Market Bag: Sweet relief for shoppers as pepper prices drop

Shoppers visiting the Coronation Market this week can expect lower prices for some produce, with sweet peppers and Scotch ...

The Cliff Hotel acquires neighbouring Idle Awhile property in Negril

The Cliff Hotel has acquired the neighbouring waterfront property formerly known as Idle Awhile, adding seven villas and ...

Bartlett monitoring US flight groundings, impact on Jamaica’s tourism

Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett has revealed that he is currently gathering information on the development in the United ...

Gov’t expanding support for farm workers in Canada programme

The Government is strengthening support for Jamaican farm workers participating in the Seasonal Agricultural Workers ...

Stella Maris Dance Ensemble earns praise for latest season

The Stella Maris Dance Ensemble has been praised for another successful season, with its latest production offering a diverse ...

El Salvador uses armed robot dogs in Haiti gang offensive

A stadium formerly under the control of gangs in Haiti was cleared with the assistance of robot dogs armed with rifles, ...

Be nice to Claude, or else?

On 12 November a new line took effect in the rules for using Claude. It sits in Anthropic’s usage policy alongside the ...

CORRECTION AND APOLOGY

On October 16 2026, the Jamaica Observer on its online edition published an article entitled "Update: Two men killed after ...

JC’s Walker Cup ban overturned, school instead placed on probation

Jamaica College (JC) have now been placed on a two-year probation by the Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) Appeals Board for using an ineligible player during the ongoing schoolboy ...