Subscribe Login
Jamaica Observer
ePaper
The Edge 105 FM Radio Fyah 105 FM
Jamaica Observer
ePaper
The Edge 105 FM Radio Fyah 105 FM
    • Home
    • News
      • Latest News
      • Cartoon
      • International News
      • Central
      • North & East
      • Western
      • Environment
      • Health
      • #
    • Business
      • Business Bites
      • Social Love
    • Sports
      • Football
      • Basketball
      • Cricket
      • Horse Racing
      • World Champs
      • Commonwealth Games
      • FIFA World Cup
      • Olympics
      • #
    • Videos
    • Entertainment
      • Music
      • Movies
      • Art & Culture
      • Bookends
      • #
    • Lifestyle
      • Page2
      • Food
      • Tuesday Style
      • Food Awards
      • JOL Takes Style Out
      • Design Week JA
      • Black Friday
      • #
    • All Woman
      • Home
      • Relationships
      • Features
      • Fashion
      • Fitness
      • Rights
      • Parenting
      • Advice
      • #
    • Obits
    • Classifieds
      • Employment
      • Property
      • Motor Vehicles
      • Place an Ad
      • Obituaries
    • More
      • Games
      • Elections
      • Jobs & Careers
      • Study Centre
      • Jnr Study Centre
      • Letters
      • Columns
      • Advertorial
      • Editorial
      • Supplements
      • Webinars
    • Home
    • News
      • Latest News
      • Cartoon
      • International News
      • Central
      • North & East
      • Western
      • Environment
      • Health
      • #
    • Business
      • Business Bites
      • Social Love
    • Sports
      • Football
      • Basketball
      • Cricket
      • Horse Racing
      • World Champs
      • Commonwealth Games
      • FIFA World Cup
      • Olympics
      • #
    • Videos
    • Entertainment
      • Music
      • Movies
      • Art & Culture
      • Bookends
      • #
    • Lifestyle
      • Page2
      • Food
      • Tuesday Style
      • Food Awards
      • JOL Takes Style Out
      • Design Week JA
      • Black Friday
      • #
    • All Woman
      • Home
      • Relationships
      • Features
      • Fashion
      • Fitness
      • Rights
      • Parenting
      • Advice
      • #
    • Obits
    • Classifieds
      • Employment
      • Property
      • Motor Vehicles
      • Place an Ad
      • Obituaries
    • More
      • Games
      • Elections
      • Jobs & Careers
      • Study Centre
      • Jnr Study Centre
      • Letters
      • Columns
      • Advertorial
      • Editorial
      • Supplements
      • Webinars
  • Home
  • News
    • International News
  • Latest
  • Business
    • Business Bites
  • Cartoon
  • Games
  • Food Awards
  • Health
  • Entertainment
    • Bookends
  • Regional
  • Sports
    • Sports
    • World Cup
    • World Champs
    • Olympics
  • Videos
  • Career & Education
  • Classifieds
  • All Woman
  • Environment
  • Webinars
  • More
    • Football
    • Elections
    • Letters
    • Advertorial
    • Columns
    • Editorial
    • Supplements
  • Epaper
  • Design Week
Wheatley granted injunction barring IC charges until judicial review
Latest News, News
Wheatley granted injunction barring IC charges until judicial review
July 31, 2026
The Supreme Court has granted an injunction preventing the Integrity Commission (IC) from charging Cabinet Minister Dr Andrew Wheatley until the heari...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
DROUGHT ALERT!
News
DROUGHT ALERT!
Water minister says prohibition orders will come if dry conditions persist
Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter 
July 31, 2026
With projections from the Meteorological Service of Jamaica showing prolonged dry conditions stretching into October this year, Water, Environment and...
{"xml":"xml"}{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Hall’s delight
News
Hall’s delight
July 31, 2026
{"xml":"xml"}{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
More for MSMEs
News
More for MSMEs
BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
July 31, 2026
ONLY about one per cent of the Government’s annual procurement spending currently reaches micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), a dispar...
{"xml":"xml"}{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Dexta Daps stays true
Entertainment, Music
Dexta Daps stays true
...set to heat up Dream Wknd stage
July 31, 2026
As thousands of patrons prepare to descend on Montego Bay for Dream Wknd, few performers arrive with the kind of anticipation that surrounds Dexta Dap...
{"xml":"xml"}{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
DOLPHIN COVE’S US$2.5-M LIFT
Business, Caribbean Business Report (CBR)
DOLPHIN COVE’S US$2.5-M LIFT
Property revaluation boosts book value amid control sale
BY DASHAN HENDRICKS Business content manager hendricksd@jamaicaobserver.com 
July 31, 2026
DOLPHIN Cove Limited has added approximately US$2.533 million to its net book value after revaluing its Jamaican properties, an adjustment disclosed w...
{"xml":"xml"}{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
‘He who has the gold’
Football, Sports
‘He who has the gold’
Former JFF president warns FIFA’s US$20-b deal is underhanded, but says US$40-m payout hard to refuse
Rachid Parchment | Sports Writer | parchmentr@jamaicaobserver.com 
July 31, 2026
Veteran administrator Tony James says FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s proposal to privatise world football is “underhanded”, but cautions that devel...
{"xml":"xml"}{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
2026 Isuzu D-MAX: Built to last
Auto
2026 Isuzu D-MAX: Built to last
BY RORY DALEY Auto writer 
July 31, 2026
Isuzu has long been one of the darlings of the commercial vehicle sector, having built a reputation for durability, reliability, and longevity over it...
{"xml":"xml"}{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
❮ ❯
  • Latest News
  • Elections
  • All Woman
  • Clovis Toon
  • Food
  • Health
  • Food Awards
  • Latest News
  • Elections
  • All Woman
  • Clovis Toon
  • Food
  • Health
  • Food Awards
Italy temporarily suspends Schengen agreement with Spain
International News, Latest News
Italy temporarily suspends Schengen agreement with Spain
July 31, 2026
ROME, Italy (AFP) -- Italy has suspended its Schengen agreement with Spain, following the influx of migrants into the latter's Ceuta enclave in northe...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Eddie Howe resigns as Newcastle boss to ‘recharge’
International News, Latest News
Eddie Howe resigns as Newcastle boss to ‘recharge’
July 31, 2026
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP)—Eddie Howe confirmed on Friday he had stepped down as Newcastle manager to "recharge and take a break" following a turbul...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Oil giants report blowout profits on war, warn high gas prices could persist
Business, International News, Latest News
Oil giants report blowout profits on war, warn high gas prices could persist
July 31, 2026
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- US petroleum giants ExxonMobil and Chevron released blowout profits Friday due to the Middle East war, as executives ...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
ASM announces US$500,000 investment in sports across the Caribbean
Latest News, Sports
ASM announces US$500,000 investment in sports across the Caribbean
July 31, 2026
AUBYN Sports Management (ASM) has announced a US$500,000 investment aimed at supporting the growth and development of sports across the Caribbean, mar...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Fireworks anticipated as Reinas Academy face Los Perfectos in cup finale
Latest News, Sports
Fireworks anticipated as Reinas Academy face Los Perfectos in cup finale
July 31, 2026
Some of the nation's top under-20 female talent will be on show Saturday as the curtains come down on the ISSA Construction Wynlee Sportswear Reinas C...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
RA Williams adds Cradle of Life to portfolio as it expands into maternal wellness sector
Business, Latest News
RA Williams adds Cradle of Life to portfolio as it expands into maternal wellness sector
July 31, 2026
In celebration of World Breastfeeding Week, RA Williams Distributors Limited has officially expanded its distribution network to include Cradle of Lif...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Epaper First Page
The Style Issue, July 30, 2026
Lifestyle, Page2, Page2 Section, ...
The Style Issue, July 30, 2026
July 30, 2026
Polka dots? Consider them officially back on the fashion radar. The vintage print made a chic return on the Spring/Summer 2026 runways of Khaite, Tory...
{"xml":"xml"}{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
  • News
  • Central
  • Western
  • International News
  • News
  • Central
  • Western
  • International News
DROUGHT ALERT!
News
DROUGHT ALERT!
Water minister says prohibition orders will come if dry conditions persist
Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter 
July 31, 2026
With projections from the Meteorological Service of Jamaica showing prolonged dry conditions stretching into October this year, Water, Environment and...
{"xml":"xml"}{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Wheatley granted injunction barring IC charges until judicial review
Latest News, News
Wheatley granted injunction barring IC charges until judicial review
July 31, 2026
The Supreme Court has granted an injunction preventing the Integrity Commission (IC) from charging Cabinet Minister Dr Andrew Wheatley until the heari...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
83 killed in 75 fatal crashes during second quarter of 2026, says ITA
Latest News, News
83 killed in 75 fatal crashes during second quarter of 2026, says ITA
July 31, 2026
Eighty-three people were killed in 75 fatal crashes during the April to June quarter of 2026, according to crash statistics released on Thursday by th...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Man on weapon charge escapes from St Mary jail
Latest News, News
Man on weapon charge escapes from St Mary jail
July 31, 2026
ST MARY, Jamaica – St Mary police are searching for a man who escaped their custody at the Annotto Bay lock-up on Thursday evening. The escapee has be...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
UPDATE: Police identify Manchester Road crash victim
Latest News, News
UPDATE: Police identify Manchester Road crash victim
July 31, 2026
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Police have identified a man who succumbed to injuries he sustained in a two-vehicle crash on Manchester Road in Mandeville Thur...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
  • Sports
  • Football
  • Horse Racing
  • Cricket
  • Athletics
  • Sports
  • Football
  • Horse Racing
  • Cricket
  • Athletics
No stopping Dream Catcher in Jamaica Oaks Classic
Horse Racing, Sports
No stopping Dream Catcher in Jamaica Oaks Classic
Ruddy Allen | Sports Writer 
July 31, 2026
The native-bred three-year-old fillies take centre stage on tomorrow’s 10-race card with the 87th running of the $3.75-million Jamaica Oaks Classic ov...
{"xml":"xml"}{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
FIFA plan hit by senior advisor resigning, Asia opposition
International News, Latest News, Sports
FIFA plan hit by senior advisor resigning, Asia opposition
July 31, 2026
PARIS, France (AFP) -- The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) joined UEFA and CONCACAF in condemning world football's governing body FIFA's proposed p...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Legendary Italian football defender Franco Baresi has died
Latest News, Sports
Legendary Italian football defender Franco Baresi has died
July 31, 2026
ROME, Italy (AFP) -- Italian defender Franco Baresi, the captain of AC Milan in the 1980s and 1990s when they won three European Cups and six Italian ...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
‘He who has the gold’
Football, Sports
‘He who has the gold’
Former JFF president warns FIFA’s US$20-b deal is underhanded, but says US$40-m payout hard to refuse
Rachid Parchment | Sports Writer | parchmentr@jamaicaobserver.com 
July 31, 2026
Veteran administrator Tony James says FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s proposal to privatise world football is “underhanded”, but cautions that devel...
{"xml":"xml"}{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Rohan Crichton hits 500 winners in North America
Horse Racing, Sports
Rohan Crichton hits 500 winners in North America
July 31, 2026
Twelve years after starting with just two horses he owned, Jamaican-born trainer Rohan Crichton reached a career milestone at Gulfstream Park on Satur...
{"xml":"xml"}{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}

Trending

A dream fulfilled
News
A dream fulfilled
10909 views
July 30, 2026
School bus driver escapes injury after bus bursts into flames in south Manchester
Latest News, News
School bus driver escapes injury after bus bursts into flames in south Manchester
7890 views
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A school bus driver narrowly escaped serious injuries after the unit he was driving reportedly developed mechanical issues and s...
July 29, 2026
Jamaica’s 200m runners cruise into Commonwealth Games finals
Latest News, Sports
Jamaica’s 200m runners cruise into Commonwealth Games finals
6205 views
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica’s 200m runners and women’s 400m hurdles athletes made light work of Wednesday morning’s opening rounds at the 23rd Commonw...
July 29, 2026
LASCO loan arrears climb to $454m
Business
LASCO loan arrears climb to $454m
5641 views
LASCO Financial Services’ effort to return its microfinance business to profit is being complicated by rising arrears, with almost one-third of the co...
July 29, 2026
Jamaican embassy in Dom Rep to be shuttered
News
Jamaican embassy in Dom Rep to be shuttered
5445 views
JAMAICA will temporarily close its embassy in the capital of the Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo, effective August 1, after a lack of revenue from v...
July 30, 2026
Scientists discover 210-million-year-old dinosaur in Zimbabwe
International News, Latest News
Scientists discover 210-million-year-old dinosaur in Zimbabwe
5148 views
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) — A newly discovered dinosaur from Zimbabwe is offering fresh clues to how the animals diversified, suggesting they s...
July 28, 2026
Update: Man charged for Manchester double murder
Latest News, News
Update: Man charged for Manchester double murder
4454 views
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Police have charged 32-year-old Ramalio Miles of Bonnie View Terrace, Melrose Mews, Manchester, in connection with the double mu...
July 28, 2026
Sunshine Girls stay in contention after close win over Scotland
Latest News, Sports
Sunshine Girls stay in contention after close win over Scotland
4437 views
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica’s Sunshine Girls remained in contention for a place in the semi-finals of the netball competition at the 23rd Commonwealth...
July 29, 2026
Jamaica snatch last minute draw against Panama in U20
Latest News, Sports
Jamaica snatch last minute draw against Panama in U20
4151 views
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica rallied from two goals down to earn a courageous draw against Panama in their Concacaf U20 Championships Group C at Estadi...
July 29, 2026
Berger GM Dwaine Williams resigns
Business, Latest News
Berger GM Dwaine Williams resigns
4148 views
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Dwaine Williams has resigned as general manager of Berger Paints Jamaica Limited after less than three years at the helm, leaving ...
July 28, 2026
More Trending
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Entertainment
  • Page2
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Entertainment
  • Page2
  • Lifestyle
  • Regional
  • Environment
  • Career & Education
  • Lifestyle
  • Regional
  • Environment
  • Career & Education

Polls

Friday, July 31, 2026
Cartoon
Friday, July 31, 2026
July 31, 2026
{"xml":"xml"}{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Facebook
Twitter
Instagram
Tweets
  • Videos
  • Videos
  • Features
  • Features
Thursday, November 16
Super Lotto Draw Results
2n
Friday, July 24, 2026
04 05 07 11 18
$247,000,000 3
Logo Jamaica Observer
Breaking news from the premier Jamaican newspaper, the Jamaica Observer. Follow Jamaican news online for free and stay informed on what's happening in the Caribbean
Featured Tags
  • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Health
  • Auto
  • Business
  • Letters
  • Page2
  • Football
Categories
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Entertainment
  • Page2
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Entertainment
  • Page2
Ads
img
Jamaica Observer, © All Rights Reserved
  • Home
  • Contact Us
  • RSS Feeds
  • Feedback
  • Privacy Policy
  • Editorial Code of Conduct