[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 Jamaica Observer Jamaica Observer posts on X about jamaica, united states, prime minister, countries the most. 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See more cartoons: #Clovis #ClovisToon #JamaicaObserver #AlwaysAhead #OTeam"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1944371271891894409) 2025-07-13 12:20:10 UTC 647.7K followers, 12.7K 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, 1247 engagements "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, 2532 engagements "History will be made this afternoon starting at 2:00 as Jamaica will become the eighth country in the world to host a day/night Test match. And West Indies captain Roston Chase despite reservations centred on the lights says the team is highly motivated to secure victory against Australia in front of the Jamaican support"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1944070904767480118) 2025-07-12 16:26:37 UTC 647.5K followers, 1396 engagements "WATCH: Protesters gathered on Sunday July X across the road from the entrance of the Montego Bay Convention Centre where the Caricom Heads of Government meeting is being held. (Video: Anthony Lewis)"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1941991806410903918) 2025-07-06 22:45:01 UTC 647.6K followers, 17.7K 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, 1326 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 647.7K followers, 3599 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, 1323 engagements "Adrian Kerr became the second Jamaican man to get the qualifying standard in the 200m for Septembers Tokyo World Athletics Championships when he ran a big personal best XXXXX seconds (1.8m/s) at the Ed Murphy Track Classic World Athletics Continental Tour-Silver at the Billy J Murphy Track and Field Complex in Memphis Tennessee on Saturday"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1944213440110690523) 2025-07-13 01:53:00 UTC 647.7K followers, 4534 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 647.7K followers, 33K 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 647.7K followers, 1367 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 647.6K followers, 1817 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 647.7K followers, 4443 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 647.7K followers, 1768 engagements "Port Royal has officially been inscribed on the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) World Heritage List"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1944114883768852615) 2025-07-12 19:21:22 UTC 647.6K followers, 2538 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 647.7K followers, 3403 engagements "The World Economic Forum (WEF) has ranked Jamaica among XX countries offering equal education opportunities for boys and girls. A total of XXX countries were surveyed. In welcoming the ranking published Thursday in the 2025 Global Gender Gap Report Education Minister Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon said it is a proud reflection of Jamaicas long-standing commitment to learning as the foundation of national development"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1943658685722460486) 2025-07-11 13:08:36 UTC 647.6K followers, 2591 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 647.7K followers, 1846 engagements "A truck driver who was allegedly contracted by constable Noel Maitland in July 2022 to remove a settee from his apartment in St Andrew has taken the witness stand in the Home Circuit Court trial of the policeman"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1943027939085554051) 2025-07-09 19:22:15 UTC 647.6K followers, 2558 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 647.7K followers, 1945 engagements "Reggae Boyz forward Michail Antonio is mourning the death of his mother Cislyn who passed following an extended illness. He announced her passing on Sunday"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1944424690916765763) 2025-07-13 15:52:26 UTC 647.7K followers, 3077 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, 6669 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 "Four Caribbean countries have signalled their intention to allow freedom of movement as of October X and Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has indicated that Jamaica is working towards joining them soon. Im pleased to share that we are now moving from applying administratively the Protocol on Enhanced Cooperation which all member states have signed with now four countries Barbados Belize Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Dominica"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1942956625871966506) 2025-07-09 14:38:52 UTC 647.6K followers, 2089 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 647.7K followers, 88.4K engagements "PHOTO: Large numbers of Jamaicans in company with other Caribbean nationals turned out on July X to help mark the United States Independence Day in Miramar Miami. Here a Kingston Delight food truck does roaring business offering oxtail curry goat patties and other Jamaican delights. #AlwaysAhead #JamaicaObserver #Miami #July4 #Jamaica #Diaspora"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1944892531604365630) 2025-07-14 22:51:28 UTC 647.7K followers, 1952 engagements "Jamaica National (JN) Money Services has launched a $500000 scholarship programme for children of farm workers on the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Programme (SAWP) in Canada"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1943110114308772060) 2025-07-10 00:48:47 UTC 647.6K followers, 1971 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, 1863 engagements "A man has been hospitalised after he was attacked and shot near his home in Huntley district north west Manchester on Tuesday. Preliminary reports are that about 2:00 am the 45-year-old man was reportedly walking home from a party in the community when he was attacked by an assailant on a motorcycle who opened fire multiple times hitting him in his upper body"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1942710424480207310) 2025-07-08 22:20:33 UTC 647.5K followers, 1704 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, 1651 engagements "BRIDGETOWN Barbados (CMC) Barbados will from Tuesday host a two-day bi-partite consultation of Caribbean workers and employers organisations on the development of a regional Labour Migration Policy Framework and Action Programme"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1944758841171652782) 2025-07-14 14:00:14 UTC 647.7K followers, 1571 engagements "A delivery truck driver who was hired by Constable Noel Maitland in July 2022 to transport a settee from his Chelsea Manor apartment to a car wash on Lyndhurst Road in St Andrew claimed Wednesday that the policeman started giving him an attitude because he felt the driver was trying to avoid him. The driver is the latest witness to take the stand in Maitlands murder trial in the Home Circuit Court in downtown Kingston"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1943292053309337893) 2025-07-10 12:51:44 UTC 647.7K followers, 9031 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 647.7K followers, 2852 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, 1215 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 647.6K followers, 1779 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 647.7K followers, X 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 647.6K followers, 2381 engagements "The Government is exploring revisions to the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) including the potential provision of land as part of efforts to enhance the delivery of shelter to vulnerable Jamaicans"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1943821020986847484) 2025-07-11 23:53:40 UTC 647.5K followers, 4391 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, 1330 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 647.7K followers, 91.5K 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 647.6K followers, 4959 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 647.7K followers, 3549 engagements "Let me start by saying this: Wanting to be married is not a sign of weakness or desperation. Its a beautiful desire and God honours it. But too many women are unknowingly standing in their own way when it comes to finding love and building the kind of relationship that leads to marriage"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1942403264147870031) 2025-07-08 02:00:00 UTC 647.6K followers, 1978 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 647.7K followers, 8301 engagements "With all prospective Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) candidates now in place in Manchester ahead of the next general election the partys Deputy Leader Michael Stern is boldly predicting a total takeover of the parish once considered a Peoples National Party (PNP) fortress. Stern said the gains have emboldened the party and it is now eyeing Manchester North Western the lone seat held by the PNP"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1941924353563648067) 2025-07-06 18:16:59 UTC 647.6K followers, 2137 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, 1907 engagements "Police have confirmed that five people killed in a crash Sunday along the Salt Marsh main road in Trelawny were from Spanish Town and Portmore addresses in St Catherine. However their identities are still being withheld until their immediate family members have been notified. They were reportedly on their way to a party in Hanover"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1941935852831351147) 2025-07-06 19:02:41 UTC 647.6K followers, 6957 engagements "For over XX years retired teacher Laurel Green has nurtured a dynamic garden in upper St Andrew a true reflection of the diverse flora and fauna she once cherished growing up in St Mary. Style Observer Gardening (SOG) eagerly accepted Greens invitation to explore her expansive space"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1944504474694984124) 2025-07-13 21:09:28 UTC 647.6K followers, 1990 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 647.6K followers, 2265 engagements "The United States (US) dollar on Monday July XX ended trading at $XXXXXX down by ten cents according to the Bank of Jamaicas daily exchange trading summary"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1944869566578114986) 2025-07-14 21:20:13 UTC 647.7K followers, 1589 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 647.7K followers, 2539 engagements "Noah Lyles makes his much-anticipated return to elite competition when he competes in the 200m at the Diamond League meet in Monaco on Friday. As athletes continue to fine-tune their form ahead of Septembers world championships in Tokyo Lyles will line up against Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1943133462950465590) 2025-07-10 02:21:33 UTC 647.7K followers, 2670 engagements "Iga Swiatek demolished Amanda Anisimova 6-0 6-0 in the most one-sided womens Wimbledon final for XXX years to win her sixth Grand Slam title. The Polish eighth seed who has now won all six major finals in which she has competed was in charge from the first point and wrapped up victory in just XX minutes"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1944109876923248735) 2025-07-12 19:01:29 UTC 647.5K followers, 2341 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, 2375 engagements "At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic Alleshia Rutty made a bold decision to leave her job of XX years to answer the national call for more health-care workers and enroll in nursing school. However four years later the registered nurse now finds herself unemployed and struggling to secure a job"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1941840166097682660) 2025-07-06 12:42:27 UTC 647.6K followers, 3859 engagements "Jamaica's slow march into the lucrative field of medical tourism is likely to pick up pace as the administrators of Andrews Memorial Hospital expedite their push to build out the facility into a top-quality health-care provider"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1944778531851894896) 2025-07-14 15:18:28 UTC 647.7K followers, 1573 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 647.7K followers, 1409 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 647.7K followers, 4134 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 647.7K followers, 1341 engagements "President of the Opposition Peoples National Party (PNP) Mark Golding says under a future PNP Government his administration would pay some private taxi drivers and bus operators in exchange for them transporting school children in rural Jamaica"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1941963041916031330) 2025-07-06 20:50:43 UTC 647.6K followers, 79.5K 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 647.7K followers, 2683 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 647.7K followers, 3669 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 647.7K followers, 2020 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 647.7K followers, 1809 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, 1541 engagements "The OTeam's Andre Skeen sat down with rising dancehall talent Tielo Lanez for Just X Minutes where the rising dancehall artiste opened up about his journey breaking into the industry the grind behind the music and how hes carving out his own lane. From early influences to lessons learned Tielo who first gained traction on TikTok with his viral breakout single Muk Truck is proving this is more than just a moment; its the start of something major. Tap in to hear what fuels his passion and whats coming next"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1942000965495705818) 2025-07-06 23:21:25 UTC 647.6K followers, 2364 engagements "More Jamaicans are reaching out to travel agents with inquiries and for appointment bookings as they scramble to apply for a United States non-immigrant visa ahead of a newly announced fee hike set for next year. The apparent frenzy follows news that the United States Government will introduce a mandatory US$250 fee in addition to the existing US$185 application fee for approved non-immigrant visa applicants"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1944377270740607071) 2025-07-13 12:44:00 UTC 647.7K followers, 3326 engagements "Seventy-four children with developmental disabilities have successfully transitioned from the Ministry of Labour and Social Securitys Early Stimulation Programme (ESP)"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1943686510345097466) 2025-07-11 14:59:10 UTC 647.6K followers, 1395 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 647.6K followers, 2229 engagements "Blood-curdling screams shattered the early-morning calm here on Sunday when five passengers mostly public transport operators from St Catherine heading to Hanover for a colleagues all-white birthday party died after the Toyota Hiace in which they were travelling flipped several times before crashing into a pole"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1942199419304104238) 2025-07-07 12:30:00 UTC 647.7K followers, 7477 engagements "Senator Delano Seiveright says seat capacity from Latin America into Jamaica will double this summer compared to the same period last year reflecting the success of the Governments airlift growth strategy"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1941876393609986239) 2025-07-06 15:06:25 UTC 647.6K followers, 1569 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 647.7K followers, 1120 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 "Bruce Loshusan isnt in a hurry to add new stores. Even as supermarket chains compete for land and push into new markets hes choosing to stay put; opting instead to be more intentional with the New Kingston St Andrew property his family has owned for decades. Weve been asked to expand the brand to other parishes but for us its not about numbers its about experience Loshusan told the Jamaica Observer"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1941890460856856754) 2025-07-06 16:02:19 UTC 647.6K followers, 2922 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 647.7K followers, 1639 engagements "Digicel Group has announced the closure of Loop News and the upcoming final broadcast of SportsMax as part of its strategic shift toward enterprise-focused digital solutions. The move follows the companys complete acquisition of Symptai a technology advisory and cybersecurity consultancy firm"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1942630458166046853) 2025-07-08 17:02:48 UTC 647.6K followers, 3829 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, 2461 engagements "The Government of the Dominican Republic has contracted the U.S.-based consulting firm DGA Group Government Relations under a special arrangement to provide advisory services on security immigration drug and human trafficking and human rights"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1939075552259850746) 2025-06-28 21:36:52 UTC 647.6K followers, 1926 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 647.6K followers, 2206 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 647.7K followers, 2296 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 647.7K followers, 232.2K 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 647.7K followers, 6449 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 647.7K followers, 3141 engagements "The demonstration organised by the Palestine Solidarity Action Group urged regional leaders to take decisive action against what they describe as genocide and mass starvation in Gaza. (Photos: Philp Lemonte) #AlwaysAhead #Gaza #Protest #JamaicaObserver #Jamaica"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1941992112901230989) 2025-07-06 22:46:14 UTC 647.6K followers, 4015 engagements "WATCH: Just days ahead of his official coronation as King of the Dancehall Vybz Kartel made a rare appearance at the 20th anniversary of Wireless Festival in London joining Drake on stage for the final night of the rappers historic three-night run. The night was a celebration of dancehall and Jamaican excellence with high-energy performances from Popcaan Masicka and reigning Queen of the Dancehall Spice. (🎥: @Wirelessfestival via Tiktok) #AlwaysAhead #JamaicaObserver #WirelessFestival"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1944895231129784765) 2025-07-14 23:02:12 UTC 647.7K followers, 7805 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 647.7K followers, 2524 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 647.7K followers, 2482 engagements "Former Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari who led his country first as a junta strongman and later as an elected democrat died Sunday at the age of XX the presidency announced"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1944488436012134667) 2025-07-13 20:05:44 UTC 647.7K followers, 1576 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 647.7K followers, 6858 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 647.7K followers, 25.7K 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 647.7K followers, 1047 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, 1052 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, 2615 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 647.6K followers, 2208 engagements "A teen has been slapped with gun-related charges following the alleged discovery of an illegal firearm at his residence last week. Detectives from the St Catherine South police division charged 18-year-old Jamar Brown otherwise known as Bop Bop a labourer of Gordon Wood District in Old Harbour St Catherine and Hill Avenue Kingston XX with possession of prohibited weapon and unauthorised possession of ammunition"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1943423984726397144) 2025-07-10 21:35:59 UTC 647.6K followers, 1636 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 647.7K followers, 1011 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 647.7K followers, 2437 engagements "The Global Jamaica Diaspora Council (GJDC) for the Northeast United States has sent the Government a series of proposals it says are aimed at raising the level of engagement with the Diaspora"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1944745251513499872) 2025-07-14 13:06:14 UTC 647.7K followers, 1452 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 647.7K followers, XXX 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 647.7K followers, 3238 engagements "The World Health Organisation advised countries that their citizens benefit from a breakthrough HIV drug that only needs to be injected twice a year to offer near-total protection from the virus and developing AIDS"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1944852052724867118) 2025-07-14 20:10:37 UTC 647.7K followers, 2628 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, 7676 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, 1340 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 647.7K followers, 1046 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 647.6K followers, 1461 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 647.6K followers, 3960 engagements "Port Royal has officially been inscribed on the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) World Heritage List. The decision to inscribe The Archaeological Ensemble of 17th Century Port Royal was made at the meeting of the World Heritage Committee now underway in Paris France"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1944121237690867775) 2025-07-12 19:46:37 UTC 647.7K followers, 6007 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, 1388 engagements "Jamaica is close to having a third mobile telecommunications provider"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1924990972590457270) 2025-05-21 00:49:47 UTC 647.7K followers, 13.2K 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 647.7K followers, 2081 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 647.7K followers, 113.5K 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, 1219 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 647.7K followers, 3858 engagements "We often talk about a womans fears in love being cheated on abandoned lied to or taken for granted. But lets flip the script for a moment. Ive come to realise something important: Men fear love too"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1942692918893904102) 2025-07-08 21:11:00 UTC 647.6K followers, 1529 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 647.7K followers, 3935 engagements "Mayberrys Junior Caribbean Tennis Championship which has become a premier tennis event in the region providing young players with opportunities to showcase their skills and develop their game came to a thrilling conclusion at the Liguanea Club on Friday"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1944153386120802573) 2025-07-12 21:54:22 UTC 647.6K followers, 2351 engagements "Jamaicas marine environment is heavily polluted according to the most recent findings by the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ). The PIOJs findings are published in the 2024 edition of the Economic and Social Survey Jamaica (ESSJ)"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1944184942251929700) 2025-07-12 23:59:46 UTC 647.7K followers, 2265 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 647.7K followers, 1015 engagements "Australian actor Julian McMahon known for his roles in television series Charmed and Nip/Tuck has died in the United States from cancer at the age of XX. His wife Kelly announced his death Friday in a statement to the website Deadline"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1942358300533694696) 2025-07-07 23:01:20 UTC 647.7K followers, 2200 engagements "Employees at a London-based academy are preparing to strike over the reported targeting of Jamaican teachers alleging overwork underpayment and other issues according to media reports"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1942696936336699814) 2025-07-08 21:26:57 UTC 647.6K followers, 4106 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 647.7K followers, 2635 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 647.7K followers, 4572 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 647.7K followers, 2310 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, 3761 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, 3342 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 647.7K followers, 5401 engagements "The Graham family in the small quiet community of Essex in St Mary has had enough of death. Their only wish now is that Ewan Graham is allowed to peacefully lay to rest her daughter 21-year-old DJohnnay Graham who was shot dead just over a week ago. Her cop boyfriend who was wounded in that incident is the suspected shooter"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1941873016759099424) 2025-07-06 14:53:00 UTC 647.6K followers, 3230 engagements "Jamaica's International Grandmaster Wayne Shines Reid has made the nation proud once again winning the Top Masters Division of the 2025 American Pool Checkers Association Championships for the second time"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1944820262538555467) 2025-07-14 18:04:18 UTC 647.7K followers, 1480 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 647.6K followers, 2240 engagements "KINGSTON Jamaica 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/1943385883018682376) 2025-07-10 19:04:35 UTC 647.6K followers, 1475 engagements "In a parting salvo as her time at the helm of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) ended Prime Minister of the Republic of Barbados Mia Mottley made a fresh appeal Sunday evening for regional leaders to make the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) their final appellate court"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1942272170618458496) 2025-07-07 17:19:05 UTC 647.6K followers, 2874 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/1944846826902888503) 2025-07-14 19:49:51 UTC 647.6K followers, 1672 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 647.5K followers, 2840 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, 1039 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 647.7K followers, 1364 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 647.7K followers, 1232 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 647.7K followers, 10.5K 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, 1555 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, 8654 engagements "Come Over a 2020 collaboration by British-Jamaican singer Jorja Smith and Popcaan was recently certified gold for sales and streaming equivalent of 400000 units in the United Kingdom"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1941950340695314758) 2025-07-06 20:00:15 UTC 647.6K followers, 2192 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, 1347 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 647.7K followers, 70.5K engagements "Survival an album released by Bob Marley and the Wailers in 1979 via Island Records/Tuff Gong was last Friday certified gold in the United Kingdom"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1944854538542047728) 2025-07-14 20:20:30 UTC 647.7K followers, 1482 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 647.7K followers, 68.3K 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 647.6K followers, 1351 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, 2871 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 647.6K followers, 1847 engagements "A 20-year-old man who was accused of loaning his bank card for criminal use was admonished and discharged when he appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on Tuesday"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1942974467216421191) 2025-07-09 15:49:46 UTC 647.7K followers, 1382 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, 1150 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 647.7K followers, 5712 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 647.6K followers, 1268 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 647.7K followers, XXX 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, 1945 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 647.7K followers, 18.1K engagements "We suspect that just as is the case with this newspaper many of our readers are surprised at news that there are qualified registered nurses unable to get jobs in Jamaica. Dont get us wrong we were aware that acute shortages in nursing staff were mainly in relation to specialised areas"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1942194057775550522) 2025-07-07 12:08:42 UTC 647.6K followers, 2839 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 647.7K followers, 1951 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 647.7K followers, 1480 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 647.7K followers, 1252 engagements "Transport Minister Daryl Vaz has vowed that no unscrupulous individual with a chequered past will be at the steering wheel when the new rural school bus system is rolled out come September"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1943778616837370113) 2025-07-11 21:05:10 UTC 647.6K followers, 1473 engagements "PORTLAND Jamaica The Portland Health Department started the baiting programme at the Errol Flynn Marina on Sunday as promised"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1944740516450402713) 2025-07-14 12:47:25 UTC 647.7K followers, 1583 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 647.7K followers, 1707 engagements "Food safety continues to be a concern in this parish according to the most recent report from local public health officials"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1944098784645964014) 2025-07-12 18:17:24 UTC 647.6K followers, 1685 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 647.6K followers, 2658 engagements "Newly installed president of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) Justice Winston Anderson is hopeful that during his time leading the institution more Caribbean countries will engage the CCJ as their final appellate court"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1942223826848199161) 2025-07-07 14:06:59 UTC 647.6K followers, 2109 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 647.7K followers, 2509 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 647.7K followers, 7722 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 647.7K followers, 1562 engagements "Transport Minister Daryl Vaz says there is no truth to suggestions that a company El Hydro was permitted to import XXX used school buses into Jamaica despite not being certified and or licensed to do so following news reports"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1944440382437163261) 2025-07-13 16:54:47 UTC 647.7K followers, 5341 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 647.6K followers, 2178 engagements "On the eve of the 49th Regular Meeting of the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) now underway in Montego Bay St James a hopeful light was switched on that may help to brighten the way ahead for downtrodden Haiti. A partnership led by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and the Caricom Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality (CROSQ) launched the Capacity Building for Strengthening Quality Infrastructure in Haiti project"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1942563603862749498) 2025-07-08 12:37:08 UTC 647.6K followers, 1798 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, 7901 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, 1116 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 647.7K followers, XXX 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 647.7K followers, 1550 engagements "Tax Administration Jamaica is set to begin issuing new electronic motor vehicle registration certificates (eMVRC) effective Monday July XX 2025"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1944805642142642431) 2025-07-14 17:06:12 UTC 647.7K followers, 1457 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 647.7K followers, 1797 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 647.7K followers, 1553 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 647.7K followers, 3302 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, 2774 engagements "A total of 1018 attorneys were registered on the goAML (anti-money laundering) platform in Jamaica as at December XX 2024 an increase of XXX per cent when compared to 2023"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1944511326057017467) 2025-07-13 21:36:42 UTC 647.7K followers, 2246 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 647.7K followers, 25.9K engagements "Jannik Sinner has warned Carlos Alcaraz he will get even stronger after beating his arch-rival to win his first Wimbledon title on Sunday"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1944796780282917100) 2025-07-14 16:30:59 UTC 647.7K followers, 1248 engagements "St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves has praised Jamaica for leading the Caribbean in the use of advanced forensic scientific tools to combat crime saying other countries in the region should follow its example. Gonsalves was speaking with journalists following a plenary business session at the 49th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) at Montego Bay Convention Centre on Monday"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1942557140142420302) 2025-07-08 12:11:27 UTC 647.6K followers, 1996 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, 3599 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 647.7K followers, 20.1K 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 647.7K followers, 3173 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 647.6K followers, 2356 engagements "Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness is urging Jamaican men especially youngsters involved with gangs to leave behind the life of crime and seize opportunities emerging from the countrys ongoing economic transformation. He also warned that shortages in key areas of the labour force could seriously hinder the Jamaicas development and growth over the next decade"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1944381452629459309) 2025-07-13 13:00:37 UTC 647.6K followers, 2327 engagements "Legendary Jamaican comedian actor and writer Owen Blakka Ellis is set to bring his signature wit and decades of stage mastery to local audiences once again in the brand-new theatrical comedy Fantasy Joe. Known across the Caribbean and the Diaspora for bringing belly laughs to audiences from the Apollo Theatre in New York to the Hackney Empire in London Blakka is ready to remind Jamaicans why he remains one of the regions most-beloved entertainers"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1941930985597411337) 2025-07-06 18:43:20 UTC 647.6K followers, 3062 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 647.6K followers, 1498 engagements "Jelanie Morgan son of reggae star Gramps Morgan says he is on a mission to represent Jamaica on the global basketball stage"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1944444514644443512) 2025-07-13 17:11:12 UTC 647.7K followers, 2704 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 647.7K followers, 8494 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, 1206 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 647.6K followers, 1831 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 647.7K followers, 9016 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 647.7K followers, XXX 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 647.7K followers, 1386 engagements "Jamaicans are among several foreign nationals who are currently being held at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba according to the United States (US) Department of Homeland Security (DHS)"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1943682657218424840) 2025-07-11 14:43:52 UTC 647.6K followers, 1963 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, 9767 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, 1665 engagements "Navasky Anderson secured his place on the Jamaican team heading to the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo Japan in September after breaking the national record a second time in just over a month to win the mens 800m"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1944430729045144019) 2025-07-13 16:16:26 UTC 647.7K followers, 2003 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 647.7K followers, 1985 engagements "The estimated value of property lost as a result of fires in Jamaica in 2024 exceeded $X billion an amount similar to 2023. It represents three per cent of the estimated value of property at risk ($274.6 billion)"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1944527005556592910) 2025-07-13 22:39:00 UTC 647.7K followers, 2019 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 647.7K followers, 3393 engagements "BRUSSELS Belgium (AFP) Throughout the week leading up to US President Donald Trump's XX percent-tariff threat on the EU European officials and diplomats insisted they were closing in on a deal -- right up until his letter landed at the weekend"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1944734967046529369) 2025-07-14 12:25:22 UTC 647.7K followers, 1385 engagements "Jamaicans are being encouraged by the Jamaica Environment Trust to volunteer in efforts to clean up the countrys beaches and waterways for International Coastal Cleanup Day on September XX 2025"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1944831372356378985) 2025-07-14 18:48:27 UTC 647.7K followers, 1539 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 647.7K followers, 2871 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 647.6K followers, 3971 engagements "Former Cavalier defender Richard King has already embraced the close-knit atmosphere at St Mirren describing the club as a family just days after arriving in Scotland"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1943020843962904584) 2025-07-09 18:54:03 UTC 647.7K followers, 1791 engagements "Noah Lyles makes his much-anticipated return to elite competition when he competes in the 200m at the Diamond League meet in Monaco on Friday"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1943124511299092570) 2025-07-10 01:45:59 UTC 647.5K followers, 2192 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 647.7K followers, XXX 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 647.6K followers, 3316 engagements "The X account of Sesame Street's Elmo a beloved children's TV character shared antisemitic and anti-Donald Trump posts after being hacked on Sunday"  [@JamaicaObserver](/creator/x/JamaicaObserver) on [X](/post/tweet/1944859722181697539) 2025-07-14 20:41:06 UTC 647.7K followers, 1309 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 647.7K followers, 9504 engagements
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"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 647.7K followers, 12.7K 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, 1247 engagements
"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, 2532 engagements
"History will be made this afternoon starting at 2:00 as Jamaica will become the eighth country in the world to host a day/night Test match. And West Indies captain Roston Chase despite reservations centred on the lights says the team is highly motivated to secure victory against Australia in front of the Jamaican support" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-12 16:26:37 UTC 647.5K followers, 1396 engagements
"WATCH: Protesters gathered on Sunday July X across the road from the entrance of the Montego Bay Convention Centre where the Caricom Heads of Government meeting is being held. (Video: Anthony Lewis)" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-06 22:45:01 UTC 647.6K followers, 17.7K 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, 1326 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 647.7K followers, 3599 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, 1323 engagements
"Adrian Kerr became the second Jamaican man to get the qualifying standard in the 200m for Septembers Tokyo World Athletics Championships when he ran a big personal best XXXXX seconds (1.8m/s) at the Ed Murphy Track Classic World Athletics Continental Tour-Silver at the Billy J Murphy Track and Field Complex in Memphis Tennessee on Saturday" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-13 01:53:00 UTC 647.7K followers, 4534 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 647.7K followers, 33K 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 647.7K followers, 1367 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 647.6K followers, 1817 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 647.7K followers, 4443 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 647.7K followers, 1768 engagements
"Port Royal has officially been inscribed on the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) World Heritage List" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-12 19:21:22 UTC 647.6K followers, 2538 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 647.7K followers, 3403 engagements
"The World Economic Forum (WEF) has ranked Jamaica among XX countries offering equal education opportunities for boys and girls. A total of XXX countries were surveyed. In welcoming the ranking published Thursday in the 2025 Global Gender Gap Report Education Minister Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon said it is a proud reflection of Jamaicas long-standing commitment to learning as the foundation of national development" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-11 13:08:36 UTC 647.6K followers, 2591 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 647.7K followers, 1846 engagements
"A truck driver who was allegedly contracted by constable Noel Maitland in July 2022 to remove a settee from his apartment in St Andrew has taken the witness stand in the Home Circuit Court trial of the policeman" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-09 19:22:15 UTC 647.6K followers, 2558 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 647.7K followers, 1945 engagements
"Reggae Boyz forward Michail Antonio is mourning the death of his mother Cislyn who passed following an extended illness. He announced her passing on Sunday" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-13 15:52:26 UTC 647.7K followers, 3077 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, 6669 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
"Four Caribbean countries have signalled their intention to allow freedom of movement as of October X and Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has indicated that Jamaica is working towards joining them soon. Im pleased to share that we are now moving from applying administratively the Protocol on Enhanced Cooperation which all member states have signed with now four countries Barbados Belize Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Dominica" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-09 14:38:52 UTC 647.6K followers, 2089 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 647.7K followers, 88.4K engagements
"PHOTO: Large numbers of Jamaicans in company with other Caribbean nationals turned out on July X to help mark the United States Independence Day in Miramar Miami. Here a Kingston Delight food truck does roaring business offering oxtail curry goat patties and other Jamaican delights. #AlwaysAhead #JamaicaObserver #Miami #July4 #Jamaica #Diaspora" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-14 22:51:28 UTC 647.7K followers, 1952 engagements
"Jamaica National (JN) Money Services has launched a $500000 scholarship programme for children of farm workers on the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Programme (SAWP) in Canada" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-10 00:48:47 UTC 647.6K followers, 1971 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, 1863 engagements
"A man has been hospitalised after he was attacked and shot near his home in Huntley district north west Manchester on Tuesday. Preliminary reports are that about 2:00 am the 45-year-old man was reportedly walking home from a party in the community when he was attacked by an assailant on a motorcycle who opened fire multiple times hitting him in his upper body" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-08 22:20:33 UTC 647.5K followers, 1704 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, 1651 engagements
"BRIDGETOWN Barbados (CMC) Barbados will from Tuesday host a two-day bi-partite consultation of Caribbean workers and employers organisations on the development of a regional Labour Migration Policy Framework and Action Programme" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-14 14:00:14 UTC 647.7K followers, 1571 engagements
"A delivery truck driver who was hired by Constable Noel Maitland in July 2022 to transport a settee from his Chelsea Manor apartment to a car wash on Lyndhurst Road in St Andrew claimed Wednesday that the policeman started giving him an attitude because he felt the driver was trying to avoid him. The driver is the latest witness to take the stand in Maitlands murder trial in the Home Circuit Court in downtown Kingston" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-10 12:51:44 UTC 647.7K followers, 9031 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 647.7K followers, 2852 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, 1215 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 647.6K followers, 1779 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 647.7K followers, X 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 647.6K followers, 2381 engagements
"The Government is exploring revisions to the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) including the potential provision of land as part of efforts to enhance the delivery of shelter to vulnerable Jamaicans" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-11 23:53:40 UTC 647.5K followers, 4391 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, 1330 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 647.7K followers, 91.5K 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 647.6K followers, 4959 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 647.7K followers, 3549 engagements
"Let me start by saying this: Wanting to be married is not a sign of weakness or desperation. Its a beautiful desire and God honours it. But too many women are unknowingly standing in their own way when it comes to finding love and building the kind of relationship that leads to marriage" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-08 02:00:00 UTC 647.6K followers, 1978 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 647.7K followers, 8301 engagements
"With all prospective Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) candidates now in place in Manchester ahead of the next general election the partys Deputy Leader Michael Stern is boldly predicting a total takeover of the parish once considered a Peoples National Party (PNP) fortress. Stern said the gains have emboldened the party and it is now eyeing Manchester North Western the lone seat held by the PNP" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-06 18:16:59 UTC 647.6K followers, 2137 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, 1907 engagements
"Police have confirmed that five people killed in a crash Sunday along the Salt Marsh main road in Trelawny were from Spanish Town and Portmore addresses in St Catherine. However their identities are still being withheld until their immediate family members have been notified. They were reportedly on their way to a party in Hanover" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-06 19:02:41 UTC 647.6K followers, 6957 engagements
"For over XX years retired teacher Laurel Green has nurtured a dynamic garden in upper St Andrew a true reflection of the diverse flora and fauna she once cherished growing up in St Mary. Style Observer Gardening (SOG) eagerly accepted Greens invitation to explore her expansive space" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-13 21:09:28 UTC 647.6K followers, 1990 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 647.6K followers, 2265 engagements
"The United States (US) dollar on Monday July XX ended trading at $XXXXXX down by ten cents according to the Bank of Jamaicas daily exchange trading summary" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-14 21:20:13 UTC 647.7K followers, 1589 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 647.7K followers, 2539 engagements
"Noah Lyles makes his much-anticipated return to elite competition when he competes in the 200m at the Diamond League meet in Monaco on Friday. As athletes continue to fine-tune their form ahead of Septembers world championships in Tokyo Lyles will line up against Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-10 02:21:33 UTC 647.7K followers, 2670 engagements
"Iga Swiatek demolished Amanda Anisimova 6-0 6-0 in the most one-sided womens Wimbledon final for XXX years to win her sixth Grand Slam title. The Polish eighth seed who has now won all six major finals in which she has competed was in charge from the first point and wrapped up victory in just XX minutes" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-12 19:01:29 UTC 647.5K followers, 2341 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, 2375 engagements
"At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic Alleshia Rutty made a bold decision to leave her job of XX years to answer the national call for more health-care workers and enroll in nursing school. However four years later the registered nurse now finds herself unemployed and struggling to secure a job" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-06 12:42:27 UTC 647.6K followers, 3859 engagements
"Jamaica's slow march into the lucrative field of medical tourism is likely to pick up pace as the administrators of Andrews Memorial Hospital expedite their push to build out the facility into a top-quality health-care provider" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-14 15:18:28 UTC 647.7K followers, 1573 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 647.7K followers, 1409 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 647.7K followers, 4134 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 647.7K followers, 1341 engagements
"President of the Opposition Peoples National Party (PNP) Mark Golding says under a future PNP Government his administration would pay some private taxi drivers and bus operators in exchange for them transporting school children in rural Jamaica" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-06 20:50:43 UTC 647.6K followers, 79.5K 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 647.7K followers, 2683 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 647.7K followers, 3669 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 647.7K followers, 2020 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 647.7K followers, 1809 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, 1541 engagements
"The OTeam's Andre Skeen sat down with rising dancehall talent Tielo Lanez for Just X Minutes where the rising dancehall artiste opened up about his journey breaking into the industry the grind behind the music and how hes carving out his own lane. From early influences to lessons learned Tielo who first gained traction on TikTok with his viral breakout single Muk Truck is proving this is more than just a moment; its the start of something major. Tap in to hear what fuels his passion and whats coming next" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-06 23:21:25 UTC 647.6K followers, 2364 engagements
"More Jamaicans are reaching out to travel agents with inquiries and for appointment bookings as they scramble to apply for a United States non-immigrant visa ahead of a newly announced fee hike set for next year. The apparent frenzy follows news that the United States Government will introduce a mandatory US$250 fee in addition to the existing US$185 application fee for approved non-immigrant visa applicants" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-13 12:44:00 UTC 647.7K followers, 3326 engagements
"Seventy-four children with developmental disabilities have successfully transitioned from the Ministry of Labour and Social Securitys Early Stimulation Programme (ESP)" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-11 14:59:10 UTC 647.6K followers, 1395 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 647.6K followers, 2229 engagements
"Blood-curdling screams shattered the early-morning calm here on Sunday when five passengers mostly public transport operators from St Catherine heading to Hanover for a colleagues all-white birthday party died after the Toyota Hiace in which they were travelling flipped several times before crashing into a pole" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-07 12:30:00 UTC 647.7K followers, 7477 engagements
"Senator Delano Seiveright says seat capacity from Latin America into Jamaica will double this summer compared to the same period last year reflecting the success of the Governments airlift growth strategy" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-06 15:06:25 UTC 647.6K followers, 1569 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 647.7K followers, 1120 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
"Bruce Loshusan isnt in a hurry to add new stores. Even as supermarket chains compete for land and push into new markets hes choosing to stay put; opting instead to be more intentional with the New Kingston St Andrew property his family has owned for decades. Weve been asked to expand the brand to other parishes but for us its not about numbers its about experience Loshusan told the Jamaica Observer" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-06 16:02:19 UTC 647.6K followers, 2922 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 647.7K followers, 1639 engagements
"Digicel Group has announced the closure of Loop News and the upcoming final broadcast of SportsMax as part of its strategic shift toward enterprise-focused digital solutions. The move follows the companys complete acquisition of Symptai a technology advisory and cybersecurity consultancy firm" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-08 17:02:48 UTC 647.6K followers, 3829 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, 2461 engagements
"The Government of the Dominican Republic has contracted the U.S.-based consulting firm DGA Group Government Relations under a special arrangement to provide advisory services on security immigration drug and human trafficking and human rights" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-06-28 21:36:52 UTC 647.6K followers, 1926 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 647.6K followers, 2206 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 647.7K followers, 2296 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 647.7K followers, 232.2K 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 647.7K followers, 6449 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 647.7K followers, 3141 engagements
"The demonstration organised by the Palestine Solidarity Action Group urged regional leaders to take decisive action against what they describe as genocide and mass starvation in Gaza. (Photos: Philp Lemonte) #AlwaysAhead #Gaza #Protest #JamaicaObserver #Jamaica" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-06 22:46:14 UTC 647.6K followers, 4015 engagements
"WATCH: Just days ahead of his official coronation as King of the Dancehall Vybz Kartel made a rare appearance at the 20th anniversary of Wireless Festival in London joining Drake on stage for the final night of the rappers historic three-night run. The night was a celebration of dancehall and Jamaican excellence with high-energy performances from Popcaan Masicka and reigning Queen of the Dancehall Spice. (🎥: @Wirelessfestival via Tiktok) #AlwaysAhead #JamaicaObserver #WirelessFestival" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-14 23:02:12 UTC 647.7K followers, 7805 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 647.7K followers, 2524 engagements
"Jamaica continues to grant most work permits issued to foreigners to Chinese nationals" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-15 22:14:07 UTC 647.7K followers, 2482 engagements
"Former Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari who led his country first as a junta strongman and later as an elected democrat died Sunday at the age of XX the presidency announced" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-13 20:05:44 UTC 647.7K followers, 1576 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 647.7K followers, 6858 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 647.7K followers, 25.7K 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 647.7K followers, 1047 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, 1052 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, 2615 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 647.6K followers, 2208 engagements
"A teen has been slapped with gun-related charges following the alleged discovery of an illegal firearm at his residence last week. Detectives from the St Catherine South police division charged 18-year-old Jamar Brown otherwise known as Bop Bop a labourer of Gordon Wood District in Old Harbour St Catherine and Hill Avenue Kingston XX with possession of prohibited weapon and unauthorised possession of ammunition" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-10 21:35:59 UTC 647.6K followers, 1636 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 647.7K followers, 1011 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 647.7K followers, 2437 engagements
"The Global Jamaica Diaspora Council (GJDC) for the Northeast United States has sent the Government a series of proposals it says are aimed at raising the level of engagement with the Diaspora" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-14 13:06:14 UTC 647.7K followers, 1452 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 647.7K followers, XXX 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 647.7K followers, 3238 engagements
"The World Health Organisation advised countries that their citizens benefit from a breakthrough HIV drug that only needs to be injected twice a year to offer near-total protection from the virus and developing AIDS" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-14 20:10:37 UTC 647.7K followers, 2628 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, 7676 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, 1340 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 647.7K followers, 1046 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 647.6K followers, 1461 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 647.6K followers, 3960 engagements
"Port Royal has officially been inscribed on the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) World Heritage List. The decision to inscribe The Archaeological Ensemble of 17th Century Port Royal was made at the meeting of the World Heritage Committee now underway in Paris France" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-12 19:46:37 UTC 647.7K followers, 6007 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, 1388 engagements
"Jamaica is close to having a third mobile telecommunications provider" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-05-21 00:49:47 UTC 647.7K followers, 13.2K 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 647.7K followers, 2081 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 647.7K followers, 113.5K 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, 1219 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 647.7K followers, 3858 engagements
"We often talk about a womans fears in love being cheated on abandoned lied to or taken for granted. But lets flip the script for a moment. Ive come to realise something important: Men fear love too" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-08 21:11:00 UTC 647.6K followers, 1529 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 647.7K followers, 3935 engagements
"Mayberrys Junior Caribbean Tennis Championship which has become a premier tennis event in the region providing young players with opportunities to showcase their skills and develop their game came to a thrilling conclusion at the Liguanea Club on Friday" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-12 21:54:22 UTC 647.6K followers, 2351 engagements
"Jamaicas marine environment is heavily polluted according to the most recent findings by the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ). The PIOJs findings are published in the 2024 edition of the Economic and Social Survey Jamaica (ESSJ)" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-12 23:59:46 UTC 647.7K followers, 2265 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 647.7K followers, 1015 engagements
"Australian actor Julian McMahon known for his roles in television series Charmed and Nip/Tuck has died in the United States from cancer at the age of XX. His wife Kelly announced his death Friday in a statement to the website Deadline" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-07 23:01:20 UTC 647.7K followers, 2200 engagements
"Employees at a London-based academy are preparing to strike over the reported targeting of Jamaican teachers alleging overwork underpayment and other issues according to media reports" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-08 21:26:57 UTC 647.6K followers, 4106 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 647.7K followers, 2635 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 647.7K followers, 4572 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 647.7K followers, 2310 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, 3761 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, 3342 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 647.7K followers, 5401 engagements
"The Graham family in the small quiet community of Essex in St Mary has had enough of death. Their only wish now is that Ewan Graham is allowed to peacefully lay to rest her daughter 21-year-old DJohnnay Graham who was shot dead just over a week ago. Her cop boyfriend who was wounded in that incident is the suspected shooter" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-06 14:53:00 UTC 647.6K followers, 3230 engagements
"Jamaica's International Grandmaster Wayne Shines Reid has made the nation proud once again winning the Top Masters Division of the 2025 American Pool Checkers Association Championships for the second time" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-14 18:04:18 UTC 647.7K followers, 1480 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 647.6K followers, 2240 engagements
"KINGSTON Jamaica 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 19:04:35 UTC 647.6K followers, 1475 engagements
"In a parting salvo as her time at the helm of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) ended Prime Minister of the Republic of Barbados Mia Mottley made a fresh appeal Sunday evening for regional leaders to make the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) their final appellate court" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-07 17:19:05 UTC 647.6K followers, 2874 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 19:49:51 UTC 647.6K followers, 1672 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 647.5K followers, 2840 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, 1039 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 647.7K followers, 1364 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 647.7K followers, 1232 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 647.7K followers, 10.5K 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, 1555 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, 8654 engagements
"Come Over a 2020 collaboration by British-Jamaican singer Jorja Smith and Popcaan was recently certified gold for sales and streaming equivalent of 400000 units in the United Kingdom" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-06 20:00:15 UTC 647.6K followers, 2192 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, 1347 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 647.7K followers, 70.5K engagements
"Survival an album released by Bob Marley and the Wailers in 1979 via Island Records/Tuff Gong was last Friday certified gold in the United Kingdom" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-14 20:20:30 UTC 647.7K followers, 1482 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 647.7K followers, 68.3K 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 647.6K followers, 1351 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, 2871 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 647.6K followers, 1847 engagements
"A 20-year-old man who was accused of loaning his bank card for criminal use was admonished and discharged when he appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on Tuesday" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-09 15:49:46 UTC 647.7K followers, 1382 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, 1150 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 647.7K followers, 5712 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 647.6K followers, 1268 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 647.7K followers, XXX 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, 1945 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 647.7K followers, 18.1K engagements
"We suspect that just as is the case with this newspaper many of our readers are surprised at news that there are qualified registered nurses unable to get jobs in Jamaica. Dont get us wrong we were aware that acute shortages in nursing staff were mainly in relation to specialised areas" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-07 12:08:42 UTC 647.6K followers, 2839 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 647.7K followers, 1951 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 647.7K followers, 1480 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 647.7K followers, 1252 engagements
"Transport Minister Daryl Vaz has vowed that no unscrupulous individual with a chequered past will be at the steering wheel when the new rural school bus system is rolled out come September" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-11 21:05:10 UTC 647.6K followers, 1473 engagements
"PORTLAND Jamaica The Portland Health Department started the baiting programme at the Errol Flynn Marina on Sunday as promised" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-14 12:47:25 UTC 647.7K followers, 1583 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 647.7K followers, 1707 engagements
"Food safety continues to be a concern in this parish according to the most recent report from local public health officials" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-12 18:17:24 UTC 647.6K followers, 1685 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 647.6K followers, 2658 engagements
"Newly installed president of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) Justice Winston Anderson is hopeful that during his time leading the institution more Caribbean countries will engage the CCJ as their final appellate court" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-07 14:06:59 UTC 647.6K followers, 2109 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 647.7K followers, 2509 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 647.7K followers, 7722 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 647.7K followers, 1562 engagements
"Transport Minister Daryl Vaz says there is no truth to suggestions that a company El Hydro was permitted to import XXX used school buses into Jamaica despite not being certified and or licensed to do so following news reports" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-13 16:54:47 UTC 647.7K followers, 5341 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 647.6K followers, 2178 engagements
"On the eve of the 49th Regular Meeting of the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) now underway in Montego Bay St James a hopeful light was switched on that may help to brighten the way ahead for downtrodden Haiti. A partnership led by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and the Caricom Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality (CROSQ) launched the Capacity Building for Strengthening Quality Infrastructure in Haiti project" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-08 12:37:08 UTC 647.6K followers, 1798 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, 7901 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, 1116 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 647.7K followers, XXX 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 647.7K followers, 1550 engagements
"Tax Administration Jamaica is set to begin issuing new electronic motor vehicle registration certificates (eMVRC) effective Monday July XX 2025" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-14 17:06:12 UTC 647.7K followers, 1457 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 647.7K followers, 1797 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 647.7K followers, 1553 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 647.7K followers, 3302 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, 2774 engagements
"A total of 1018 attorneys were registered on the goAML (anti-money laundering) platform in Jamaica as at December XX 2024 an increase of XXX per cent when compared to 2023" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-13 21:36:42 UTC 647.7K followers, 2246 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 647.7K followers, 25.9K engagements
"Jannik Sinner has warned Carlos Alcaraz he will get even stronger after beating his arch-rival to win his first Wimbledon title on Sunday" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-14 16:30:59 UTC 647.7K followers, 1248 engagements
"St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves has praised Jamaica for leading the Caribbean in the use of advanced forensic scientific tools to combat crime saying other countries in the region should follow its example. Gonsalves was speaking with journalists following a plenary business session at the 49th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) at Montego Bay Convention Centre on Monday" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-08 12:11:27 UTC 647.6K followers, 1996 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, 3599 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 647.7K followers, 20.1K 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 647.7K followers, 3173 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 647.6K followers, 2356 engagements
"Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness is urging Jamaican men especially youngsters involved with gangs to leave behind the life of crime and seize opportunities emerging from the countrys ongoing economic transformation. He also warned that shortages in key areas of the labour force could seriously hinder the Jamaicas development and growth over the next decade" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-13 13:00:37 UTC 647.6K followers, 2327 engagements
"Legendary Jamaican comedian actor and writer Owen Blakka Ellis is set to bring his signature wit and decades of stage mastery to local audiences once again in the brand-new theatrical comedy Fantasy Joe. Known across the Caribbean and the Diaspora for bringing belly laughs to audiences from the Apollo Theatre in New York to the Hackney Empire in London Blakka is ready to remind Jamaicans why he remains one of the regions most-beloved entertainers" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-06 18:43:20 UTC 647.6K followers, 3062 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 647.6K followers, 1498 engagements
"Jelanie Morgan son of reggae star Gramps Morgan says he is on a mission to represent Jamaica on the global basketball stage" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-13 17:11:12 UTC 647.7K followers, 2704 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 647.7K followers, 8494 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, 1206 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 647.6K followers, 1831 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 647.7K followers, 9016 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 647.7K followers, XXX 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 647.7K followers, 1386 engagements
"Jamaicans are among several foreign nationals who are currently being held at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba according to the United States (US) Department of Homeland Security (DHS)" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-11 14:43:52 UTC 647.6K followers, 1963 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, 9767 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, 1665 engagements
"Navasky Anderson secured his place on the Jamaican team heading to the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo Japan in September after breaking the national record a second time in just over a month to win the mens 800m" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-13 16:16:26 UTC 647.7K followers, 2003 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 647.7K followers, 1985 engagements
"The estimated value of property lost as a result of fires in Jamaica in 2024 exceeded $X billion an amount similar to 2023. It represents three per cent of the estimated value of property at risk ($274.6 billion)" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-13 22:39:00 UTC 647.7K followers, 2019 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 647.7K followers, 3393 engagements
"BRUSSELS Belgium (AFP) Throughout the week leading up to US President Donald Trump's XX percent-tariff threat on the EU European officials and diplomats insisted they were closing in on a deal -- right up until his letter landed at the weekend" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-14 12:25:22 UTC 647.7K followers, 1385 engagements
"Jamaicans are being encouraged by the Jamaica Environment Trust to volunteer in efforts to clean up the countrys beaches and waterways for International Coastal Cleanup Day on September XX 2025" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-14 18:48:27 UTC 647.7K followers, 1539 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 647.7K followers, 2871 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 647.6K followers, 3971 engagements
"Former Cavalier defender Richard King has already embraced the close-knit atmosphere at St Mirren describing the club as a family just days after arriving in Scotland" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-09 18:54:03 UTC 647.7K followers, 1791 engagements
"Noah Lyles makes his much-anticipated return to elite competition when he competes in the 200m at the Diamond League meet in Monaco on Friday" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-10 01:45:59 UTC 647.5K followers, 2192 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 647.7K followers, XXX 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 647.6K followers, 3316 engagements
"The X account of Sesame Street's Elmo a beloved children's TV character shared antisemitic and anti-Donald Trump posts after being hacked on Sunday" @JamaicaObserver on X 2025-07-14 20:41:06 UTC 647.7K followers, 1309 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 647.7K followers, 9504 engagements