The Jamaica Observer

27/07/2025

After Sabina Park’s staging of Australia’s tour of the West Indies, Jamaica Cricket Association President Dr Donovan Bennett says they proved their doubters wrong and expects a continuous increase of international games in the next two years, including the visit of India.

Though the Windies lost all three matches to Australia, the 20,000-seat Sabina Park was almost full for the T20s, along with a decent showing for the three days of the third Test.
https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2025/07/27/dead-and-buried/

27/07/2025

Tributes are pouring in following the death of prominent business leader and former government minister Don Wehby.

Tributes are pouring in following the death of prominent business leader and former government minister Don Wehby. The Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), where Wehby served in several leadership roles, including vice president and honorary treasurer, expressed sadness at his passing in a...

27/07/2025

Have you ever gone to the supermarket for one item and were forced to buy something else in order to use your debit or credit card? The reason you’re forced to spend more in Jamaica is that merchants try to justify the cost to handle digital transactions.

No bank imposes a minimum transaction amount of $500 or $1,000 for you to use your debit or credit card. However, this issue persists across the island with customers at retail businesses told to spend more to use their card.
https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2025/07/27/no-minimum-transaction-charge/

27/07/2025

From their modest home in Claremont, St Ann, four girls dreamt of building successful careers while spending long hours at the library, applying for every grant and scholarship possible, and pushing each other to never give up.

Now adults, the sisters’ shared dream has been realised, and it has taken them to different corners of the globe.

https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2025/07/27/sisterly-bond-4-siblings-4-different-countries/

27/07/2025

New York-based podcaster-entrepreneur Kerry Ann Brown believes that dancehall's resurgence as a live music form in the Big Apple augurs well for the future of the genre in the United State.

New York-based podcaster-entrepreneur Kerry Ann Brown believes that dancehall& #039;s resurgence as a live music form in the Big Apple augurs well for the future of the genre in the United State. "The New York entertainment scene is always exciting because of the love of reggae and dance...

27/07/2025

Recording artiste Savour has released his first music video, Blackboard. The song has been making the rounds on radio over the past few months.

Recording artiste Savour has released his first music video, Blackboard. The song has been making the rounds on radio over the past few months. One of the most talked-about releases of the summer, Blackboard, a playful, vibrant, and unapologetically Jamaican take on the complexities of modern love,....

27/07/2025

🏁 Jamaica’s pride in motorsports, Fraser McConnell, pulled up to the Heineken 0.0 Paddock Club Experience at the Mercedes-Benz showroom to catch all the F1 action live 🔥

Despite the wet track, the energy inside was on full throttle, fans vibing, giveaways flowing, and Heineken keeping the experience premium from race time to after party 🍻

Big up Fraser and the whole team for showing up and showing out 🇯🇲

27/07/2025

Joverlein Moïse, son of slain Haitian president Jovenel Moïse, has urged U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to help ensure that Haitians living in the U.S. and accused in his father’s July 7, 2021 assassination face American justice.

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) – Joverlein Moïse, the son of the assassinated Haitian president, Jovenel Moïse, has written to the United States Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, urging him to exert his influence so that those Haitians accused of involvement in the July 7, 2021 assassination of his ...

27/07/2025

In an effort to plug a loophole that was being exploited, the National Housing Trust (NHT) now requires that the names of all parties applying for a benefit are on the certificate of title.

“It’s a new position the NHT has taken… with loan benefits across the board,” said NHT assistant general manager for corporate communications and public affairs Dwayne Berbick.
https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2025/07/27/nht-plugs-benefit-loophole/

27/07/2025

A confident Arnett Gardens will kick off the defence of their Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Club Shield title against Dublanc FC of Dominica at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Trinidad on Sunday.

KINGSTON, Jamaica — A confident Arnett Gardens will kick off the defence of their Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Club Shield title against Dublanc FC of Dominica at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Trinidad on Sunday. Arnett, which finished third in the Jamaica Premier League, are drawn in Group D alongs...

27/07/2025

The US Embassy and the Youth for Development Network (YFDN) have kicked off another chapter of the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) Jamaica programme, welcoming a new cohort of 30 women who will spend the next few months sharpening their business acumen.

Now in its fourth year, the programme continues to draw strong interest from women across the island...however the selected entrepreneurs hail from Kingston and Hanover, a deliberate move by organisers to ensure balanced urban and rural representation.
https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2025/07/27/kingston-hanover-women-selected-entrepreneurship-push/

27/07/2025

The issue that has stalled the constitutional reform process, making the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) Jamaica’s final appellate court, will be a priority of the People’s National Party (PNP) if it is returned to office after the general election.

The issue that has stalled the constitutional reform process, making the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) Jamaica’s final appellate court, will be a priority of the People’s National Party (PNP) if it is returned to office after the upcoming general election. PNP President Mark Golding spoke to ...