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If you have trouble reading this e-mail, please [click here]( Saturday, August 06, 2022 [Brittny]( [News]( [Sport]( [Business]( [Entertainment]( [Lifestyle]( [All Woman]( [Editorial]( [Cartoons]( NEWS [Image] [Pollution penalty]( The Government has moved to impose heavy punishment on UC Rusal Windalco for the release of "thousands of litres of harmful trade effluent" into the Rio Cobre last week that resulted in a fish kill which affected several species, impacted other a... [read more]( [Image] [Holness sees 2022 as turning point in violence fight]( Prime Minister Andrew Holness says Jamaica is entering a period which will be seen in the future as the turning point towards a more peaceful society. "My Administration has already begun to create the legislative framework to address violence a... [read more]( [Image] [Golding joins Marley National Hero call]( Leader of the parliamentary Opposition Mark Golding has renewed a call made by many Jamaicans over the years for reggae icon Robert Nesta Marley to be conferred with the Order of National Hero in recognition of the global impact of his music.... [read more]( SPORT [Image] [Golden 60]( A day before Jamaica marked its 60th anniversary of Independence the island's senior and junior athletes gave the nation a fitting birthday present — five gold medals, a silver and two bronze — at two track and field world events.... [read more]( BUSINESS [Image] [JMMB acquires DR bank]( JMMB Group Limited (JMMBGL) has acquired Banco Múltiple Bell Bank, SA in the Dominican Republic as it deepens its presence in the Spanish-speaking nation of 10.85 million people with a banking system worth RD$2.36 trillion (US$43.31 billion). JMMB G... [read more]( LIFESTYLE [Image] [Healthy Hair and Beauty Expo #HHBE 2022]( The Healthy Hair and Beauty Expo (HHBE) — which hosted a virtual shopping event and marketplace last April — returned to its regular face-to-face staging on Saturday, July 30 at the Police Officers' Club, 34 Hope Road, St Andrew. The event gr... [read more]( [Image] [Friday, August 5, 2022]( Page 2 wraps coverage of the Ministry of Health and Wellness-hosted COVID-19 Donor Partner banquet hosted at the Jamaica Pegasus, Friday last. Close to 40 awards were handed to overseas governments, local ministries and agencies, and private sect... [read more]( [Image] [The Best Dressed Independence Table]( Food and culture are inextricably linked. Cooking and eating together is social glue — a powerful means by which people solidify familial bonds. Food is the most powerful of cultural expressions. It's a passport that allows seamless travel... [read more]( ENTERTAINMENT [Image] [Disorderly crowd puts damper on Spice's back-to-school event]( KINGSTON, Jamaica - A back-to-school event organised by dancehall artiste Spice descended into chaos on Friday after a massive crowd turned up at the Hope Gardens venue, pushing and screaming in hopes of getting access to book vouchers. Scores of peo... [read more]( ALL WOMAN [Image] [BAD MOMS]( MOTHERS are so revered that there was a day made for them long before a day was made for fathers, and mothers are seen as the fruit bearers — strong, tender, nurturing and the source of all living beings. But although for many mothers, because of... [read more]( COLUMNS [Image] [Singing the Independence blues]( I was 15 years old when Jamaica, my island home, became politically independent on August 6, 1962. Frankly, it didn't mean much to me then as mentally the British-influenced education I had received up to that point in time made me feel inferior ... [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