1 hr ago | Jamaica Observer
Gov't urged to address waning support for Labour Day
GOVERNMENT is being urged to do something to address the waning support for Labour Day, celebrated on May 23 each year to recognise the achievements of workers.
5 hrs ago | Jamaica Observer
PHOTOS: Scenes from Labour Day
The Totally Male team comprising of Nathania Graham-Haynes, Andrene Meeks, Tanikka Ukkyuellyue and CEO Sandra Samuels-Reid provided makeovers for male patients on Ward 17 as company's Labour Day project.
9 hrs ago | Jamaica Observer
Jamaica needs a leader who can also manage
The migration of the Reverend Stanley Redwood, former president of the Senate, along with his family, once again brings into sharp focus the question of leadership.
9 hrs ago | The Gleaner
Dress designer Florence Powell explains the usage of material which is known as interlining in Jamaica but in England is called Stay Flex.
Teachers accuse minister of taking 'baccra massa approach
Teachers in St Elizabeth are calling for Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller to reign in the Education Minister Ronald Thwaites, or appoint a minister of state to handle their issues.
Former Brick & Lace singer teams with Ky-Mani Marley
Jamaica-born reggae/pop singer Nyla premiered her debut single Stand Up recently on LargeUp.com. This is Nyla's first release under Konfrontation Muzik, the new record label founded by reggae star Ky-Mani Marley.
Dancehall's Sanchez on Best of the Best: "Everybody From Every End of the World Comes to This Gig"
JNBS touts 'financial bridge' in London
AS the Jamaica National Building Society kicked off celebrations in the UK to mark 25 years of operations there, General Manager Earl Jarrett has affirmed that the organisation has remained true to its original mission of building a financial bridge between Jamaicans in England and Jamaica, and creating channels to address the need, both locally ... (more)
A university dream comes true for three wards of the state
On Wednesday, however, the three - all wards of the State - each received cheques from a New York-based charity in the value of US$4,000, enough to pay the year's. "I wasn't planning on applying to Students' Loan Bureau or anything, but I didn't know where was going to come from," Haynes told the Jamaica Observer after the presentation which took ... (more)
Robb is new MoBay chamber boss
Prominent Montego Bay-based attorney-at-law Nathan Robb became the new president of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Wednesday and immediately warned the police that the chamber would be quite vocal when matters of concern arose.
Tomorrow, downtown Kingston will get more than it's fair share of international glamour when celebrity designer Cesar Galindo showcases his two main lines for the first time in the Caribbean at CITYSTYLE.
A Destination Wedding in Montego Bay, Jamaica
Stony Brook University sweethearts Tara and Frank settled into an 11th floor apartment with views of the ocean after graduation.
Atlanta trade delegation to visit Jamaica in October
By Derrick A Scott ATLANTA, USA -- Mayor of Atlanta, Kasim Reid, is to lead a trade delegation to Montego Bay, Jamaica, comprising 12 of Atlanta top business executives, in an effort to deepen the trading relationship between the two sister cities.
X Factor Gig Forces Kelly Rowland To Reschedule Lights Out Tour
Looks like some gigs from the Lights Out tour have already been called off before it even started.
Sax Appeal tries to break party monotony - MoBay organisers seek sponsor support
Business partners Alvin McBean and Ruedal Johnson of Wi Deh Ya Productions. The duo is responsible for the Sax Appeal jazz show in Montego Bay, St James.
Joyce Robinson: institution builder
The late Honourable Joyce Lilieth Robinson , who died on Sunday, May 12, aged 87, was essentially two persons - the dedicated public servant who stamped her brand on empowerment through education, and the devoted family member and friend for whom no favour was too difficult or inconvenient to grant.
Corporate Jamaica ready to work
Administrator at the home, Jacinth Bonner, said a number of roofs to the cottages need repair as very often they would leak.
Locally owned businesses continue to operate at a significant disadvantage, as a direct result of misguided government policies which allow for tax incentives and waivers to multinationals while taxing the local operations mercilessly.
This Day In Our Past: May 22, 1974
Prime Minister Michael Manley announcing plans for a workers resort development to a press conference at Jamaica House on May 22, 1974.
UK-based rapper shoots video in MoBay
COMING British female rap artiste Amplify Dot created a stir in sections of the resort city of Montego Bay last week, during a video shoot to promote her latest single, I'm Good, a collab with Busta Rhymes, which features Buju Banton's Walk Like a Champion.