A research centre at the the University of the West Indies (UWI) campus in Jamaica, says it has discovered the presence of anti-cancer properties in purple yams. The UWI, Mona Campus says Dr Dennis Bailey from the Biotechnology Centre made the discovery while conducting doctoral studies. The...
Vacation became a nightmare for a Queens man who claims he was unwittingly turned into a drug mule. Simeon Wilson, 50, had just spent a week in his native Guyana celebrating his elderly dad’s birthday when he picked up his bag from the luggage carousel at...
MIAMI, United States (CMC) — The United States Coast Guard says it has collaborated with partner nations in halting more than 4,000 pounds of cocaine during September, worth almost US$73 million throughout the Caribbean. The US Coast Guard said these interdictions were “a direct result of...
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Health and Wellness says the country has recorded two more COVID-19 deaths and 82 new cases of the virus in the last 24 hours. The ministry said the recent deaths include a 59-year-old female from St Elizabeth and an 82-year-old...
SANTA CRUZ, St Elizabeth — Her agitation was obvious as Melva Clarke spoke by telephone to the Jamaica Observer about water problems at the Southfield Housing Scheme last Monday. “Right now mi wet up, because I have to be catching water in the rain,” Clarke said. She...