MONTEGO BAY, St James — Residents are being advised to consume only approved meats, after the recent discovery of a crocodile carcass at a food establishment in Montego Bay. Public health officials say the find was made during a visit to a venue that had previously been ordered closed and which was being vetted ahead

GREEN ISLAND, Hanover — For the fifth-consecutive year Lindsey Johnson of Tropics Tours has captured the Jamaica Tourist Board’s (JTB) top-selling travel agent spot. The prize for 2024 was presented during the 10th staging of the Jamaica Travel Specialists One Love Affair awards ceremony which was held last Saturday at the Platinum Club Convention Centre

LITTLE LONDON, Westmoreland — An 80-year-old pensioner, who may have to relocate to make way for the planned Negril International Airport, already knows his asking price. He wants $10 million for his one-bedroom concrete house in Masemure Flats. “It was last week that I was hearing and I said that I have my house and

MONTEGO BAY, St James —— The St James Municipal Corporation is claiming that it is set to realise millions of dollars in savings following the acquisition of a new Christmas tree. According to Mayor of Montego Bay Richard Vernon, the previous Christmas tree cost the corporation a significant sum each year when it was put

MONTEGO BAY, St James — The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) is expected to sign a $150-million contract early next month to begin construction of a new, modern infant school in Mount Salem, St James. “Early in 2025 we will be constructing a state-of-the-art infant school facility at the Mount Salem Primary School. I believe

LUCEA, Hanover — The Lucea Infant School marked 10 years of giving back to communities in and around the town by selecting Noel Holmes Hospital children’s ward as this year’s beneficiary. The Guidance Department’s Values and Attitudes Programme led a team of students and staff on a recent visit where about 15 care packages were

IRWIN, St James — Railed sidewalks and rumble strips are among measures being mulled to make getting to and from school safer for students of Irwin Primary and High schools in St James, where seventh-grader Deanna Solomon was run over by a bus last Wednesday as classmates jostled to get into position and board the

MONTEGO BAY, St James — The St James police are reporting that, so far this year, there have been no murders in Norwood where a zone of special operation (ZOSO) was declared by Prime Minister Andrew Holness in June 2021. “Since the start of the year, it is safe to say Norwood has been one

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica — Popular watering hole and eatery Margaritaville Montego Bay will have a soft reopening this weekend ahead of resuming full operations in the first month of 2025. “This weekend we will actually open our main floor, not the entire facility,” chairman of Margaritaville Caribbean Group Ian Dear told the Jamaica Observer. “The

FALMOUTH, Trelawny — As they tallied their earnings from the final Ben’ Dung Market before Christmas, vendors at the popular Falmouth bazaar on Wednesday blamed online shopping platforms for slow sales in what has traditionally been a lucrative time of the year for them. Ben’ Dung is touted as the largest flea market in the