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ST JAMES, Jamaica — With the government announcing several infrastructure projects, party chairman Robert Montague has insisted that they are not election related. "That's not so, this is no election ploy," was his response when quizzed on the issue. His comments came just minutes after the announcement of the long-awaited local government elections that are to be held on February 26. Montague told the Observer Online that works which were...

MANCHESTER, Jamaica— The body of a man who was reported missing since Monday was found in bushes in the upscale Mandeville community of Ingleside on Wednesday. Relatives identified him as Collin Watts, 52, a land surveyor and resident of Hanbury, near Ingleside. His sister, Kay Watts, told Observer Online that her brother went missing on Monday after he left home to exercise in the community. “We have been searching for...

MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Police have launched a homicide investigation after the body of a man who was reported missing since Monday was found in bushes in the upscale Mandeville community of Ingleside on Wednesday with what appeared to be stab wounds. Relatives identified him as Collin Watts, 52, a land surveyor and resident of Hanbury (near Ingleside). A police source told Observer Online that investigators observed wounds on Watts’ body...

ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica - Two elderly brothers were shot, one fatally, during a robbery in Newcastle district in St Elizabeth on Wednesday afternoon. The dead man has been identified as 69-year-old Desmond Wright of Williamsfield district in the parish. His brother was treated at hospital. Information reaching Observer Online indicates that around 12:50 pm, both men went to Newcastle district to purchase cattle when they were reportedly accosted by six gunmen. According...

Today, February 1, as the world celebrates what would have been the 67th birthday of Dennis Emmanuel Brown, Observer Online is giving you five facts about the man whose catalogue isn't easily rivalled and whose musical contributions are undeniable. Labelled the 'Crown Prince of Reggae,' the late Dennis Brown had a successful career that spanned some three decades before his passing. During that time, the man with the silky, smooth voice gave...