After visiting 260 polling stations across 12 parishes, the Caricom Election Observation Mission (CEOM) has concluded that Jamaica’s 2025 General Election was conducted in an orderly and transparent ...

JAMAICA, Queens (WABC) -- Police are investigating after a 14-year-old boy was shot in Queens on Friday. The shooting happened just before 10:30 a.m. on Jamaica Avenue and 150th Street in the Jamaica ...

Jamaica was holding a general election on Wednesday (September 3, 2025) that many believe could be a defining moment for an island shaken by corruption, inequity and economic concerns. Prime Minister ...

Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness won a rare third term as voters rewarded his administration for bringing down debt, unemployment and crime over the last decade. The governing Jamaica Liberation ...

(Jamaica Gleaner) The Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) has confirmed a 39.5 per cent voter turnout in the 2025 General Election. This figure sharply contrasts with the 78.4 per cent turnout recorded ...

A legendary animation studio has shut down its production of new shows nearly 55 years since it first opened. Animation fans in Canada might be all too familiar with many of the changes going on with ...

The Jamaica Observer Media Group is providing viewers and readers with front row seats as the battle for Jamaica House happens in real time. Tune in to Jamaica Decides on all social media platforms, ...

Jamaica Goes to the Polls as Island Shaken by Corruption, Inequity and Economic Concerns KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Voters in Jamaica were heading to the polls on Wednesday in a general election that ...

This issue is preventing our website from loading properly. Please review the following troubleshooting tips or contact us at [email protected]. By submitting your ...

Two-time Academy Award nominee and Sundance grand jury prize winner Don Hertzfeldt has long been recognized as one of the most influential voices in independent animation. His iconic early-internet ...

JAMAICA, Queens (WABC) -- Five firefighters were injured battling a large blaze that ripped through a building in Queens on Sunday morning. The fire broke out around 6:15 a.m. at a building on Sutphin ...

Summing up her philosophy of writing in the introduction to “The Best American Essays 1995,” Jamaica Kincaid wrote that an essay has “principles”: “You state, you build on your statement, you sum up.” ...