The Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) Monday warned that the region is in the midst of a childhood obesity epidemic, despite the dramatic improvement in the health status of young people in the Caribbean over the past decades. CARPHA said that statistics show that at...
JAMAICANS yesterday expressed delight at the planned State visit to the island of US President Barack Obama, saying that it was long overdue and hoping that he will enjoy his short stay. News of Obama’s visit was broken by the Jamaica Observer on its website shortly...
The owner of a St John’s Store, Kooti, whose alleged racist comments led to outrage and protest, Saturday, said he was misunderstood. They Syrian-born businessman who did not want to be named, said the backlash came as a shock to him and his family. “I would like...
Antigua & Barbuda on Monday said it will resist further efforts to have the base of regional airline, LIAT moved from Antigua to Barbados with Prime Minister Gaston Browne appealing to his regional colleagues to “leave us with LIAT.” Browne told the inaugural edition of OBSERVER...
Motorists in Antigua and Barbuda are paying on average 30 per cent more for fuel than any other Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) member country, research from our news desk has found. The information was compiled using official government sources in the six independent member...