1+ hour, 26+ min ago  (89+ words) Jamaica Observer Monday, June 1, 2026 ALSO ON JAMAICA OBSERVER - We ask that comments are civil and free of libellous or hateful material. Also please stick to the topic under discussion. - Please do not write in block capitals since this makes your…...

1+ hour, 41+ min ago  (197+ words) Recent discussions about the exchange between St James Southern Member of Parliament Nekeisha Burchell and Speaker Juliet Holness has sparked a national debate on using Jamaican Patois in Parliament. Opinions are divided, but one key point needs acknowledgement: The Standing…...

1+ hour, 42+ min ago  (796+ words) Since we heard that only a small percentage of donated relief funds had been spent so far to assist those hard-hit by Hurricane Melissa, there have been bitter arguments and accusations making the rounds. I believe if relief efforts had…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (1085+ words) The madness of government bureaucracy in Jamaica is not a simple irritation. Malignant bureaucracy is an enormous structural millstone around our necks that has made Jamaica poorer, weaker, and less respected. Administrative timidity, with its by-product of decision fatigue, is…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (484+ words) FALMOUTH, Trelawny " When disaster threatened in the past, frail residents of Trelawny Infirmary would be uprooted from the place they call home and carefully placed in a shelter at Hague Primary and Infant School. Falmouth Mayor C Junior Gager is…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (692+ words) The decision by French lawmakers to repeal centuries-old legislation that defined enslaved people in France's colonies as "moveable goods" is a significant and welcome development. Though largely symbolic, the unanimous vote in France's National Assembly last Thursday represents an important…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (296+ words) WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) " The Trump administration has walked back its announcement that non-citizens seeking permanent US residency, commonly called a Green Card, would need to return to their home country to apply, The New York Times reported. The Department…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (384+ words) DUBLIN, Ireland (AFP) " Protesters in Dublin demanded "justice" Saturday for a Congolese man who died after he was restrained by security guards, in an incident likened to George Floyd's murder in the United States six years ago. Around 100 people demonstrated…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago  (532+ words) NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) " A Kenyan court temporarily halted the opening of an Ebola quarantine centre for United States (US) citizenson Friday following a petition filed by a rights group. The facility was due to open in the east Africa nationon…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (302+ words) GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) "France has reaffirmed its support for Guyana in the ongoing border controversy with Venezuela, saying Paris remains "particularly attached" to its partnership with the South American country amid shared regional challenges on the Guyana Shield. In a letter…...