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ST ANDREW, Jamaica — His Royal Highness, Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex, and Her Royal Highness, the Countess of Wessex on Tuesday visited the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) headquarters at Up Park Camp in St Andrew. The tour formed part…

KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Forty-four-year-old Donovan Collins, of Headley Avenue, Kingston 20 has been missing since February 28. He is of brown complexion, slim build and is about six-feet-tall tall. The Duhaney Park Police said Collins was…

KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) -- His Royal Highness, Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex and Her Royal Highness the Countess of Wessex arrived in the island Sunday (March 2), for a four-day working visit. They were met on arrival at the Norman Manley…

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Supporters of two-time President Jean-Bertrand Aristide rallied in the Haitian capital on Thursday to mark the 10th anniversary of his second ouster. The largely male crowd reached about 2,000 as it passed…

KINGSTON, Jamaica — IRIE FM radio has reported that its CEO and managing director Chad Young died at his St Ann home today (Thursday, February 27) at age 27. Young’s death follows a brief illness. Young took over management and control of…

ST CATHERINE, Jamaica -- The body of a 15-year-old girl was found in a house in her community of St Johns Road, St Catherine on Wednesday night. Reports reaching OBSERVER ONLINE are that the girl's body was discovered about 7:30 pm by…

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica (JIS) -- A new police post, built at a cost of  J$12 million,  was opened Wednesday (February 26), in The Meadows of Irwin, St James. The Meadows of Irwin is a private housing development with approximately 800 housing…

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) – More than two decades after renowned academic Dr Walter Rodney was killed by a bomb, a three-member Commission has been appointed to probe his death. The Commission is headed by Barbadian jurist Sir Richard…

KINGSTON, Jamaica -- The government has cut the 2013/14 budget by J$21 billion. This was indicated in the first Supplementary Estimates which were tabled in Gordon House Tuesday afternoon. The cut was much more than the J$12 billion to…

Roseau, Dominica (CMC) -- The Dominica Government has broken its silence regarding the deportation of a Jamaican dancehall artiste, Tommy Lee Sparta, saying the action had been taken in the interest of public safety. The singer and two…

Port of Spain, Trinidad (CMC) -- UNAIDS Caribbean said Monday that eight regional countries have finalised specific strategies aimed at strengthening their HIV programmes by making them more responsive to human rights. It said that the…

Kingston, Jamaica -- Minister of Youth and Culture Lisa Hanna on Monday praised the "selfless" contribution to nation building made by National Hero Sir Alexander Bustamante. In her presentation at the Floral Tribute at the National Heroes…

Trinidad Express -- Jamaican Cavahn McKenzie died after completing the junior men’s six-kilometre event at yesterday’s North America, Central America and Caribbean (NACAC) Cross Country Championships, at the Mt Irvine Bay Golf Course, in…

KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Opposition senator, Robert Montague, says that the Government must take the lead on the issue of gay rights, and publicly state its position on the matter. Speaking in the State of the Nation Debate in the Senate on…

Bridgetown, Barbados- CIBC First Caribbean has announced two changes to its Senior Executive Team. Managing Director of Retail and Business Banking, Mr. Mark St. Hill has assumed responsibility for the Bank’s regional International Banking…