12+ hour, 55+ min ago   (600+ words) AT least two Kingston entrepreneurs whose livelihoods depend on charging US Embassy visitors a fee to store their mobile devices or provide them with phone calls are requesting a meeting with embassy officials, seeking ways to adapt after a new…...

10+ hour, 32+ min ago   (835+ words) THIS academic year, the familiar rush for back-to-school should be matched by an equally urgent question: what will our children eat and drink each day? The answer matters not only for their health, but also for their readiness to learn,…...

11+ hour, 15+ min ago   (668+ words) Jamaica Observer Skin lightening: A reflection of unmet dermatologic need? THE topic of skin bleaching is sometimes spoken about as if it were a modern aberration particularly in Afro-Caribbean societies. Yet this historical framing sometimes seems slightly intellectually incomplete. Practices…...

11+ hour, 36+ min 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…...

12+ hour, 45+ min 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…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (423+ words) Dancehall artiste 450 is gearing up to make his debut performance at the highly anticipated Caribbean Music Awards (CMA). The fourth annual ceremony and showcase will take place on Saturday, September 19 at the National Academy for the Performing Arts (NAPA) in…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (378+ words) Smoke, spice and comfort food: Three Ocho Rios kitchens, one shapeshifting way to serve The Best Dressed Chicken. Ocho Rios does not agree on much when it comes to chicken, and that’s the whole point. One kitchen sets it over…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (390+ words) A medal can get a wine onto your radar. It cannot tell you what makes the winery worth remembering. Urqo’s answer begins with the Urquía family and three vineyard sites across the Valle de Uco: Finca Algarrobos and Finca Durmientes…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (270+ words) OCHO RIOS, St Ann — Agriculture Minister Floyd Green is pushing back against the perception, fuelled by interpretation of a United Nations (UN) survey, that more than half of Jamaica’s population is going hungry. He was referencing survey results that said…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (833+ words) As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more intertwined with daily life, some models are being designed and advertised as companions, but psychologist Dr Djavila Ho is urging caution in interactions with the technology, especially for youth. Most AI models are accessed…...