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If you have trouble reading this e-mail, please [click here]( Sunday, July 17, 2022 [Brittny]( [News]( [Sport]( [Business]( [Entertainment]( [Lifestyle]( [All Woman]( [Editorial]( [Cartoons]( NEWS [Image] [PNP stepping up pace in Region Five]( MANDEVILLE, Manchester — Chairman of the People's National Party's (PNP) Region Five, Kern Spencer says the party is ramping up its base in Manchester and St Elizabeth while seeking aspiring candidates to fill vacancies. "The truth is the party ... [read more]( [Image] [Police well prepared for Sumfest, says ACP Chambers]( MONTEGO BAY, St James — In the Jamaica Constabulary Force's endeavour to ensure the security and safety of patrons attending Reggae Sumfest here from July 18 to 23, the Area One Police Division will be supported by members of the Public Safety &... [read more]( [Image] [Emergency medicine, her calling]( BRILLIANT, courageous and thorough are some of the adjectives that describe Dr Nicole Dawkins-Wright, one of Jamaica's health-care heroes who are being recognised during July, which has been declared Healthcare Workers Appreciation Month. "This... [read more]( SPORT [Image] [MAN WITH THE GOLDEN VOICE]( EUGENE, Oregon — Jamaicans at Friday's opening day of the 18th World Athletics Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene heard a familiar voice over the stadium broadcast systems, one that all regular visitors have become very familiar with in the... [read more]( BUSINESS [Image] [Losing talent]( In 2013, the World Bank estimated that about 85 per cent of college and university graduates in Jamaica eventually migrate with Jamaica ranked as the second-highest nation of brain drain in the world. The shocking revelation undoubtedly form... [read more]( LIFESTYLE [Image] [GEOMETRIC: FROM GHANA TO JAMAICA]( Handcrafted apparel and accessories brand Geometric brings functional design and bold prints from Ghana to Jamaica. The artisanal brand began serving its customers via e-commerce and pop-up markets throughout Ghana and the United States. Afte... [read more]( [Image] [How (and when) To Start Planning For Retirement (Part Two)]( Remember when the age 60 was practically a manifesto that a person was to be put out to pasture? This was in our grandparents' time, when a few years after retirement it wasn't strange to find a retiree had passed on. Aren't you glad those da... [read more]( [Image] [Celebrating Bastille Day 2022]( Bastille Day, the event which triggered the French revolution and the subsequent establishment of the First Republic, the declaration of human rights and the abolition of slavery in France, was top of mind here in Jamaica too, as French Ambas... [read more]( ENTERTAINMENT [Image] [New and established works for NDTC 60]( THE diamond anniversary season of dance of the National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica (NDTC) begins at the Little Theatre this Friday, July 22, with a gala performance at 7:30 pm. The four-weekend-long season of performances will showcase kn... [read more]( ALL WOMAN [Image] [Loose lips sink ships]( THERE are many expressions that highlight the positives of sharing — sharing is caring; shared joy is double joy; and sharing will enrich everyone with more knowledge. But there are also warnings about sharing too much — loose lips will sink ship... [read more]( COLUMNS [Image] [Political awakening (Part 5)]( The struggle by black migrants against racism in the United States resulted in a group of Jamaicans living in Harlem, New York, led by Walter Adolphe Roberts, founding the Jamaica Progressive League on September 1, 1936. Their physical separati... [read more]( TODAY'S CARTOON [Image]( 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