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HAVANA, Cuba(AFP)—Two aid boats bound for Cuba that were feared missing after they set sail from Mexico have "safely transited" to the island, the US Coast Guard said Friday. The Mexican Navy had reported Thursday that it launched a search and rescue mission after losing communication with the vessels, which had left from Isla Mujeres in southeast Mexico on March 20 with nine people aboard. The US Coast Guard, which...

KINGSTON, Jamaica— Santino Distin of St Elizabeth Technical will hope to upgrade his silver medal won last year to gold when he competes in the finals of the boys Class 1 high jump on Saturday’s final day of the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls Athletics Championships at the National Stadium. Distin, who transferred from Herbert Morrison Technical to STETHS, was one of nine athletes who achieved the automatic qualifying height of...

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Immaculate Conception’s Zoelle Jamel and Vere Technical’s Ramona Freemantle took gold and silver respectively in the girls javelin open at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls Athletics Championships at the National Stadium on Thursday. Jamel just edged Freemantle on countback for the gold, after both had thrown the exact same 45.09m. The best second throw was used as the decider. Jamel, whose best throw came in the fifth...

Notorious hit-maker Turbulence, Spanish Town native Lutan Fyah and emerging acts Torch, Chris Howell, Petrol, Robertha and Gassie Ink, are featured on the reggae beat, Happy River, which was recently released. For singer, songwriter and producer Gassie Ink, the project was created to keep authentic reggae music alive. “I wanted to build a rhythm that carries a joyful but conscious vibration. Reggae music has always been about uplifting people, and...

KINGSTON, Jamaica—Three Portland men were arrested and charged in connection with lottery scamming activities during targeted operations in the parish earlier this week. They are 22-year-old Jaheim Smith and 30-year-old Delroy Howard, both of Anchovy Land Settlement; and 26-year-old Kimani Pollack, of Kildaire in Buff Bay. Reports are that during coordinated searches of the men’s residences on Monday and Tuesday, the police team seized several electronic devices, including cellular phones...

Jamaican-owned digital platform GroceryList, which operates out of Pompano Beach in South Florida, is reporting that it crossed US$2.7 million in revenue last year, reaching profitability by enabling immigrants abroad to purchase essentials from trusted local merchants for their families back home, delivered the same day. Touting the platform in a press statement this week, the principals noted that what looks like a grocery delivery app is, in practice, a...

KINGSTON, Jamaica— Caribbean Cement Company Limited (CCC) says there is no cement shortage in the market, but indicated that recent weather events have impacted deliveries. "Caribbean Cement Company Limited is aware that some customers may be experiencing delays in receiving cement deliveries, and as always, the company is treating this matter with the highest priority," CCC detailed in a statement. The Rockfort-based cement manufacturer confirmed to the Jamaica Observer on...

KINGSTON, Jamaica— Caribbean Cement Company Limited (CCC) says there is no cement shortage in the market, but indicated that recent weather events have impacted deliveries. "Caribbean Cement Company Limited is aware that some customers may be experiencing delays in receiving cement deliveries, and as always, the company is treating this matter with the highest priority," CCC detailed in a statement. The Rockfort-based cement manufacturer confirmed to the Jamaica Observer on...

CERNAY-LA-VILLE, France (AFP)—G7 foreign ministers Friday urged a stop to attacks against civilians in the Middle East war and urged Iran to immediately restore freedom of navigation in the strategic Strait of Hormuz. A joint statement, released in the name of all G7 members, including the United States, called for "an immediate cessation of attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure". "There can be no justification for the deliberate targeting of...

CERNAY-LA-VILLE, France (AFP)—G7 foreign ministers Friday urged a stop to attacks against civilians in the Middle East war and urged Iran to immediately restore freedom of navigation in the strategic Strait of Hormuz. A joint statement, released in the name of all G7 members, including the United States, called for "an immediate cessation of attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure". "There can be no justification for the deliberate targeting of...

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With the 60th anniversary of Emperor Haile Selassie I’s state visit to Jamaica approaching, singer Joseph Benaiah revisits His Majesty is Coming, a classic song dedicated to the Ethiopian monarch. The original, recorded by The In Crowd, was released in 1978. Benaiah’s self-produced cover came out on March 16. He told Observer Online that he always liked the song, and was encouraged to do a refresh by keyboardist Robbie Lyn,...