My Kingston with Andre ‘D’Yani’ McCormack

Style Observer (SO): Describe D’Yani in a few sentences. Andre McCormack (AM): D’Yani is a soul on a mission. A man of purpose and melody — someone who sings not just to entertain but to elevate minds, hearts, and spirits. I’m always chasing the...

Government Prepared To Apply Learnings from Hurricane Beryl

Finance Minister Fayval Williams says she will use the lessons she learnt from last year’s passage of Hurricane Beryl to implement relief efforts in the event of a major storm this year. The 2025 hurricane season began on June 1. It ends on...

Jamaica's 2022 Population and Housing Census results expected by end of September

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is on track to release the official population count for the 2022 Population and Housing Census by the end of September 2025. This was disclosed by Acting Director General, Leesha Delatie-Budair, who...

Prime Minister Drew Leads Delegation to Jamaica for 49th CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting

Basseterre, Saint Kitts, July 6, 2025 (PMO)—Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew, is in Kingston, Jamaica, leading a national delegation to the 49th Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean...

President Tinubu To Send Nigerian Teachers, Doctors, Other Professional

President Bola Tinubu has ordered the deployment of skilled Nigerian professionals—including teachers, doctors, nurses, and agricultural experts to Saint Lucia and other Caribbean nations. The deployment is part of a newly signed Technical...

Jamaicans, Filipinos the top holders of work permits in BVI

TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands, CMC – Nationals from Jamaica and the Philippines top the list of those holding active work permits in the British Virgin Islands. This is based on figures released by Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley during a recent...

WATCH: Holness slams ‘destructive politics’, praises Hamilton for work in North Trelawny

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has expressed disappointment with the current state of politics in Jamaica, criticising what he called “the zero-sum approach” where only some can win, while others lose. This was while Holness took a somewhat veiled...

Jamaican CEO Kesha Christie Pens Book On Poverty To Success

Dr. Kesha Christie KINGSTON, Jamaica – Dr. Kesha Christie—founder and managing director of KCLH Full Business Solutions Limited—will be launching her book titled The Currency of Grit on July 5. The book, which is centered around empowerment,...

Latin American airline seats double for Jamaica – Seiveright

KINGSTON, Jamaica ­ — State Minister in the Ministry of Tourism, 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 Government’s...

CARIBBEAN-POLITICS-Regional leaders meeting in Jamaica

Jamaica Celebrates 70 Years of Tourism with Exclusive Summer Travel Deals

Disclaimer: This Inside South Florida segment is sponsored by Jamaica Tourist Board. All opinions and views are of the advertiser and does not reflect the same of WSFL-TV. As the Jamaica Tourist Board celebrates its 70th anniversary, travelers are...

Tying down the election date

In Jamaica, where general election dates aren’t fixed by law, as the Holness administration closes in on its fifth anniversary since its 2020 re-election, it’s almost time for Jamaica’s to be summoned back to the polls. And according to political...

Premier attends 49TH CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica – The Premier of Bermuda, the Hon. David Burt, JP, MP, is currently attending the 49TH Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), taking place from 6–8 July 2025. Taking...

Premier Attends CARICOM Meeting In Jamaica

Premier David Burt is attending the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community [CARICOM]in Jamaica. A Government spokesperson said, “The Premier of Bermuda, the Hon. David Burt, JP, MP, is currently attending the 49TH Regular...

PM will not be attending Caricom Summit in Jamaica

MINISTER of Foreign and Caricom Affairs Sean Sobers will lead a Trinidad and Tobago delegation today at the Caricom summit in Jamaica. Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar will not be attending. In a media release yesterday, the Ministry of...

CARICOM heads in Jamaica for 49th meeting

CARICOM leaders will gather in Jamaica from today for a three-day meeting. Jamaica’s six-month chairmanship of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will place emphasis on youth as the architects of the future, Prime Minister Andrew Holness has...

Game-changer cop-turned-politician

PNP caretaker for Kingston Central Steve McGregor shares his plans for the constituency in an interview with the Jamaica Observer at the newspaper’s St Andrew headquarters last week Wednesday. (Photo: Karl Mclarty) MAKING the transition from...

PNP Jamaica Time Come Road Tour rolled into western Jamaica on Saturday

The second day of the People’s National Party’s (PNP) Jamaica Time Come Island-wide Road Tour kicked off on Saturday with a vibrant start in Sam Sharpe Square, Montego Bay, St James, where supporters from across the parish gathered to greet the...

Three siblings, one goal: Olympic glory for Jamaica

The Rivers family (from second left) father Henri, children Helaina, Henniyah, and Henri IV, and mother Karen, are flanked by Andrew Salm (left), president of the Jamaica Ski Federation, and Ryan Foster, secretary general of the Jamaica Olympic...

Jamaicans, Filipinos are the top holders of work permits in British Virgin Islands

TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands (CMC) — Jamaicans and Filipinos top the list of those holding active work permits in the British Virgin Islands. This is based on figures released by Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley during a recent sitting of the House...