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If you have trouble reading this e-mail, please [click here]( Friday, May 13, 2022 [Brittny]( [News]( [Sport]( [Business]( [Entertainment]( [Lifestyle]( [All Woman]( [Editorial]( [Cartoons]( NEWS [Image] [BOILING POINT!]( A third day of crippling disruptions to crucial national services grew worse for the Government as it stared down the barrel of a possible strike by the island’s civil servants who have pointedly told the finance ministry that it was not adequate... [read more]( [Image] [Gloudon hailed as cultural and media giant]( Prime Minister Andrew Holness on Thursday described Barbara Gloudon as a cultural and media giant who has left an indelible mark on the country. Gloudon, who was ailing for some time, died at age 87 on Wednesday night, just over a week after... [read more]( [Image] [Barbara Gloudon was devoted to her family and Jamaica]( ELEVEN days after her husband’s passing, Barbara Gloudon — veteran broadcaster, theatre legend, and former Jamaica Observer columnist — died Wednesday night at University Hospital of the West Indies in St Andrew. Gloudon, who was ailing for som... [read more]( SPORT [Image] [Elaine sizzles]( Olympic champions Elaine Thompson-Herah and Hansle Parchment were among three Jamaican winners at Thursday’s Puerto Rico International Athletics Classic 2022 in Ponce, part of the American Track League series. Thompson-Herah ran a meet recor... [read more]( BUSINESS [Image] [Raise taxes, cut spending]( THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) is pressing authorities in The Bahamas to raise taxes, cut unnecessary spending and target more growth-inducing expenditure while putting its debt, which climbed above 100 per cent at the end of 2021, on a su... [read more]( LIFESTYLE [Image] [Friday, May 13, 2022]( ... [read more]( [Image] [The Meat Place Is Its Community’s Keeper]( “ Nothing will stop me from serving my community,” said Port Maria businesswoman Averil Cooper-Wint. Cooper-Wint and her husband Donovan Wint are independent grocers. Together they operate two locations of The Meat Place in Port Maria, St... [read more]( [Image] [On the Menu: Roast Beef with Spicy Parmesan Cauliflower]( Many of us live with the culinary conundrum of wanting to eat well without spending a lot of time in the kitchen. Yes, there are appliances, tools, and hacks that significantly cut the time spent there. But sometimes, these shortcuts feel mor... [read more]( ENTERTAINMENT [Image] [All hail Trevor!]( Since his death on May 6, Trevor Nairne has been hailed by theatre colleagues as the ultimate professional. A visionary who covered the gamut of his field. Nairne, who died at age 73, made his name as a producer, director and set designer in a ... [read more]( ALL WOMAN [Image] [Moms Mean Business - Kaydean Webley]( LAST year we celebrated moms who, throughout the pandemic, became Masters Of Multitasking as they took on the role of homeschooling helpers, while bringing their jobs home and helping their companies pivot during COVID-19. This year we’re back in... [read more]( COLUMNS [Image] [Education: Jamaica’s only hope]( Even before the advent of the dreaded novel coronavirus pandemic, Jamaica’s educational system has been in perpetual crisis mode. Despite billions of dollars being spent in that area of national life, many of the outcomes have been miserabl... [read more]( TODAY'S CARTOON [Image]( Sponsored ad This email was sent to {EMAIL} [why did I get this?]( [unsubscribe from this list]( [update subscription preferences]( Jamaica Observer Limited · 40 - 42 1/2 Beechwood Avenue · Kingston Kgn 05 · Jamaica