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If you have trouble reading this e-mail, please [click here]( Monday, August 08, 2022 [Brittny]( [News]( [Sport]( [Business]( [Entertainment]( [Lifestyle]( [All Woman]( [Editorial]( [Cartoons]( NEWS [Image] [Jamaican genius on show]( DWIGHT Thanos Smith, the Jamaican former child prodigy now based in the United States, is making huge steps with his breakthrough work in drone technology, the Texas Herald news outlet reported over the Jamaican Independence weekend. Smith was recen... [read more]( [Image] [Parents, it's your job to protect your children from sex predators]( Struck by allegations that the operator of a daycare facility is before the courts on sexual grooming charges — while facing another 40 sex-related counts — an official of the Early Childhood Commission (ECC) is again pleading with parents to ensure ... [read more]( [Image] [Bar Association, Justice Panton and PNP in ugly fight over spurned CCJ]( President of the Jamaican Bar Association (JAMBAR), Alexander Williams has told former Appeal Court President Justice Seymour Panton he's wrong that political affiliations of persons within the JAMBAR ranks accounts for its reticence in the debate on... [read more]( SPORT [Image] [Jamaica Women's 4x400m relay team upgraded to silver at Commonwealth Games after England is disqualified]( The Jamaican women’s 4x400m relay team saw their bronze medal upgraded to silver at the Commonwealth Games on Sunday, after England which crossed the line first was later disqualified. The makeshift Jamaican team of 400m hurdles silver medallist Shia... [read more]( BUSINESS [Image] [A passing of the baton]( Yesterday Jamaica celebrated 60 years of Independence and, unlike in previous years when publications like this would turn to 'older folks' to reflect on the past 60 years, and in this case reflecting on the economy in the last 60 years since thi... [read more]( LIFESTYLE [Image] [60 Best Rock Fab Moments!]( Milestones shape our behaviour. They allow us to understand where we were, where we are and where we're going. Milestones enable us to answer the 'why' questions of our path in life. As SO closes the curtain on the 60 Best Rock Fab Moment... [read more]( [Image] [Beverley Manley, Afrocentric Icon in Hair & Fashion]( Beverley Manley Duncan is in my opinion, Jamaica's first fashion icon. In the 1970s, she married glamour to diplomacy as she sported loud African prints and a high afro while meeting international heads of state. Wife of Prime Minister Michael Ma... [read more]( [Image] [Creating a roadmap to financial independence]( One of the narratives that often remain untold during the celebration of political Independence from Britain every August 6 is about personal financial independence and its importance. We know the rocky but ultimately thrilling story of the count... [read more]( ENTERTAINMENT [Image] [Monty called to Order]( IN a 2014 interview with the reggae-steady-ska.com website, Monty Alexander recalled how the music scene in Jamaica during the early 1960s influenced his career and appreciation for diverse sounds. The pianist also spoke glowingly about the musi... [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] [An independent nation]( Some among us bluntly maintain that Jamaica is not an independent State. According to international benchmarks which set out the requirements for an independent State, they are wrong. A bit of history is necessary here to enlighten the darkness ... [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