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Jamaicans aboard cruise ship denied landing in Portugal

It’s the last thing they had hoped for: two rejections in as many weeks. But that’s the reality for a group of 45 heartbroken...

Five Jamaican nurses, former soldier die from COVID-19 in US

Five nurses and a former director of prisons are among several Jamaicans who have died in the United States as a result of the...

Jamaica: Vice-principal of Excelsior High School shot dead

OBSERVER ONLINE can now confirm that the educator who was brutally slain Thursday, April 9 in the St Andrew community of Queensbury was a...

Jamaica: Sex workers want COVID-19 bailout too

More that a dozen commercial sex workers who operate within Falmouth, Trelawny, say they are now reeling from the effects of the coronavirus, even...

Jamaican opposition leader Peter Phillips fighting colon cancer

Opposition Leader Dr Peter Phillips, who has been diagnosed with stage 3 colan cancer, said the decision was made to rush his recent...

Jamaica: Taxi driver’s face slashed because he sneezed

A 47-year old taxi operator from Ocho Rios, St Ann was slashed in his face by a knife-brandishing man because he dared to sneeze...

Jamaican scientist waits approval for marijuana-based coronavirus drug

Jamaican scientist Dr Henry Lowe is awaiting approval of a patent for a cannabis-based drug that could be a winning remedy for the novel...

Jamaica’s Reggae Girlz trapped in coronavirus-hit regions

As the world continues to grapple with the blow of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID- 19) outbreak, Reggae Girlz defender Sashana “Pete” Campbell fears...
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Barbados recorded 37 new COVID-19 cases

There were 37 new positive COVID-19 cases on Sunday, out of the 1,436 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. They comprised both...

A Visitor form UK died in Jamaica of COVID-19

Jamaica on Monday recorded one more COVID-19 death, pushing the tally to 305. The deceased is a 77-year-old male from the United Kingdom. Meanwhile, there were...

Sandals founder Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart dies aged 79 following ‘short battle with illness’

Travel pioneer Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart, who founded Jamaica's Sandals resort, has died. Stewart was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1941. He grew up on...

Barbados Confirms 161 New COVID-19 Cases

Barbados has announced 161 cases of COVID-19 at the Island’s Dodds prison. The discovery has prompted a massive contact tracing exercise. Authorities say the cases relate...