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GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — The Guyana Government Monday said that Cuba had withdrawn its medical brigade programme even as Georgetown was in talks with Havana on the issue. “We have been engaging the Cuban authorities and they chose to terminate or withdraw the Cuban doctors who were here. So, that’s the first thing I want to make clear,” Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony said in an interview with the online...

Keneil Bernard and Janeilia Hemmings are the newly crowned Mr and Miss Law (UWI) 2026 titleholders. The pageant took place last Saturday on the roof of the Faculty of Law. Seven males and seven females competed in the keenly contested pageant, which saw a large turnout of patrons, comprising parents and fellow students from various faculties at the university. Hemmings described the experience of being in the pageant during an...

HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — The United Nations (UN) is in talks with Washington over easing a crippling oil blockade on Cuba to allow in fuel for humanitarian purposes, the UN's coordinator on the island told AFP on Monday. Francisco Pichon said UN officials had had "exchanges" with United States (US) President Donald Trump's administration "in order to guarantee access to fuel" for emergency relief work. The discussions also covered the...

ST JAMES, Jamaica — The Cornwall College school band recently received a donation of a drum set from a past student of the Montego Bay institution, and while music teacher Robert Green welcomes the addition, he says they are still some way from having all the pieces they need. On March 2nd, Albert Spence, a 1989 graduate, handed over the equipment in a brief ceremony at the school’s chapel, saying...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — A sewage overflow is affecting sections of West Street in Kingston, with pungent water spilling onto the roadway and creating unsanitary conditions for motorists and pedestrians. A video obtained by Observer Online shows murky water flowing steadily onto the roadway, spreading across parts of the street. The circumstances surrounding the overflow are not immediately clear.

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaican dermatologist and health-tech entrepreneur Dr Romario D Thomas, founder of the digital dermatology platform, Absolut Skin, has been accepted into the Spring 2026 Caribbean Cohort of the Founder Institute, one of the world’s most respected start-up accelerator programmes. The Founder Institute (FI) is widely regarded as the world’s largest pre-seed start-up accelerator, having helped launch thousands of companies globally, including internationally recognised platforms such as Udemy. The programme is known...

Jamaica Observer Limited is advising the public of an unauthorised and deceptive website that is unlawfully using our name, logo, and other brand elements to imitate our official platform and mislead individuals. We are aware that a fabricated article is being circulated on social media claiming to originate from the Jamaica Observer. The article references the estate of Jimmy Cliff and an investment firm, and it improperly uses the image...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Talented Jamaican sprinter Sanjay Seymore of William Knibb High was shown a yellow card and cautioned for unsportsmanlike conduct after winning the Under-20 200m at the Carifta Games Trials on Sunday. Seymore won in 20.95 but earned the wrath of the officials after showboating near the end, where he looked across twice to his right at Deequan Maragh of Camperdown, who was second in 21.06. President of the Jamaica...

Kelsie Spaulding, a first-year Integrated Marketing Communications student at the University of the West Indies (Mona), walked away the winner of the 2026 Miss George Alleyne Hall title last Saturday night. The coronation, which took place on the grounds of the George Alleyne Hall, saw seven young ladies competing for the title and a chance to represent their hall in the Miss UWI (Mona) pageant. Spaulding, a former Ardenne High...

Strengthening The Shield: JCF and Agriculture Ministry Unite to Combat Praedial Larceny and Farm Related Crime