Cornwall County, Jamaica

Back in the day, Jamaican parents had a habit of dressing up the family in their Sunday best for a relaxing evening on the waving gallery at the international ... Show more

History-making J’can Marc Coley in full flight on World Pilots Day - Jamaica Observer

Gang violence within the community of Grange Hill, Westmoreland, has left a grade 10 schoolboy, 16-year-old Carson Bennett ... Show more

DEADLY ATTACK | Lead Stories | Jamaica Gleaner

Two students of the Grange Hill High School in Westmoreland were shot, one fatally, in a gun attack in the parish a short while ago.Grange Hill student killed in gun attack, schoolmate injured - Jamaica Observer

King Charles the Third has officially ordered the Jamaican government to cover the legal expenses of dancehall artiste Vybz Kartel and his three co-accused ... Show more

King Charles orders Gov’t to cover legal fees for Kartel’s Privy Council appeal - Jamaica Observer

Dear Editor, Since Saturday there have been ongoing debates and discussions surrounding international gospel artiste Kirk Franklin’s attire and performance at ... Show more

When culture and gospel clash - Jamaica Observer

A team of Jamaican scientists and curators who left the island last week for Glasglow, Scotland, is expected to return this week with a 170-year-old lizard ... Show more

Artefact repatriation - Jamaica Observer

Embattled principal of St James High School, Joseph Williams has denied that he expelled two female students from the institution. “No students were expelled ... Show more

No students expelled, says St James High principal - Jamaica Observer

Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of Reddit and husband to Serena Williams, has announced a new invitational track event for the world’s top female sprinters which ... Show more

Alexis Ohanian announces highest paying women’s track event - Jamaica Observer

The police in St James have revealed that they now have in custody a 14-year-old Irwin High School student in relation to the murder of 15-year-old Raneil ... Show more

UPDATE: Schoolboy taken into custody for alleged murder of schoolmate - Jamaica Observer

On Friday, Stacy-Ann Dunkley stared blankly as she spoke about her son Raniel Plummer’s request to be transferred from Irwin High School in St James ... Show more

‘I don’t know how I am going to live without my son’ | Lead Stories | Jamaica Gleaner

People’s National Party candidate for Westmoreland Central, Dwayne Vaz, is to be charged for breaching the country’s Integrity Commission (IC) Act ... Show more

PNP's Dwayne Vaz facing corruption charge - Jamaica Observer

"Since the incident, she has locked down, and I am not getting much from her. Even when I ask her about the incident, she is not saying anything to me ... Show more

‘Mi nuh want dem ya nastiness inna my school’ | Lead Stories | Jamaica Gleaner

There are mixed views to a suggestion by Prime Minister Andrew Holness for Negril to become a parish. While some residents have accepted the idea ... Show more

Mixed views on proposed parish status for Negril - Jamaica Observer

Students at the Irwin High School in James are now undergoing counselling following the death of one of their schoolmates on Thursday ... Show more

Irwin High student dies from stab wound after attack by schoolmates - Jamaica Observer

The Westmoreland police have identified the 16-year-old male student who was chased and brutally killed by unknown assailants as he left school on Thursday ... Show more

16-y-o student killed in Westmoreland attack identified - Jamaica Observer

The family of 16-year-old Carson Barrett is refuting claims made by the Westmoreland police that their relative could have been involved in criminal activity ... Show more

Relative of murdered schoolboy dismisses police claim linking him to possibly criminal activity - Jamaica Observer

The newly opened Falmouth Artisan Village has brought a sense of hope to small business operators looking to ply their wares to both locals and tourists ... Show more

Craft vendors welcome chance to grow business in Falmouth Artisan Village | Lead Stories | Jamaica Gleaner

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has strongly condemned Thursday's killing of a schoolboy in Grange Hill, Westmoreland. Sixteen-year-old Carson Bennett ... Show more

Holness condemns killing of Grange Hill High student | News | Jamaica Gleaner

The man convicted of the murder of 15-year-old schoolgirl Shineka Gray in 2017 has been sentenced to life imprisonment with no possibility of parole until he ... Show more

Shineka Gray’s killer sentenced to life in prison - Jamaica Observer

Member of Parliament for Clarendon North Central, Robert Morgan, has resigned as the head of the public relations committee of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) ... Show more

Robert Morgan resigns as public relations chairman for the JLP | News | Jamaica Gleaner

Dancehall Emperor Shabba Ranks landed in the island today, a source confirmed to The Gleaner. "He came in at Montego Bay at 10 this morning with his wife ... Show more

Shabba Ranks lands in Jamaica | Entertainment | Jamaica Gleaner

The bad road conditions across Hanover have spurred Mayor of Lucea Sheridan Samuels to come up with the idea of naming the potholes along the roadways in ... Show more

Mayor calls for potholes to be named in ‘honour’ of MPs | Lead Stories | Jamaica Gleaner

Prime Minister Andrew Holness on Friday condemned the brutal killing of Carlton Barrett, a 16-year-old student of Grange Hill High in Westmoreland ... Show more

Holness condemns killing of 16-y-o Westmoreland student - Jamaica Observer

Minister of Education and Youth, Fayval Williams, has revealed that she is awaiting a report from the board of the St James High School in relation to a matter ... Show more

Education minister awaiting report from St James High School board in regards to student expulsion - Jamaica Observer

Determined to fight for her place on Jamaica’s team to the Paris Olympic Games, relay medallist Shashalee Forbes says she is aiming to return to action as soon ... Show more

Forbes fighting to be ready for ‘Trials’ - Jamaica Observer

The Long Hill bypass in St James will be developed into a four-lane dual carriageway, the National Road Operating and Constructing Company revealed on Tuesday ... Show more

Four lanes, toll for Long Hill bypass | Lead Stories | Jamaica Gleaner

Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) is condemning the response of the Ministry of Education and the administrators of St James High School following the expulsion of ... Show more

JFJ denounces handling of St James High schoolgirls’ kissing incident | News | Jamaica Gleaner

Following Shanoya Douglas’ outstanding performances for Muschett High School at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys’ and Girls’ Athletics Championships (Champs) and ... Show more

Smythe eyes World U20 win for Shanoya Douglas - Jamaica Observer

Twenty-three-year-old international relations student at The University of the West Indies Keri-Ann Greenwood (Miss Social Butterfliez Entertainment Group) ... Show more

New queen - Jamaica Observer

Opposition Junior Spokesperson on Citizen Security Jouvaughnie Byfield is condemning Thursday's shooting in Grange Hill, Westmoreland in which two high school ... Show more

Junior PNP spokesman condemns shooting of students in Westmoreland | News | Jamaica Gleaner

Coral Brissett, the 72-year-old man who reportedly fell into a trench outside of his Trelawny home and fractured his neck, has died. Brissett's daughter ... Show more

Update | Paralysed 72-y-o man who fell into a trench at his gate has died | News | Jamaica Gleaner

The assault case against popular entertainer Trippple X has been dismissed after the complainant revealed in court that she was no longer interested in ... Show more

Assault charges against Trippple X dismissed - Jamaica Observer

Beach huts have been washed into the sea as Storm Pierrick batters the Cornwall coast #dailymirror #breakingnews #fyp #cornwall #storm

Former Jamaica Observer journalist Romardo Lyons has once again cemented his name in the annals of the local media industry ... Show more

‘A big win for Tivoli’ - Jamaica Observer

The Jill Stewart MoBay City Run takes place on Sunday, May 5, 2024, at the Old Hospital Park in Montego Bay at 6 A.M.#MobayCityRun #Run #Walk #Charity #RunforEducation

World Championships gold medallist and double national record holder Trecia Kay Smith says her triple jump legacy is in safe hands and she is satisfied with ... Show more

NO LIMIT! - Jamaica Observer

Adidas’ reported $5.9-billion offer to sponsor Jamaica’s athletics programme is the latest in a decade-long courtship of the Jamaica Athletics Administrative ... Show more

Decade-long chase - Jamaica Observer

Senior teacher at Alpha Infant School Sabrina Raymond-Hunter has endorsed the ‘ICHEETAH’ robot, a smart educational AI-powered tool that will advance the way ... Show more

Senior teacher endorses robots assisting in school - Jamaica Observer

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has expressed disappointment over the length of time the first artisan village in Falmouth, Trelawny ... Show more

PM officially opens long-overdue artisan village in Falmouth - Jamaica Observer

Friday’s indication by Justice Minister Delroy Chuck that the Government intends to seek a stay of the ruling by the Constitutional Court which effectively ... Show more

Another classic legal misstep - Jamaica Observer

A long-awaited transitional ruling council was sworn in Thursday in Haiti as the nation enduring anarchy and rampant gang violence took a first step toward ... Show more

Haiti transitional council sworn in after months of violence - Jamaica Observer

Omar Collymore, the husband of slain businesswoman Simone Campbell-Collymore, and alleged contract killer, Michael Adams, both have a case to answer… Jamaicans ... Show more

Word on the streets is that the GenXS Xengsu costume ruled the road Carnival Sunday! The stunning creation designed by Trinibagonian Douglas John was a hit ... Show more

Ruffling Feathers - Jamaica Observer

What is it like dressing Sagicorians for the 2024 Corporate Awards? “Exciting,” says Soshorna Henry, whose show-stopping designs for Sagicor Life Executive ... Show more

Afican Royalty - Jamaica Observer

Stung by an anonymous message circulated via WhatsApp about the National Identification System (NIDS), Cabinet member Dr Dana Morris Dixon made an unscheduled ... Show more

‘Absolutely false’ - Jamaica Observer

Prime Minister Andrew Holness today announced that the Government has allocated $150 million in emergency funding to truck water to areas in Jamaica affected ... Show more

PM announces $150 million in emergency funding for drought-affected areas | News | Jamaica Gleaner

An insurance agent employed to Sagicor insisted on Wednesday that he had numerous meetings with murder accused Omar Collymore and his now-deceased wife Simone ... Show more

Agent says Collymore knew about multimillion-dollar insurance policies - Jamaica Observer

An insurance agent had a difficult time giving evidence on Tuesday in the Home Circuit Court as he shared that he had a close relationship with Simone ... Show more

Collymores had insurance policies worth $200 million - Jamaica Observer