1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (704+ words) A long-running effort to bring order to a 100-acre property at Easington, St Thomas, is moving into a new phase, with the municipal corporation preparing to sell residential lots to members of the public as well as people already living…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (518+ words) EXECUTIVE director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Dr Carey Wallace has underscored the importance of collaboration as Jamaica’s entertainment sector in driving economic growth and advancing the country’s development. Wallace made the call on Tuesday during the official launch…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (536+ words) Jamaica Observer Elderly customer left without answers after card mix-up I write on behalf of my 86-year-old father who has an account at the Spanish Town branch of the National Commercial Bank (NCB). He is a debit card holder and…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (707+ words) THE 22nd Sandals US Travel Advisors Golf Tournament is proving that the best way to sell Jamaica may be to experience it first-hand. With 160 travel advisors from the United States participating in this year’s event, including 100 who competed in the two-day…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1236+ words) EUROPEAN technology entrepreneur and inventor Brayden Olson is betting big on Jamaica. The Spiritus Inc founder believes the island has major potential to benefit from the globally expanding psychedelic marketplace. To this end, Olson’s company — which developed and currently markets…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (365+ words) MORANT BAY, St Thomas — The St Thomas Municipal Corporation is to conduct the official opening of bids on November 27 for the purchase of house lots on its 100-acre property in Easington, St Thomas. Chief executive officer (CEO) of the corporation,…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (606+ words) OCHO RIOS, St Ann — Entrepreneurship and sustainable development expert and The University of the West Indies lecturer Dr K’adamawe K’nife is urging Caribbean countries to place greater emphasis on supplying food to their Diaspora communities, rather than focusing primarily on…...

2+ day, 41+ min ago   (728+ words) NOBODY saw Sher Luxury Doll’s latest move coming. But, according to the dancer-turned-entrepreneur and now music producer, that was precisely the point. After building a name in dancehall as a dancer and choreographer before expanding her reach through the locally…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (613+ words) HMH Farms has pioneered a Jamaican-built digital platform designed to help poultry farmers use data to improve productivity, control costs, and strengthen the financial management of their operations. Developed in response to challenges encountered by HMH Farms while scaling its…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (141+ words) Jamaica Observer Forex: $158.82 to one US dollar KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Thursday, September 10, ended trading at $158.82, up 8 cents, according to Bank of Jamaica’s daily exchange trading summary. Meanwhile, the Canadian dollar ended trading at $116.41, down from…...