Akera Davis

Feb 9, 2025 | jamaicaobserver.com | Akera Davis

FOR years, Marjorie Segree told her children they have a brother — her eldest child — that they hadn’t met. Each night, Segree, on bended knees, asked God to care for and bless him as she had never given up hope that he was alive, though she hadn’t seen him since he was six years old.

Nov 19, 2024 | jamaicaobserver.com | Akera Davis

International News, Latest News, News ST MARY, Jamaica – Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway and Goodwill Ambassador to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has arrived at the Oracabessa Fishing Sanctuary in St Mary.

Oct 14, 2024 | jamaicaobserver.com | Akera Davis

RUNAWAY BAY, St Ann — Chief Justice Bryan Sykes has rejected suggestions that the Court Administration Division (CAD) is to be blamed for the shoddy state of the country’s courthouses. “In 2016 the CAD was placed on a statutory footing under the chief justice and, even with that, capital expenditure was — and still is — the responsibility of the Ministry of Justice,” Sykes said Monday morning at Jewel Paradise Cove in Runaway Bay, St Ann.

Apr 10, 2024 | jamaicaobserver.com | Akera Davis

OCHO RIOS, St Ann — Radio personality Michael “Big Mike” Sangiamo has been to Jamaica six times and he’s just as in love with the country now as he was the first time he came. He’s stayed at Sandals Ochi Beach Resort in St Ann for four of his visits. “Jamaica is just as good as it always has been. Jamaica is the capital of cool and culture. Aside from the beautiful views, wonderful cuisine and the delicious beverages, it is the people.

Jan 20, 2024 | jamaicaobserver.com | Akera Davis

One man is in custody following the seizure of an illegal firearm and ammunition during a routine patrol in Bamboo, St Ann on Friday night. He is 28-year-old Shaniel Hickling of King Hill, Bamboo in the parish. Reports are that Hickling was accosted and searched in the vicinity of Hazelwood Square. A 9MM silver and black Zastava pistol with a magazine containing eight rounds and a transparent plastic bag containing an additional eight rounds were reportedly taken from him.