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If you have trouble reading this e-mail, please [click here]( Wednesday, October 26, 2022 [Brittny]( [News]( [Sport]( [Business]( [Entertainment]( [Lifestyle]( [All Woman]( [Editorial]( [Cartoons]( NEWS [Image] [FINAL CURTAIN]( Jamaican actress and broadcaster Leonie Forbes died on Tuesday bringing to a close a lifetime of excellence that made her an icon in media and the performing arts. She was 85. A few hours after Forbes’ passing her close friend, Fae Ellington, he... [read more]( [Image] [Climate change caution]( The eventualities of climate change could be devastating to Jamaica, with far-reaching effects on agriculture and critical infrastructure such as roads and housing, minister in charge of environmental matters Senator Matthew Samuda is warning. S... [read more]( [Image] [Grange hails Forbes as great actress and media personality]( Culture Minister Olivia Grange on Tuesday night expressed "great sadness" at the news of the passing of Leonie Forbes and described her as "one of the really great actresses and media personalities that Jamaica has produced". Forbes died in ... [read more]( SPORT [Image] [Doping probe]( Word is swirling in and around Caymanas Park that approximately 13 positive tests for illegal substances were found in the 'A' samples taken from horses during the month of April 2022. It is also circulating that the 'B' samples for April h... [read more]( BUSINESS [Image] [Full exit]( WEST Indies Petroleum Limited (WIPL) is to purchase the shares of two of its former directors, Courtney Wilkinson and John Levy. This according to a recent order by consent issued by the St Lucia-based Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court in the High... [read more]( LIFESTYLE [Image] [NCB expands Credit Card Instalment Plan]( NATIONAL Commercial Bank (NCB) says it has expanded its Credit Card Instalment Plan to include all its consumer credit cards so its clients can "buy now and pay later", particularly as the holiday shopping season approaches, starting with Jamaica... [read more]( [Image] [Wednesday, October 26, 2022]( ... [read more]( [Image] [Design Trends Conversation @ Ashley Furniture HomeStore]( Trends are a large part of design; they help with informing what is hot and "of the moment". Trends are, by nature, fleeting. So Ashley Furniture HomeStore (AFHS) hosted an evening to talk trends in furniture at its Liguanea branch last Friday as... [read more]( ENTERTAINMENT [Image] [DEATH OF A THEATRE ICON]( Actress Leonie Forbes, a pivotal figure in Jamaican theatre and broadcasting, died on October 25 at the University Hospital of the West Indies in St Andrew. She was 85 years old. At press time there were no details about the cause of death. Forb... [read more]( ALL WOMAN [Image] [Twice a survivor]( AFTER having her second child in 2001, Gloria Thomas noticed that her newborn son never drank the milk from her right breast. This refusal continued until the baby was a rambunctious one-year-old when he playfully jumped on the breast, causing he... [read more]( COLUMNS [Image] [It is time to re-engage with the Venezuelans on oil]( Russian President Vladimir Putin's diabolical war with the Ukraine has reset the global architecture on oil production, oil distribution, and climate change, at least in the short term. It has temporarily distracted the world from pursuing the ... [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