therefore asking that the baits not be disturbed" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-15 02:34:44 UTC 647.8K followers, 3486 engagements
"Prime Minister Andrew Holness has reaffirmed the Governments commitment to improving access to financing for micro small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs)" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-17 01:14:27 UTC 647.8K followers, 2094 engagements
"More than XX years ago a brothel flourished at the property that is now the home of Mountain View New Testament Church of God. Now the area has been transformed into a beacon of light and hope" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-15 17:48:54 UTC 647.8K followers, 1990 engagements
"Pressure is mounting for tech firm Astronomer to comment after its CEO and head of human resources were seemingly caught having an affair at a recent Coldplay concert at Bostons Gillette Stadium" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-17 20:24:43 UTC 647.7K followers, XXX engagements
"The United States (US) dollar on Tuesday July XX ended trading at $XXXXXX up by XX cents according to the Bank of Jamaicas daily exchange trading summary" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-15 21:51:58 UTC 647.7K followers, 6840 engagements
"Peoples National Party (PNP) President Mark Golding raised eyebrows when he used an expletive in response to microphone troubles while delivering the main address at a PNP meeting in St Ann South West on Friday" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-12 14:50:48 UTC 647.7K followers, 41.2K engagements
"Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce runs her final race in Jamaica These were the scenes after the legendary sprinter clocked XXXXX (sb) to finish third in the finals of the women's 100m at the Jamaica National Trials. #AlwaysAhead #JamaicaObserver #OSports #Jamaica #ShellyAnnFraserPryce #TeamJamaica #TrackAndField #GOAT" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-06-28 03:27:15 UTC 647.8K followers, 88.5K engagements
"A male driver succumbed to injuries he sustained in a crash involving the car he was driving and a truck on the Duncans bypass section of the North Coast Highway in Trelawny on Monday morning" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-14 19:02:44 UTC 647.7K followers, 1867 engagements
"Fire gutted a restaurant and bar in Treasure Beach south St Elizabeth on Friday morning leaving the proprietors counting their losses and raising concerns about water woes in the area" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-18 19:37:33 UTC 647.7K followers, XXX engagements
"With the inevitable passage of time and the tumultuous events of today we can see clearly that the visionaries behind the West Indies Federation and Parliament which lasted from 1958 to 1962 were well ahead of their time. However we can imagine how different the region would look with an evolving single market and economic structure benefiting from all the stupendous advancements of the decades and the things we have learnt since" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-10 11:59:42 UTC 647.7K followers, 1846 engagements
"Oblique Seville won his first Diamond League race as he stunned a quality field in the mens 100m at Saturdays London Diamond League meeting running XXXX seconds (-0.6m/s) at the Olympic Stadium" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-19 15:57:26 UTC 647.8K followers, 1223 engagements
"British dancehall artiste Tuggawar and Canadian singer actress and model Aneesa Badshaw have collaborated to release a cover of the reggae/dancehall classicMurder She Wrote" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-18 15:37:23 UTC 647.8K followers, 1108 engagements
"The world as we have known it all our lives and for generations prior is changing rapidly. The inward-looking Make America Great Again perspective of President Donald Trumps US Administration partially underlines todays reality" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-14 12:07:25 UTC 647.7K followers, 1658 engagements
"The United States (US) Supreme Court blocked Florida on Wednesday from enforcing a law that would make it a crime for undocumented migrants to enter the southern state" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-10 00:05:37 UTC 647.8K followers, 2090 engagements
"Declaring that this south-central parish will return to the Peoples National Party (PNP) Vice-President Mikael Phillips on Sunday scoffed at a claim by Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Deputy Leader Michael Stern that the ruling party will sweep the parish when Jamaicans return to the polls" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-08 13:46:06 UTC 647.7K followers, 1231 engagements
"When the 13th film in the Madea franchise aired on Netflix on Friday July XX singer Gramps Morgans song If Youre Looking for Me was among those featured in the production" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-14 21:45:33 UTC 647.8K followers, 3049 engagements
"English schools will teach children how to combat misogyny the United Kingdom (UK) government announced Tuesday as sexist content promoted by so-called manosphere influencers such as Andrew Tate spreads online" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-15 21:54:46 UTC 647.7K followers, 1230 engagements
"We remain hopeful that renewed energy will be placed in efforts by the Caribbean Community (Caricom) to assist our sister nation Haiti. Jamaicas Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness making his first address to the conference as the new chair of the regional bloc insisted that Caricom must intensify efforts to get the necessary support for Haiti especially given that assistance from the international community seems unhurried" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-13 12:34:23 UTC 647.8K followers, 1815 engagements
"AI-generated propaganda videos of R Kelly and Pope Leo XIV celebrating Burkina Faso's junta chief Ibrahim Traore have surfaced in what experts have called a disinformation campaign spreading Traore's "personality cult"" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-17 15:06:03 UTC 647.8K followers, 1142 engagements
"Supreme Court judge Justice Sonya Wint-Blair who last month ordered that the State pay $XXX million to George Williams the man who spent XX years in prison XX without a review for breaching his rights to liberty says the Circuit Court should have used its powers to ensure his return to court Williams a diagnosed schizophrenic was arrested on October XX 1970 and charged with the murder of Ian Laurie in July that year" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-08 13:54:51 UTC 647.7K followers, 2470 engagements
"The United States (US) dollar on Friday July XX ended trading at $XXXXXX down by six cents according to the Bank of Jamaicas daily exchange trading summary" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-18 21:28:16 UTC 647.8K followers, 1336 engagements
"The UN estimates that about 30000 Jamaicans are HIV-positive with about XX per cent knowing their status. Fewer than half of the Jamaicans on antiretroviral treatment (ARTs) aimed at combating the spread of HIV/AIDS were virally suppressed at the end of last year. This relatively low number (46 per cent) could present challenges for Jamaica in its efforts to manage/contain the spread of HIV and more worryingly end the AIDS epidemic by 2030 a United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goal (SDG)" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-17 13:36:32 UTC 647.8K followers, 1642 engagements
"The University of the West Indies (The UWI) Mona campus is set to launch an undergraduate major in cybersecurity this September as part of its efforts to address the growing threat of cybercrime and boost Jamaicas digital resilience" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-15 20:05:58 UTC 647.7K followers, 1345 engagements
"Dancehall star Masicka's music gave fans goosebumps as Whites echoed through the Gtech Community Stadium during the Reggae Boyz's 3-2 win over Trinidad & Tobago on Tuesday The Reggae Boyz defeated their fierce rivals in the semifinals of the Unity Cup a four-team international tournament that will run from May XX to May XX. #ReggaeBoyz #UnityCup2025 #Masicka #JamaicaToDiWorld 📷⚽🔥" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-05-27 20:54:04 UTC 647.8K followers, 91.7K engagements
"Firefighters worked feverishly on Wednesday to free the trapped driver of a minibus that collided with a truck on the Richmond main road in St Ann. At least three people reportedly suffered injuries as a result of the crash however the extent of their injuries is not known" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-09 19:57:43 UTC 647.8K followers, 4985 engagements
"Recognising the lack of recording opportunities for emerging talent from the parish of St Mary producer Jordon Sibley of Madtwin Records is gearing up to launch St Mary Empire" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-18 15:50:54 UTC 647.8K followers, 1164 engagements
"The Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) has passed a resolution to award gospel icon Priscilla Marie Love more popularly known as Cece Winans the key to the city of Kingston honouring her decades of musical and spiritual influence on Jamaicans alongside her humanitarian work" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-10 02:41:52 UTC 647.8K followers, 3578 engagements
"A 32-year-old woman broke down in court on Tuesday as she recounted the events that led to her allegedly assaulting a woman she said taunted her after discovering her live-in boyfriend had secretly married someone else. Charged with assault occasioning bodily harm Chevanna Manning broke into a fit of tears before the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-18 23:42:28 UTC 647.8K followers, 2350 engagements
"Fire gutted a restaurant and bar in Treasure Beach south St Elizabeth on Friday morning leaving the proprietors counting their losses and raising concerns about water woes in the area" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-18 20:21:18 UTC 647.8K followers, 3897 engagements
"North South highway users will be able to top up online following the launch of a new Online Epass platform by the highways operators Jamaica North-South Highway Company Limited (JNSHC). The move follows engagement between the JNSHC and the Government of Jamaica through the National Road Operating and Constructing Company Limited (NROCC)" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-16 17:52:48 UTC 647.8K followers, 9243 engagements
"The University of the West Indies Mona campus is set to launch an undergraduate major in cybersecurity this September as part of its efforts to address the growing threat of cybercrime and boost Jamaicas digital resilience" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-15 17:53:50 UTC 647.7K followers, 1911 engagements
"Jamaicas mens 4x100m team are in a qualifying position for a place in Septembers Tokyo World Athletics Championships after winning the event at the London Diamond League on Saturday with a seasons best XXXXX seconds at the Olympic Stadium. The team of Rohan Watson Oblique Seville Kadrian Goldson and Kishane Thompson finished ahead of the Zharnel Hughes-anchored Great Britain-1 which was second in XXXXX seconds and the Netherlands third in XXXXX seconds" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-19 15:10:00 UTC 647.8K followers, 2322 engagements
"Sex crimes detectives are searching for a man they believe was a key accomplice in the sexual assault and trafficking of two teenage girls for years by a recently-convicted taxi driver" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-18 16:59:08 UTC 647.8K followers, 1159 engagements
"Craig Butler agent of Jamaica international and Chelsea forward Dujuan Whisper Richards has confirmed the teens return to training following a lengthy injury setback" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-10 00:04:32 UTC 647.8K followers, 2315 engagements
"For more than two decades the lens of videographer Germaine Patrick has captured moments that have entertained informed and inspired audiences around the world" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-17 16:31:38 UTC 647.8K followers, 1238 engagements
"Co-broker NCB Capital Markets Limited (NCBCM) withdrew its recommendation for the recent $1.79-billion (US$11.09-million) additional public offering (APO) by Tropical Battery Company Limited which closed on Friday" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-11 00:45:26 UTC 647.8K followers, 2553 engagements
"Having delivered a personal best performance at the Monaco Diamond League on Friday national triple jump champion Jordan Scott says he is setting his sights on even greater distances this season. I definitely think there are bigger jumps to come said Scott in an interview with the Jamaica Observer. We have a meet in Europe before I go to the NACAC Championships and then I will have a month off after the meet on the 19th of this month" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-15 17:30:00 UTC 647.7K followers, 2379 engagements
"British Virgin Islands Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has reported a XXXX per cent increase in tourist arrivals for the second quarter of 2025 compared to the same period last year" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-10 14:46:38 UTC 647.8K followers, 1411 engagements
"A man was shot dead by police after allegedly fatally stabbing his female cousin on Sunday in Rae Town Kingston. The dead man has so far only been identified as Rashad while his deceased relative is said to be 43-year-old Niesha Williams" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-14 01:35:12 UTC 647.8K followers, 4220 engagements
"The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem said an Israeli strike on Gaza's only Catholic church killed two people on Thursday as Israel said it "never targets" religious sites and was investigating what happened" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-17 12:01:53 UTC 647.8K followers, 1672 engagements
"Its bumper-to-bumper at the Mammee Bay toll booth as festivalgoers make their way to Montego Bay for Night X of Reggae Sumfest According to police on duty traffic has been heavy since midday with long lines stretching through the toll. With gates officially open at X p.m. police presence is heavy to help manage the massive flow of vehicles heading to Catherine Hall St James for Jamaicas biggest reggae night 🎶 #TrafficUpdate #ReggaeSumfest2025 #MontegoBay #Sumfest" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-18 20:44:59 UTC 647.8K followers, 26K engagements
"The Shortwood Teachers College Campus on Shortwood Road in St Andrew buzzed with excitement as Phils Hardware and Dunns Electrical hosted a thrilling sports day recently" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-19 01:18:55 UTC 647.8K followers, 2397 engagements
"Dancehall star Govana surprised his mother Sonia Eccleston with a Honda CR-V during his set at Reggae Sumfest being held at Catherine Hall" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-19 07:37:39 UTC 647.8K followers, 1384 engagements
"The Grenada government says it intends to table legislation aimed at reducing the age of civil responsibility from XX to XX years so that minors will not have to seek permission from parents when they require sexual and reproductive health treatment" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-17 22:01:12 UTC 647.8K followers, 1350 engagements
"St James police seized a Sig Sauer 9mm pistol along with an empty magazine during a search for a wanted man in Birch Hill Greenpond on Wednesday" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-17 17:54:16 UTC 647.8K followers, 1679 engagements
"Scientists in the United Kingdom (UK) have reportedly developed a ground breaking three-person DNA technique which has resulted in eight babies being born free of incurable mitochondrial disease" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-17 19:36:04 UTC 647.8K followers, 1507 engagements
"Three years ago Margaret suffered a back injury that forced her to stop working. Since then her only source of income has been money she receives twice monthly from her daughter who has been living and working in the United States for the past XX years" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-15 21:59:32 UTC 647.8K followers, 2808 engagements
"A 72-year-old St Catherine farmer who initially denied raping his three step-grandchildren ages X to XX but recanted was on Thursday handed an accumulated XX years prison sentence for those crimes but will effectively spend only XX years behind bars. The man had been indicted for five counts of rape and two counts of sexual touching in relation to the three girls" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-18 12:39:24 UTC 647.8K followers, 15.6K engagements
"Jamaica continues to grant most work permits issued to foreigners to Chinese nationals. As is customary the Chinese led the way last year accounting for XX per cent of all work permits granted to foreign nationals. India received XX per cent the Dominican Republic XXX per cent Mexico XXX per cent and Cuba six per cent" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-16 01:36:49 UTC 647.8K followers, 3780 engagements
"The probation aftercare officer assigned to prepare the social enquiry and antecedent report of the 44-year-old St Catherine-based taxi driver who will spend over three decades behind bars after pleading guilty to routinely raping and trafficking his underage daughter and stepdaughter over several years has described him as callous and nonchalant with an abnormal obsession towards young children. A recommendation for ongoing treatment to stem his abnormal desires and sexually perverted nature has been made" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-17 12:26:50 UTC 647.8K followers, 3031 engagements
"Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has hailed the rural school bus programme as a transformational initiative that will not only ensure a safer and more comfortable environment for students but also promote discipline and positive values. Its one thing to talk about the economics but its another thing to talk about the defence of the mores of the society the morality and values that are constantly under assault with our children in public passenger transport" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-16 23:37:45 UTC 647.8K followers, 2599 engagements
"Up to yesterday the public transportation sector was still mourning the loss of four members among five people killed in last weeks tragic Trelawny crash including Simone Sim Sim Minott who ironically chaired an outreach committee for deceased operators before her own demise" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-14 13:21:29 UTC 647.8K followers, 1854 engagements
"For more than two decades the lens of videographer Germaine Patrick has captured moments that have entertained informed and inspired audiences around the world. From his humble beginnings in Jamaica to coordinating productions for some of the worlds most iconic brands Patrick has carved out a remarkable career as a camera operator and director in the fast-paced world of television production" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-17 18:29:18 UTC 647.8K followers, 1278 engagements
"Two members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force appeared before the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on Thursday in relation to a non-fatal shooting incident of a man which took place on January X 2024 at Seaview Gardens Kingston. Charged are Corporal Lavon Francis and Corporal Kawain Johnson" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-19 00:09:42 UTC 647.8K followers, 1365 engagements
"At a time when citizens yearn for authentic leadership amid persistent poverty violence and inequality Zukie Jarrett is standing in the breachquietly consistently and with unwavering conviction" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-12 18:32:17 UTC 647.7K followers, 1552 engagements
"President Donald Trump's administration said Friday the United States was rejecting changes agreed last year for the World Health Organization on its pandemic response saying they violated the country's sovereignty" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-19 16:36:11 UTC 647.8K followers, XXX engagements
"You cant miss the excitement and passion in the voices of Donmayne Gyles and Dr Francene Gayle as they talk about current developments at Andrews Memorial Hospital. Their fervour though is understandable as they have firmly set the hospital on a path to achieve international accreditation as part of their goal to transform it into the leader in health-care quality in this region" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-13 14:08:06 UTC 647.8K followers, 2301 engagements
"Visual impairment did not stop Khaleesi Sinclair from acing her Primary Exit Profile (PEP) assessment earning a place at her dream secondary-level institution the Hampton School in St Elizabeth" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-17 22:10:27 UTC 647.8K followers, 5077 engagements
"Two men found guilty of the mindless and deliberate felling of one of the UKs most iconic trees which sparked national outrage were on Tuesday jailed for more than four years. A jury at Newcastle Crown Court found former friends Daniel Graham XX and Adam Carruthers XX guilty in May of criminal damage for the 2023 felling of the tree at Sycamore Gap" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-17 02:49:30 UTC 647.8K followers, 2590 engagements
"The Antigua and Barbuda Government says that an eight-hour curfew specifically geared towards youngsters 18-years and under will remain in force even as the country gears to host its annual carnival celebrations" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-17 14:55:03 UTC 647.8K followers, 1016 engagements
"Italian mechanic Andrea Marazzi has created the worlds narrowest car crafted from parts of a 1993 Fiat Panda. Measuring just XX inches widenarrower than most motorbikesthe tiny vehicle is powered by an electric motor. (🎥: IG @marcocaravaggi / @tutti_pazzi_per_marazzi)" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-08 19:58:02 UTC 647.7K followers, 19.9K engagements
"Russia said Wednesday it had seized XXX kilograms (1800 pounds) of cocaine hidden under a shipment of bananas calling it its largest bust of drugs from Latin America this year" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-16 14:41:01 UTC 647.8K followers, 1166 engagements
"Motorists should see an increase at the pumps in the price of gasoline effective Thursday July XX according to the latest ex-refinery costs from Petrojam" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-16 22:23:53 UTC 647.8K followers, 1807 engagements
"The Shortwood Teachers College Campus on Shortwood Road in St Andrew buzzed with excitement as Phils Hardware and Dunns Electrical hosted a thrilling sports day recently. Employees from both building supplies giants gathered to showcase their athletic prowess and team spirit" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-19 02:30:00 UTC 647.8K followers, 2437 engagements
"The Trinidad-based Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) has officially launched the Caribbean AI Task Force describing it as a bold initiative to coordinate the development and governance of Artificial Intelligence (AI) across the region" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-18 22:05:35 UTC 647.8K followers, 1323 engagements
"The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) has discontinued bus service on three routes due to recurring stone-throwing incidents along Washington Boulevard in Kingston" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-19 14:55:43 UTC 647.8K followers, XXX engagements
"Almost two years ago Ricardo Baylisss family members breathed a sigh of relief when he emerged with only a few injuries from a traffic mishap. On Tuesday afternoon he wasnt so lucky. He was one of three men killed in a crash on Norman Manley Boulevard in Hanover. Bayliss was a construction worker reportedly working on a section of a major hotel project. On his way home from work he was a passenger in car involved in a two-vehicle crash" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-17 14:43:33 UTC 647.8K followers, 1506 engagements
"Tesha Allisons life experience is the stuff of which movie scripts are written. Forced to drop out of high school after becoming a teenage mother at XX she would thereafter face a mountainous climb out of excruciating poverty" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-14 12:17:30 UTC 647.7K followers, 2469 engagements
"The Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation (MEGJC) has launched its 2025 Plastic Free Summer campaign in an effort to drive behavioural change around the use of single-use plastics across the island. Minister without Portfolio in the ministry Matthew Samuda noted that there had already been positive changes in terms of single use plastic consumption by members of the public" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-10 00:53:26 UTC 647.8K followers, 2237 engagements
"To whom much is given much is expected is the biblical philosophy which guides Jamaican-American sisters Meisha Smith-Coulter Alison Smith both attorneys and Jessica Smith a medical doctor. Although residing in the United States they cling tenaciously to the Jamaica of their formative years in Black River St Elizabeth where they were raised by their late grandmother Keturah Miss Tukah Wright" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-14 20:07:50 UTC 647.8K followers, 2357 engagements
"United States health authorities are set Thursday to reassess Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) a treatment used by menopausal women around the world but long clouded by debate over its risks" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-17 16:01:34 UTC 647.8K followers, 1815 engagements
"A 32-year-old woman broke down in court on Tuesday as she recounted the events that led to her allegedly assaulting a woman she said taunted her after discovering her live-in boyfriend had secretly married someone else" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-18 17:42:05 UTC 647.8K followers, 4343 engagements
"A 44-year-old St Catherine-based taxi driver who pleaded guilty to routinely raping and trafficking his underage daughter and stepdaughter over several years will spend more than three decades behind bars for those crimes. He was also slapped with a similar sentence for raping another child his next-door neighbour around the same period of time" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-16 12:16:16 UTC 647.8K followers, 262.5K engagements
"It may not be the kind of single one has come to expect from the soulful Lila Ik but still the songstresss latest single is hitting all the right notes. A modern spin on the 90s dancehall classic Romantic Call Lila Ik partners with Masicka on the track Romantic to serve up sweet melodies lyrics and of course romance" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-04 14:38:02 UTC 647.8K followers, 6574 engagements
"A nighttime fire at a nursing home has left nine people dead in the northeastern US state of Massachusetts after a desperate rescue operation local authorities said Monday. The fire that broke out Sunday at an assisted living facility in the city of Fall River was an unspeakable tragedy Fall River Fire Chief Jeffrey Bacon told reporters" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-15 02:17:52 UTC 647.8K followers, 3206 engagements
"Attorney-at-law the Peoples National Partys (PNP) Isat Buchanan who is seeking to wrest the Portland Eastern seat from the Jamaica Labour Partys (JLP) Ann-Marie Vaz is banking on his education initiative among other things to put him over the top whenever Jamaicans go to the polls in the next general election" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-13 22:09:41 UTC 647.8K followers, 2572 engagements
"A taxi driver caught on camera vandalising a Jamaican Urban Transit Company (JUTC) bus in a fit of road rage earlier this week is issuing an apology to the state-run transportation company for his actions" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-17 23:15:47 UTC 647.8K followers, 8898 engagements
"Jamaica continues to grant most work permits issued to foreigners to Chinese nationals" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-15 22:14:07 UTC 647.8K followers, 2533 engagements
"For many Jamaicans memories of HIV/AIDS as a virtual death sentence dating back to the 1980s and 90s remain strong. To this day horrific social stigma attached to the disease is a huge problem slowing efforts to ensure that those who are afflicted get required medical treatment" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-18 12:12:33 UTC 647.8K followers, 1627 engagements
"Kimberly Bailey-Allen a 32-year-old teacher from St James has been charged with obtaining money by false pretence in connection with a scheme that allegedly involved a teenage student and millions of dollars stolen from a family business" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-11 22:20:00 UTC 647.8K followers, 6912 engagements
"North South highway users will be able to top up online following the launch of a new Online Epass platform by the highways operators Jamaica North-South Highway Company Limited (JNSHC)" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-16 16:54:07 UTC 647.8K followers, 31.8K engagements
"We point to the latest report from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) with its stunning revelation that non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health conditions will cost South America more than US$7.3 trillion in lost productivity and health-care spending between 2020 and 2050. While NCDs are not contagious we in Jamaica can and better Tek sleep mark death" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-17 12:04:51 UTC 647.8K followers, 1270 engagements
"Guyana's government has welcomed legislation introduced in the United States (US) Senate to bolster Washingtons security cooperation with Georgetown and deter continued threats from Venezuela" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-19 16:03:22 UTC 647.8K followers, XXX engagements
"Vice Chairman of the National Road Safety Council (NRSC) Dr Lucien Jones says Tuesdays three-person fatal crash in Hanover is a stark reminder of the tragedy unfolding on the nations roads as he calls for more implementation of sanctions" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-16 16:45:35 UTC 647.7K followers, 1096 engagements
"Indiscipline root cause of the tendency by far too many Jamaicans to drive recklessly obviously triggered the horrific crash very early Sunday morning at Salt Marsh in Trelawny leaving five people dead and seven others injured. Regarding speeding and reckless driving it could well be that the Road Traffic Act which was amended in 2023 may have to be strengthened still further" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-11 12:33:41 UTC 647.7K followers, 2638 engagements
"A St James man accused of weaponising sex tapes to manipulate and blackmail women has found himself at the centre of a disturbing courtroom saga. Charged with malicious communication and possession of identity information Timoyah Spence the man at the heart of the storm appeared in the St James Parish Court Wednesday before presiding judge Natiesha Fairclough-Hylton" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-11 14:50:53 UTC 647.8K followers, 2243 engagements
"Red Bull Dance Your Style will make its fifth return to the Jamaican stage this August for a night infused with culture dance and high energy. Sixteen talented dancers from across the island will battle on August XX 2025 on the lawns of Devon House for the chance to represent Jamaica on the international stage in October of this year" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-17 14:23:45 UTC 647.8K followers, 1398 engagements
"The senior policeman said Maitlands childs mother had initially agreed to give a statement but later declined claiming that she received advice from an Uncle Cable not to do so. Maitland is on trial in the Home Circuit Court in downtown Kingston for murder and preventing the lawful burial of a corpse after his 24-year-old girlfriend Donna-Lee Donaldson went missing on July XX 2022" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-17 02:01:45 UTC 647.8K followers, 2852 engagements
"India's inspection of the locking feature on the fuel control switches of its existing Boeing XXX aircraft found no issues an internal communication circulated within the airline said" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-17 15:52:57 UTC 647.8K followers, 1215 engagements
"Ruth Chepngetich the Kenyan who shattered the women's marathon world record last year has been provisionally suspended on suspicion of doping the Athletics Integrity Unit said on Thursday" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-17 16:26:40 UTC 647.8K followers, 1223 engagements
"Jamaica is currently facing a rapidly changing dry season prompting the Government to announce a $XXX million drought mitigation plan aimed at alleviating the growing water crisis across the island" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-16 18:09:13 UTC 647.8K followers, 3333 engagements
"Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Leader Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has urged Jamaicans to be careful of what is promised to them during the campaign leading to the next general election. Stating that the JLP believes God is sovereign over all things including politics and governance Holness said There are things that I will readily admit that it is not within my control and politics it is like liquor; when you drink too much of it you get drunk" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-15 13:09:15 UTC 647.7K followers, 7712 engagements
"India and Singapore ordered their airlines to examine fuel switches on several Boeing models with South Korea set to do the same after the devices came under scrutiny following last month's crash of an Air India jet killed XXX people" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-15 18:26:14 UTC 647.7K followers, 1360 engagements
"Arnett Gardens FC will be seeking to secure third place in the Jamaica Womens Premier League on Wednesday when they host Federal United in a rescheduled game set for Charlie Smith High School starting at 3:30 pm" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-16 19:13:20 UTC 647.8K followers, 1122 engagements
"The Island Traffic Authority (ITA) has announced that all XX of its service hubs across the island will close early at 2:00 pm on Friday July XX. The early closure is to allow for critical data migration ahead of the launch of the ITAs new Digital Certificate of Fitness system" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-17 22:58:07 UTC 647.8K followers, 1763 engagements
"Lower-income countries will gain access to a "game-changing" HIV prevention drug with a new deal signed between with United States pharmaceutical giant Gilead and the Global Fund the health financing group said Wednesday" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-09 16:14:40 UTC 647.8K followers, 1470 engagements
"One year after tying the knot in a celebration that braved the fury of Hurricane Beryl Etienne Maurice and Stephanie Wash return to Jamaica "The Rock" to mark their first wedding anniversary. With deep ties to Jamaican legacy including the fashion influence of Etiennes late grandmother Ivy Ralph the wedding was a cultural and emotional tour de force" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-08 18:39:13 UTC 647.7K followers, 3972 engagements
"It wont be easy after last Mondays humiliating XX all out at Sabina Park as West Indies fell to a 0-3 Test series defeat to Australia. However we hope coach Mr Daren Sammy and his players will be fighting fit in mind and body for Sundays start of the five-match Twenty20 series" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-19 12:04:39 UTC 647.8K followers, 1189 engagements
"US President Donald Trump has been diagnosed with a long-term but benign vein condition the White House said Thursday following speculation about his heavily bruised hand and swollen legs" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-17 21:07:06 UTC 647.8K followers, 1497 engagements
"Several schools in St Ann are now better equipped with resources thanks to a donation of computers valued at over $X million" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-18 00:53:34 UTC 647.8K followers, 1989 engagements
"Stephen Colbert's "The Late Show" will end in 2026 the CBS network said Thursday days after the comedian blasted parent company Paramount's $XX million settlement with President Donald Trump as "a big fat" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-18 12:04:00 UTC 647.8K followers, 1360 engagements
"The Island Traffic Authority (ITA) on Thursday advising the public that all XX service hubs across the island will close at 2:00 pm on Friday July XX 2025 to facilitate critical data migration efforts ahead of the launch of the new Digital Certificate of Fitness regime. The transition takes effect on Monday July XX 2025 the authority said in a news release" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-18 13:39:44 UTC 647.8K followers, 1817 engagements
"ST CATHERINE Jamaica -- A teen has been slapped with gun-related charges following the alleged discovery of an illegal firearm at his residence last week" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-10 20:59:17 UTC 647.7K followers, 1391 engagements
"With XXX people killed by members of the security forces since the start of this year the Independent Commission of Investigations (Indecom) has again raised alarm. The investigative entity has also voiced concern about the persistent failure of the security forces to prioritise the deployment of body-worn cameras (BWCs) in any planned operations" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-19 13:10:00 UTC 647.8K followers, 1578 engagements
"Less than a year after opening a Birdshack restaurant on Red Hills Road in St Andrew operators Arya Resort Management Group will close the outlet on Saturday July XX 2025" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-18 22:27:00 UTC 647.8K followers, 3457 engagements
"Opposition Spokesman on Transport Mikael Phillips is urging Jamaicans to view with skepticism the Governments recent announcement of expanded long-haul and city-to-city services under the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC)" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-17 20:29:20 UTC 647.8K followers, 5120 engagements
"Its been more than a decade since singer DaVille has been active on the music scene. Still the entertainer who once had the industry in a chokehold is hoping to make up for lost time with a vibrant new single dubbed Sunshine Days. Set for release this Friday the track will usher in what the entertainer hopes to be a triumphant return" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-16 21:06:09 UTC 647.8K followers, 2228 engagements
"Some residents of Rae Town in Kingston are beyond furious due to a persistent overflow of sewage on Fishers Row in the community. In January the Jamaica Observer published a story highlighting the problem which was given a patch job but now roughly six months later the sewage is again flowing freely haunting the residents" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-17 15:43:05 UTC 647.8K followers, 5449 engagements
"The Supreme Court of Jamaica has ordered that the state pay $XXX million to George Williams the man who spent XX years in prison and XX years without a review. The judgment was handed down by Judge Sonya Wint-Blair a few moments ago. Williams is to receive $XX XXX XXX for vindicatory damages and close to $XX million for compensatory damages" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-06-26 17:37:14 UTC 647.8K followers, 113.6K engagements
"Donald Trump's administration said it would seek the release of grand jury testimony related to Jeffrey Epstein on Friday" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-18 12:49:50 UTC 647.8K followers, 1277 engagements
"Defending champions Frazsiers Whip FCs perfect winning record was snapped on Saturday as they rallied late to earn a 1-1 draw against Arnett Gardens in their Jamaica Womens Premier League return round game played at Charlie Smith High School" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-15 14:49:51 UTC 647.7K followers, 1235 engagements
"The Peoples National Partys Isat Buchanan who is seeking to wrest the Portland Eastern seat from the Jamaica Labour Partys (JLP) Ann-Marie Vaz is banking on his education initiative among other things to put him over the top in the polls" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-13 19:05:58 UTC 647.8K followers, 3886 engagements
"The death toll from an Israeli strike on Gaza's only Catholic church rose to three people on Thursday the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem said as Israel said it "never targets" religious sites and regretted any harm to civilians" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-17 19:08:53 UTC 647.8K followers, 1215 engagements
"Recording artiste Joby Jay will be the first to admit that while her career has been on an upward trajectory over the past year she is not focused on a meteoric rise. Instead the soulful singer says she is prioritising slow and steady progress as she enjoys the journey to musical maturity" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-15 16:13:15 UTC 647.8K followers, 3996 engagements
"Cambodian authorities have arrested more than 1000 people in raids on internet scam centres police said Wednesday as Prime Minister Hun Manet ordered a crackdown on cybercrime sweatshops" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-16 16:09:20 UTC 647.8K followers, 1077 engagements
"On the heels of two politicians having to apologise for using expletives on the campaign trail the police have warned that they will not turn a blind eye and deaf ear to the use of expletives during artistes live performances at Reggae Sumfest. Commander of the St James Police Division Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Eron Samuels told the Jamaica Observer that the polices stance has been communicated to promoters of the festival dubbed the Greatest Reggae Show on Earth" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-17 17:53:47 UTC 647.8K followers, 11K engagements
"The Bahamas recorded XXX cases of HIV infections last year as health officials revealed that there were nearly 4000 people living with the virus in the country at the end of 2024" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-18 13:02:43 UTC 647.8K followers, 2373 engagements
"US President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to sue The Wall Street Journal after it published a story about an alleged off-color letter written by him to late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein that featured a drawing of a naked woman" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-18 01:42:47 UTC 647.8K followers, 1709 engagements
"Jamaica is currently facing a rapidly changing dry season prompting the Government to announce a $XXX million drought mitigation plan aimed at alleviating the growing water crisis across the island. Eastern parishes have about XX systems which are affected by the dry season whereas the western parishes have about three which are affected. he explained" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-17 00:25:00 UTC 647.8K followers, 1739 engagements
"Did you feel that earthquake The Earthquake Unit (@EarthquakeUnit) has confirmed a minor XXX magnitude earthquake in southwest Portland Jamaica at 4:15 PM on Wednesday July XX 2025. Tell us where you felt it in the comments below #Earthquake #AlwaysAhead #JamaicaObserver #OTeam #ONews #Jamaica #DailyObserver Sources: Android Earthquake Alerts System" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-09 22:12:12 UTC 647.7K followers, 2180 engagements
"Still living in a badly damaged home a year after it was gutted by Hurricane Beryl a 77-year-old woman in Portland Cottage Clarendon is receiving help from neighbours to carry out much-needed repairs on the one-bedroom dwelling. During a visit to the community the Jamaica Observer met Derrick Anderson a returning resident who said he was focused on assisting Hazel McLean whose house lost its roof during the hurricane on July X 2024" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-13 19:41:22 UTC 647.8K followers, 2685 engagements
"Health officials in Portland have ordered a school closed and are now working with the councillor for the related division to get the institution that educates young children ready for the next school term. Unfortunately we had to close one basic school in June for gross insanitary conditions rodent and roach infestation lack of potable water and electricity said chief public health officer for Portland Lorenzo Hume who did not identify the school by name" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-13 16:44:47 UTC 647.8K followers, 4690 engagements
"Travel at one of Canadas busiest airports was briefly halted Tuesday after federal police received a report that a small plane had been hijacked officials said. Royal Canadian Mounted Police in the western Canadian province of British Columbia said that at 1:10 pm (2010 GMT) they received a report that a Cessna XXX had been hijacked from the Vancouver Island area and was entering into airspace near Vancouver International Airport" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-16 02:43:15 UTC 647.8K followers, 2371 engagements
"Peoples National Party standard-bearer for St James Southern Nekeisha Burchell has reiterated the partys plan to reduce the time people occupying Crown land will have to wait before they can apply for adverse possession" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-15 22:12:24 UTC 647.7K followers, 3801 engagements
"American Airlines (AA) the largest airline serving Jamaica in partnership with the non-profit Glasswing International joined forces recently to revitalise inner-city St James High School in Montego Bay deploying more than XX team members to restore two sports fields at the institution" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-14 16:31:15 UTC 647.7K followers, 3365 engagements
"A new international report has raised alarms over the safety of one of the worlds most consumed staple foods rice revealing that many popular brands sold in the United States contain dangerously high levels of arsenic and cadmium two heavy metals linked to a range of serious health problems. With rice forming a central part of the Jamaican diet the findings present troubling implications for local consumption patterns and public health" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-12 20:15:42 UTC 647.8K followers, 5429 engagements
"Though dancehall artiste Silk Boss may seem to embody the rough risqu nature of a hard-core dancehall artiste he is all about positivity. Highlighting that he has a lot riding on his success particularly a legacy for his infant son Silk Boss says he wants his musical journey to remind people to never judge a book by its cover" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-09 21:33:41 UTC 647.7K followers, 6996 engagements
"The United States (US) dollar on Thursday July XX remained at $XXXXXX according to the Bank of Jamaicas daily exchange trading summary" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-17 21:26:23 UTC 647.8K followers, 2414 engagements
"The Bustamante Hospital for Children has received a major boost with a $XXX million donation from the Sandals Foundation to undertake renovations to the hospitals Level II Nursery. The upgrades aim to reduce infection risks and significantly improve neonatal care for some of Jamaicas most vulnerable patients" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-18 21:53:36 UTC 647.8K followers, 1775 engagements
"A Mexican court on Tuesday sentenced XX cartel gunmen to XXX years each in prison for murder and kidnapping at a suspected training camp in a case that shocked the country. The men were arrested last September at a ranch authorities say was used as a forced recruitment center for the Jalisco New Generation Cartel one of the countrys most powerful criminal gangs" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-09 01:57:59 UTC 647.7K followers, 2281 engagements
"The Bustamante Hospital for Children has received a major boost with a $XXX million donation from the Sandals Foundation to undertake renovations to the hospitals Level II Nursery. The upgrades aim to reduce infection risks and significantly improve neonatal care for some of Jamaicas most vulnerable patients" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-19 01:35:00 UTC 647.8K followers, 1759 engagements
"Belizean authorities are monitoring the presence of non-traditional chronic kidney disease (CKD) that is due to long hours in the sun dehydration and exposure to agrochemicals" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-18 13:07:45 UTC 647.8K followers, 1170 engagements
"Arnett Gardens FC secured third place in the Jamaica Womens Premier League after beating Federal United 6-0 in their rescheduled return round game played at Charlie Smith High School on Wednesday" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-18 02:26:53 UTC 647.8K followers, 1735 engagements
"Read these and other stories in todays #DailyObserver or subscribe to our e-paper at #JamaicaObserver #AlwaysAhead #OTeam" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-19 11:40:09 UTC 647.8K followers, 1305 engagements
"More than XXX people remain unaccounted for after devastating floods in Texas the state governor said Tuesday marking a dramatic increase in the number of missing from a tragedy that has so far claimed XXX lives" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-09 02:32:20 UTC 647.7K followers, 2907 engagements
"Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham is expected to miss up to XX weeks recovering from a shoulder operation after the Spanish giants said Wednesday he had successfully undergone surgery" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-16 16:23:05 UTC 647.7K followers, 1085 engagements
"The United States (US) dollar on Wednesday July XX ended trading at $XXXXXX up one cent according to the Bank of Jamaicas daily exchange trading summary" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-16 21:28:17 UTC 647.8K followers, 1487 engagements
"Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Senator Marlon Morgan has praised the countrys new record-low unemployment rate of XXX per cent as clear evidence of the Holness administrations effective governance and sound economic leadership" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-16 20:38:59 UTC 647.8K followers, 1307 engagements
"Jamaica has welcomed approximately XXX million visitors since the start of 2025 generating US$2.4 billion in earnings" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-12 01:01:06 UTC 647.8K followers, 10.6K engagements
"China has doubled down on its dismissal of the United States criticism of a loan to The Bahamas describing as baseless and absurd accusations that it was using the funding for the construction of a hospital to further entrench itself in the Caribbean" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-15 22:05:04 UTC 647.7K followers, 1566 engagements
"The cash-strapped Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) saw a marginal improvement in fare income which moved from $XXX billion in 2023 to $XXX billion last year" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-15 23:08:50 UTC 647.7K followers, 8755 engagements
"The number of mpox cases in Guinea since an outbreak was first detected has passed XXX health officials told AFP Friday with several nearby countries witnessing recent increases in infections" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-18 13:56:02 UTC 647.8K followers, 1136 engagements
"Vybz Kartel was officially crowned King of Dancehall at Reggae Sumfest" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-19 09:59:24 UTC 647.8K followers, 2033 engagements
"Generation 2000 (G2K) has blasted the Peoples National Party (PNP) over what it described as political immaturity and a lack of foresight in response to criticisms of the Governments Rural School Bus Programme" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-09 15:15:27 UTC 647.7K followers, 1348 engagements
"A taxi driver caught on camera vandalising a Jamaican Urban Transit Company (JUTC) bus in a fit of road rage earlier this week is issuing an apology to the state-run transportation company for his actions" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-18 00:14:32 UTC 647.8K followers, 5290 engagements
"A Jamaican man is among five migrants expelled from the United States (US) to Eswatini all described as barbaric by Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs at the Department of Homeland Security Tricia McLaughlin" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-16 13:57:41 UTC 647.8K followers, 4974 engagements
"Shawn Mussington the man who was found guilty of the murder of a Jamaican hairdresser with whom he had a relationship has been sentenced to XX years in prison" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-18 02:00:10 UTC 647.8K followers, 1995 engagements
"Prestige Restaurants Jamaica Limited (PRJL) is set to open its second TGI Fridays store on the island in Portmore St Catherine in the next four months as the municipality continues to gain international interest. In Jamaica where we have one TGI Fridays restaurant plans are in place to open a second restaurant in this financial year at Portmore reflecting our confidence in the TGI Fridays brand and in the Jamaican economy stated PHLs 2024 annual report" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-02 18:53:41 UTC 647.8K followers, 70.6K engagements
"A Norwegian lottery company on Monday apologised to 47000 crestfallen gamblers who were mistakenly told they had won huge sums in a lottery the firm blaming a currency conversion error" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-04 14:41:11 UTC 647.8K followers, 1353 engagements
"A taxi driver was caught on camera on Tuesday afternoon vandalising a Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) bus in an apparent act of road rage on a section of the Half-Way Tree Road" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-16 00:26:47 UTC 647.8K followers, 71.8K engagements
"The Belize government says it launched a Special Electricity Committee (SEC) to spearhead the development of a National Electrical Energy Mix Master Plan aimed at securing the countrys energy future" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-17 15:31:32 UTC 647.8K followers, 1248 engagements
"Thirty-four persons have been killed in XX fatal crashes in the month of June according to the Island Traffic Authority (ITA). Fatalities increased by XX per cent when compared to June 2024 while fatal crashes were up XX per cent during the reporting period the Authority said in its latest statistics released on Friday July 11" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-12 16:38:19 UTC 647.7K followers, 2879 engagements
"Meet Sheraley Bridgeman CEO of Caribbean Assurance Brokers Ltd a visionary leader with over XX years in the insurance industry. From launching standout products like Queen Guard to mentoring the next generation she leads with purpose empathy and innovation. Whether in the boardroom or winding down with Appleton and coconut water Sheraley proves that true success means lifting others as you rise" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-13 20:15:45 UTC 647.7K followers, 1893 engagements
"Today's Clovis Toon Saturday July XX 2025. To see more cartoons click the link in our stories. #Clovis #ClovisToon #JamaicaObserver #AlwaysAhead #OTeam" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-19 11:40:34 UTC 647.8K followers, 1454 engagements
"Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Kamina Johnson Smith says her ministry has initiated enquiries with United States authorities to probe reports that a national of the island is among five migrants expelled from the US to an African country" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-17 13:50:29 UTC 647.8K followers, 2529 engagements
"The UN Security Council has unanimously extended the mandate of the UNs political mission in Haiti until the end of the year amid escalating gang violence political paralysis and a deepening humanitarian crisis threatening the country" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-15 13:44:35 UTC 647.7K followers, 1154 engagements
"A courtroom at the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court was evacuated on Tuesday after a man brought a bag containing a machete and a baton which he claimed to be evidence for his hearing for an assault charge" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-16 18:48:49 UTC 647.8K followers, 3125 engagements
"NFL Hall of Famer turned popular commentator Shannon Sharpe and an ex-girlfriend who accused him of rape have settled the $XX million lawsuit that was filed against him earlier this year" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-18 21:18:54 UTC 647.8K followers, 1654 engagements
"A man said to be a car wash attendant was nabbed in Mandeville Manchester hours after he stole a Honda motorcar from his workplace in May Pen Clarendon on Tuesday" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-16 02:25:16 UTC 647.8K followers, 5840 engagements
"This facility brings us closer to our customers in one of the fastest-growing markets in the US for Caribbean and Hispanic food products. It is a significant milestone in our strategy to expand the reach of our brands improve service to our trade partners and deliver on our promise to make our products more accessible in high-demand markets said Andrea Coy CEO of GK Foods" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-08 16:51:22 UTC 647.7K followers, 1275 engagements
"Pope Leo XIV said on Thursday he was "deeply saddened" by an Israel strike which hit a Gaza church killing two people and called for "an immediate ceasefire"" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-17 12:10:28 UTC 647.8K followers, 1110 engagements
"While Americans were celebrating the birth of their nation on July X 2025 Americas Independence Day Jamaican American Alison Smith and her family were celebrating another kind of birth the renaming of the street she grew up on in St Elizabeth Jamaica after her grandfather Charles CD Wright" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-15 02:50:00 UTC 647.7K followers, 1969 engagements
"At a lower section of Penfield Falls on Sunday afternoon Douglas Sevelin and his friends sat on the riverbank taking in the serene atmosphere" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-15 20:36:11 UTC 647.8K followers, 18.7K engagements
"As the local demand for fried chicken continues to sizzle quick-service restaurant operator Chesters Fried Chicken is ramping up its islandwide presence with a fresh wave of expansion that is expected to add multiple outlets by year end. The push is being led by Cooksmart Equipment and Supplies Limited the area developer for the fast food brand in Jamaica" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-16 20:31:29 UTC 647.8K followers, 27.5K engagements
"The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is to expand its monitoring of the Black River under its Jamaica Coastal Area and River-based Management Programme Unit come September. Director environmental management and conservation at NEPA Anthony McKenzie said the living treasure of the Black River with its hundreds of plant and earth species is to see more NEPA staff and a marine vessel being deployed to safeguard its ecosystem" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-16 17:36:44 UTC 647.8K followers, 1573 engagements
"The Cayman Islands Cabinet has approved the development of new legislation to prohibit non-Caymanians from harvesting any marine life from its territorialwaters with limited exceptions for regulated catch-and-release fishing" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-16 17:39:08 UTC 647.8K followers, 1323 engagements
"Prime Minister Andrew Holness says $XXX million has been approved for local film productions under the Jamaica Screen Development Initiative (JSDI)" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-16 21:22:26 UTC 647.8K followers, 4867 engagements
"Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) General Secretary Dr Horace Chang says any politician who suggests a trivialisation of violence is unfit to hold office" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-14 23:43:15 UTC 647.8K followers, 1736 engagements
"Minister of Education Skills Youth and Information Senator Dana Morris Dixon says reducing absenteeism is essential to achieving equity and transformation in Jamaicas education system" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-17 20:23:40 UTC 647.8K followers, 1496 engagements
"Reggae Sumfest Night One Highlight 📸 Vybz Kartel is congratulated by DownSound Entertainment CEO Jo Bogdanovich after officially being crowned the King of Dancehall 👑 #Sumfest2025 #ReggaeSumfest #JamaicaObserver #OTeam #AlwaysAhead #Reggae #Dancehall #Clash #Music #Jamaica" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-19 15:00:58 UTC 647.8K followers, 1144 engagements
"Dancehall artiste Govana speaks about the emotional tribute he did for his mother during his performance at Reggae Sumfest Night One. Govana gifted his mom a brand new CRV live on stage after highlighting the sacrifices she made in order for him to become the man he is today. #Sumfest2025 #ReggaeSumfest #JamaicaObserver #OTeam #AlwaysAhead #Reggae #Dancehall #Clash #Music #Jamaica" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-19 14:22:34 UTC 647.8K followers, 1859 engagements
"The stench is unbearable said Namdi Thompson a resident of Rae Town in Kingston as sewage once again overflowed along Fishers Row threatening the health of children and disrupting daily life" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-18 01:35:13 UTC 647.8K followers, 2242 engagements
"The Savanna-la-Mar police are probing the circumstances that led to the death of an elderly woman who was found in a mummified state at her house in Old Hope district Little London Westmoreland on Sunday" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-09 00:12:29 UTC 647.7K followers, 2671 engagements
"Several inmates at the St Catherine Adult Correctional Centre have alleged that they have been deprived of visitation and recreation rights by warders who are on go-slow or on the verge of going on strike over monies they say the Government has owed them for years" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-15 12:49:16 UTC 647.8K followers, 2544 engagements
"A 19-year-old British teenager who was sentenced to one years imprisonment in the United Arab Emirates for having sex with a 17-year-old girl has been released from prison after receiving a pardon from the countrys ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-08 00:54:05 UTC 647.8K followers, 8661 engagements
"Noting that the government has not refused the return of any Jamaican Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Kamina Johnson Smith says her ministry has initiated enquiries with United States authorities to probe reports that a national of the island is among five migrants expelled from the US to an African country" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-17 15:35:35 UTC 647.8K followers, 1805 engagements
"Today's Clovis Toon Friday July XX 2025. See more cartoons: #Clovis #ClovisToon #JamaicaObserver #AlwaysAhead #OTeam" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-18 11:56:23 UTC 647.8K followers, 2292 engagements
"The Cayman Islands has recorded a more than eight per cent growth in imports last year compared to its 2023 figure" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-09 15:32:29 UTC 647.8K followers, 1567 engagements
"An unidentified impostor used artificial intelligence (AI) to imitate United States (US) Secretary of State Marco Rubio and contact foreign ministers a US governor and at least one member of Congress according to media reports. The Washington Post reported Tuesday that the imposter utilised messaging app Signal and text messages to send AI-generated content that mimicked Rubios voice and writing style" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-08 21:43:00 UTC 647.7K followers, 2186 engagements
"From a young age Patrick Peterkin appeared destined for a life in politics and there was no doubt that he would don the orange of the Peoples National Party (PNP) if he ever made that move. Now the 45-year-old has stepped up as the PNPs standard-bearer in St Andrew East Rural a constituency in which he is expected to face-off with two-term Member of Parliament the Jamaica Labour Partys Juliet Holness wife of Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness and current Speaker of the House of Representatives" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-13 13:22:50 UTC 647.7K followers, 7931 engagements
"Donald Trump said Tuesday the US Justice Department should release all 'credible' information from its probe into notorious sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein as he sought to douse a firestorm of criticism from his supporters over his handling of the case" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-15 21:28:17 UTC 647.7K followers, 1128 engagements
"Children's advocate and national rapporteur on trafficking in persons Diahann Gordon-Harrison has bemoaned the level of misconceptions among Jamaicans about what constitutes child trafficking and pointed out that minors can be trafficked inside their homes without being moved anywhere" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-17 12:43:00 UTC 647.8K followers, 1975 engagements
"Good music and high energy reigned supreme at Reggae Sumfests annual Street Dance on Monday night as seasoned selectors delivered a masterclass in live entertainment. Hundreds of dancehall lovers flocked to the Catherine Hall Stadium eager for an authentic cultural showcase and they were not disappointed" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-16 22:58:21 UTC 647.8K followers, 2153 engagements
"Arsenal signed Canada forward Olivia Smith from Liverpool in a deal worth a reported womens world record fee of X million ($1.3 million) on Thursday" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-17 13:08:55 UTC 647.8K followers, 1086 engagements
"A French archbishop's decision to promote a priest who was sentenced to jail for raping a teenaged boy has drawn new condemnation of the Roman Catholic Church for its record on sex abuse" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-13 15:28:27 UTC 647.8K followers, 1574 engagements
"Hydels 400m athlete Abigail Campbell has joined the Arkansas Razorbacks and will head to the University of Arkansas for college" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-06-20 22:02:43 UTC 647.8K followers, 1844 engagements
"Today's Clovis Toon Monday July XX 2025. To see more cartoons click the link in our stories. #Clovis #ClovisToon #JamaicaObserver #AlwaysAhead #OTeam" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-14 11:55:39 UTC 647.8K followers, 1820 engagements
"National Water Commission (NWC) says it will begin to implement water supply restrictions for sections of Kingston and St Andrew starting on Monday July XX 2025 for the Mona and Hope networks and Wednesday July XX for the Constant Spring network" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-19 00:50:16 UTC 647.8K followers, 4320 engagements
"Apple TV+'s dark sci-fi office drama Severance on Tuesday led the contenders for the Emmy Awards television's version of the Oscars with a whopping XX nominations" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-16 01:14:06 UTC 647.8K followers, 1599 engagements
"Less than a year after opening a Birdshack restaurant on Red Hills Road in St Andrew operators Arya Resort Management Group will close the outlet on Saturday July XX 2025" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-19 00:28:46 UTC 647.8K followers, 10.6K engagements
"A farm worker has died after being injured during a raid by United States (US) immigration agents on a legal cannabis farm in California his family said on Saturday" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-13 15:41:36 UTC 647.8K followers, 3322 engagements
"A man is now facing several charges after allegedly confessing to lottery scamming then trying to bribe lawmen when they intercepted his vehicle in Manchester last Thursday" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-15 18:44:25 UTC 647.7K followers, 2816 engagements
"Prime Minister and Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Leader Dr Andrew Holness said the results of a recent survey which show a historic record low unemployment rate of XXX per cent in Jamaica mean that people currently without a job will find it harder to gain employment without the requisite skills" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-19 13:34:07 UTC 647.8K followers, 1061 engagements
"With tourism serving as one of Jamaicas most powerful economic drivers a new training programme aimed at one of the industrys critical needs raising service standards while creating stronger economic pathways for workers on the front lines is now underway. Launched at the iconic Ricks Caf in Negril the Brewtender Training Programme introduced XX bartenders carefully selected from the local hospitality sector" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-19 15:58:14 UTC 647.8K followers, XXX engagements
"The St Catherine man who allegedly raped two stepsisters several times on several occasions while their now-convicted guardian watched is being hunted by detectives for his day in court. The suspect known at this time as Shawn or King was reportedly the friend of the 44-year-old St Catherine-based taxi driver who was on Tuesday slapped with an accumulated XXX years prison sentence for raping and trafficking girls" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-19 12:34:27 UTC 647.8K followers, 4481 engagements
"Appleton Estate the oldest continuously operating rum distillery in Jamaica has announced the release of what it describes as the longest tropically aged rum ever released dubbed The Source 51-Year-Old. The distillery said this is its rarest and longest aged expression to date with only XX heart-shaped decanters for sale" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-16 00:37:29 UTC 647.8K followers, 26.6K engagements
"Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is set to begin issuing new electronic motor vehicle registration certificates (eMVRC) effective Monday July XX 2025. Under the new regime TAJ will no longer issue physical copies of MVRCs decals or stickers. Additionally the validity periods for the eMVRC will expand from the usual six months or one year to also include an option for two years depending on the motorists preference" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-14 17:07:51 UTC 647.7K followers, 3605 engagements
"HAPPENING NOW: A police service vehicle often used for transporting detainees collided with a white BMW at the intersection of Port Royal and Orange streets in downtown Kingston. Eyewitnesses say the police vehicle was making a turn when the BMW attempted to pass resulting in a minor crash. No injuries have been reported but motorists should expect traffic delays in the area. #AlwaysAhead #JamaicaObserver" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-15 23:23:49 UTC 647.8K followers, 20.4K engagements
"One Park Restaurant & Lounge located at X Park Close New Kingston is quickly becoming a standout in the Jamaican dining landscape despite being open for less than a year" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-13 02:54:30 UTC 647.8K followers, 3248 engagements
"More than 4800 people were killed across Haiti in the nine-month period between October 2024 and June 2025 sparking fresh calls for the international community to do more to stop the blood-letting in the country" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-12 12:11:54 UTC 647.7K followers, 2382 engagements
"National Water Commission says it will begin to implement water supply restrictions for sections of Kingston and St Andrew starting on Monday July XX 2025 for the Mona and Hope networks and Wednesday July XX for the Constant Spring network" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-19 00:12:24 UTC 647.8K followers, 1788 engagements
"An unidentified impostor used artificial intelligence (AI) to imitate United States (US) Secretary of State Marco Rubio and contact foreign ministers a US governor and at least one member of Congress according to media reports" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-08 18:16:58 UTC 647.7K followers, 1503 engagements
"Opposition Spokesman on Transport Mikael Phillips is urging Jamaicans to view with skepticism the Governments recent announcement of expanded long-haul and city-to-city services under the Jamaica Urban Transit Company" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-17 21:28:36 UTC 647.7K followers, X engagements
"Two members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force appeared before the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on Thursday in relation to a non-fatal shooting incident of a man" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-18 20:57:34 UTC 647.8K followers, 1134 engagements
"Former Jamaica long jumper Wayne Pinnock has broken his silence to confirm he has switched national allegiance to represent Turkey after winning the mens long jump at Saturdays Diamond League meeting at the Olympic stadium in London" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-19 15:52:17 UTC 647.8K followers, 1252 engagements
"Two Jamaicans have been confirmed dead by Haitian authorities who said they intercepted a rowboat heavily laden with drugs resulting in the drowning death of the men the undisclosed death of another and the arrest of a Bahamian" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-14 17:21:29 UTC 647.8K followers, 8586 engagements
"A Bahamas High Court judge will on September XX begin hearing the penalty phase of a 65-year-old deacon who was found guilty on Monday of attempted incest" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-15 13:25:28 UTC 647.7K followers, 1241 engagements
"American singer Connie Francis whose hits such as Everybodys Somebodys Fool and Stupid Cupid topped the charts in the late 1950s and 1960s has died aged XX her publicist announced Thursday. It is with a heavy heart and extreme sadness that I inform you of the passing of my dear friend Connie Francis last night her publicist Ron Roberts posted early Thursday on Facebook without specifying a cause" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-17 16:26:51 UTC 647.8K followers, 3101 engagements
"MSN Laboratories a global pharmaceutical leader headquartered in India has officially launched a subsidiary in Jamaica marking a major step forward in its mission to enhance healthcare access across the Caribbean" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-10 19:32:40 UTC 647.8K followers, 1848 engagements
"Detectives assigned to the Portland Traffic Department are probing the circumstances which led to the death of two men caused by a three-vehicle collision on the Snow Hill main road in the parish on Friday. The deceased men have been identified as 25-year-old Jahmali Morris a delivery man of Grossett Road Port Antonio and 22-year-old Oshane McGhie an electrician of Zion Hill both in Portland" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-19 02:05:00 UTC 647.8K followers, 1912 engagements
"KFC is attempting to reclaim top rankings in the United States (US) fast food industry with free chicken bucket giveaways as part of a Kentucky Fried Comeback push. The Free Bucket on Us campaign announced Monday will gift all KFC Rewards members a digital offer of an entire bucket of KFCs original recipe chicken with any US$15 purchase made through the KFC app or website" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-15 17:00:40 UTC 647.8K followers, 9152 engagements
"The United Nations has reiterated its call for an improvement of the situation in Haiti saying hunger continues to deepen across the country" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-17 15:28:27 UTC 647.8K followers, 1055 engagements
"A total of 2482 Jamaicans travelled to the United States (US) for employment between January and June 2025 under the H-2A (agricultural) and H-2B (non-agricultural) visa programmes. Minister of Labour and Social Security Pearnel Charles Jr made the disclosure during a Jamaica Central Labour Organisation (JACLO) webinar on Thursday" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-18 16:30:51 UTC 647.8K followers, 1848 engagements
"Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Senator Marlon Morgan has praised the countrys new record-low unemployment rate of XXX per cent as clear evidence of the Holness administrations effective governance and sound economic leadership" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-16 21:45:17 UTC 647.8K followers, 1501 engagements
"Torrential downpours overwhelmed New York Citys drainage system on Monday unleashing flash floods that shut down subway lines and stranded commuters across Manhattan Queens and the broader Tri-State Area. Water gushed from drains at stations like 28th Street and Penn Station as over X inches of rain fell in just one hour far more than the system could handle. Service on lines including the X X X E F M and R was severely impacted while Metro-North and LIRR faced widespread delays. Though MTA crews pumped XX million gallons overnight to restore operations frustration still lingers for many." @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-15 15:41:03 UTC 647.7K followers, 9809 engagements
"The Dominican Republic Tuesday ended a search and rescue operation triggered by the capsizing of a crowded migrant boat with eight people confirmed dead and an unknown number missing" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-16 02:21:54 UTC 647.7K followers, 1687 engagements
"Pressure is mounting for tech firm Astronomer to comment after its CEO and head of human resources were seemingly caught having an affair at a recent Coldplay concert at Bostons Gillette Stadium" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-17 20:43:30 UTC 647.8K followers, 12K engagements
"🎤 Live at Reggae Sumfest Night X Before the show even started we caught up with four excited guests two from Czech Republic and two from Ukraine who told us they came all this way just to witness Vybz Kartel crowned King of Dancehall. 🔥 The energy is already high and the night hasnt even begun #ReggaeSumfest2025 #DancehallNight #VybzKartel #KingOfDancehall #JamaicaVibes #GlobalFans #SumfestLive" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-19 01:48:12 UTC 647.8K followers, 10.7K engagements
"Jamaican-American actress Sheryl Lee Ralph has been nominated in the category of outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series for her role as Barbara Howard in the sitcom Abbott Elementary for the 77th Emmy Emmy Awards" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-16 02:07:52 UTC 647.8K followers, 2092 engagements
"As more Jamaican parents abandon strict authoritarian parenting for a more relaxed and permissive approach the head of the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC) Kaysia Kerr is warning that this shift often lacking structure and guidance is contributing to a rise in anti-social behaviour among children. Kerr is urging parents to seek professional guidance instead of relying on their instincts when raising children" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-13 15:31:48 UTC 647.8K followers, 3413 engagements
"It began as a secret crush a quiet hope held in Kean Denniss heart. On April XX 2025 that hope reached maturity into forever when he married Stacy Malcolm the woman who had unknowingly captured his affection at the Registrar Generals Office in Spanish Town. The seeds of their love story were planted in December 2007 when a mutual friend Simone Thomas revealed Keans secret admiration for Stacy" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-15 16:55:00 UTC 647.8K followers, 2967 engagements
"Declaring that this south-central parish will return to the Peoples National Party (PNP) Vice-President Mikael Phillips on Sunday scoffed at a claim by Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Deputy Leader Michael Stern that the ruling party will sweep the parish when Jamaicans return to the polls" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-08 20:31:05 UTC 647.7K followers, 4010 engagements
"A40-year-old maintenance worker has been charged with murder after allegedly stabbing a man and fleeing the scene" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-17 17:53:47 UTC 647.8K followers, 1219 engagements
"A 45-year-old man who has been acquitted of rape and sexual assault charges brought by his stepdaughter nearly six years after she first made the allegations says the damage to his life is irreversible. As such his lawyer is demanding a full investigation into alleged police failings in the handling of the case" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-08 14:20:30 UTC 647.7K followers, 3326 engagements
"As Jamaica prepares to roll out its digital system for motor vehicle registration certificates (MVRC) and certificates of fitness on Monday July XX Island Traffic Authority (ITA) Director General Colonel Daniel Pryce is encouraging the public to support the transition noting that while minor challenges may arise the change represents meaningful progress" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-16 12:45:45 UTC 647.8K followers, 1866 engagements
"A popular food vendor was shot and killed Tuesday morning in Stanpipe St Andrew. The incident reportedly occurred sometime after 10:00 am. One onlooker told Observer Online that Gregory was the sole provider for his two youngest children ages two and four years old and often kept to himself" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-15 22:32:00 UTC 647.8K followers, 9639 engagements
"Today's Clovis Toon Sunday July XX 2025. See more cartoons: #Clovis #ClovisToon #JamaicaObserver #AlwaysAhead #OTeam" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-13 12:20:10 UTC 647.8K followers, 12.8K engagements