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If you have trouble reading this e-mail, please [click here]( Tuesday, August 23, 2022 [Brittny]( [News]( [Sport]( [Business]( [Entertainment]( [Lifestyle]( [All Woman]( [Editorial]( [Cartoons]( NEWS [Image] [Filling the gaps]( The Government is scrambling to ensure that it fills the gaps left by what is being called an exodus of teachers from Jamaican classrooms, which is expected to impact the sector in the upcoming school year. The plan includes recruiting from ... [read more]( [Image] ['I am living my best life']( "Sometimes the water doesn't come out the faucet, sometimes the current goes off", but as far as 71-year-old Orlando native Lindy Faulkner is concerned, she is living her best life as a volunteer to 56 wards of the State who have found solace at ... [read more]( [Image] [JTA says minister needs to back up promises with action]( ROSE HALL, St James — Outgoing president of the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) Winston Smith has thrown down the gauntlet to Education Minister Fayval Williams, urging her to make good on Monday's promised measures to stem the exodus of teac... [read more]( SPORT [Image] [Windies Women Coach Walsh keeps eye on response to captain change]( BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — West Indies Women Head Coach Courtney Walsh says one of the key things he will be looking for in the upcoming series against New Zealand Women is how the squad works with recently appointed captain Hayley Matthews. T... [read more]( BUSINESS [Image] [Wanted: 7,000 construction workers for Intel chip plants]( JOHNSTOWN, USA (AP) — Ohio's largest-ever economic development project comes with a big employment challenge: How to find 7,000 construction workers in an already booming building environment when there's also a national shortage of people workin... [read more]( LIFESTYLE [Image] [Faces of Fima]( Let's take a moment to celebrate the young models and the creative designers who ripped the runway on July 31 at the Faces of Fima Fashion show. The event — held at the Altamont Court Hotel in St Andrew — was conceptualised and executed by Face Impre... [read more]( [Image] [The Engagement Photoshoot]( You've asked and we've answered! Welcome to your weekly column 'Planning Your Happily Ever After' with wedding consultant Shikima Hinds. Now that you're engaged, it's the best time to honour this momentous occasion with a professiona... [read more]( [Image] [Clean Skin w/ Naked Care soaps]( Ready to dive into the clean beauty world and make your routine greener? Tuesday Style Dryer (TSD) suggests True Natural natural face and body soap. No stranger to the brand, thanks to its availa bility at John R Wong supermarket, ... [read more]( ENTERTAINMENT [Image] [In search of young Bob, Rita]( AN open casting call for the roles of young Bob Marley and Rita Marley in the upcoming Paramount biopic on the reggae king is scheduled for the AC Hotel in Kingston August 27-28, and the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St James on September 3. ... [read more]( ALL WOMAN [Image] [Lorraine Smith — Rising through the tears]( IT is said that our identity is simply a collection of experiences, whether good or bad, that defines our life trajectory. For Lorraine Smith, her childhood encounters did just that. Raised in Wynter's Pen, St Catherine, Smith was known to look ... [read more]( COLUMNS [Image] [Violent Jamaicans: Culture vs genes]( The violence now ravaging Jamaica has earned for the island the unenviable reputation of being the world's second most dangerous country, with a murder rate of 43.85 per 100,000 people. El Salvador has the highest of 52.02 per 100,000 people.... [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