Man arrested in connection with stabbing
Police have arrested a man after a nightclub stabbing at the weekend. A 36 year old man needed hospital treatment after he was attacked at Club 7 on Saturday. A spokeswoman for the RCIPS said: “A 20-year-old man has been…
Nomination day in Jamaica
More than 150 candidates are expected to formally indicate their interest in contesting the December 29 general election. The incumbent Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) and the main opposition People’s National Party (PNP) said they will each put forward candidates to…
Tortuga honoured at business awards
Miami, Fla., – Marcus and Monique Simmonds, owners of Tortuga Rum Cake Company/Tortuga Imports, Inc. were honoured as finalists in the 2011 Jamaica Observer Business Leader Awards, held November 30 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston. Started in 1996,…
Japan launches its 2nd spy satellite this year
TOKYO (AP) — Japan successfully put a spy satellite into orbit on Monday and expects to complete its network of intelligence-gathering satellites with another launch next year. Japan’s space agency, JAXA, said the launch from the remote southern island of…
Keep safe and sound at Christmas
The RCIP’s Christmas Cracker campaign is all about keeping you, your family and your belongings safe at Christmas time. The campaign featured an RCIPs officer posing as a burglar who was trying to get in to a home in West…
Dump can lower living costs
MLAs Ezzard Miller and Arden Mclean yesterday joined Anthony Eden in support of the Bodden Town coalition opposing relocation of the George Town landfill, saying waste-to-energy conversion would cure the site’s ills. “I don’t think we should abandon the single…
