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If you have trouble reading this e-mail, please [click here]( Tuesday, November 15, 2022 [Brittny]( [News]( [Sport]( [Business]( [Entertainment]( [Lifestyle]( [All Woman]( [Editorial]( [Cartoons]( NEWS [Image] [Strike split]( A plan by bus and taxi operators to withdraw their services islandwide on Monday, to force the Government to grant a traffic ticket amnesty, failed to gain unanimous support with many drivers and conductors turning out for work as usual. But som... [read more]( [Image] [BOLD MOVE]( MINISTER of state in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce Dr Norman Dunn has declared that the Government has embarked on a game changing move with its decision to allow the use of intellectual property (IP) as collateral. "This un... [read more]( [Image] [JIPO upbeat banks will accept IP as loan insurance]( The Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO) is upbeat about the prospect of commercial banks accepting intellectual property (IP) as collateral to provide financing to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). At the most recent... [read more]( SPORT [Image] [BACK ON TRACK]( Sanjay Ayre, coach of Chase Athletics, says he has been working assiduously with Jamaican quarter-miler Akeem Bloomfield to help his charge to return to his best ahead of the 2023 track and field season and beyond. The 25-year-old Bloomfield... [read more]( BUSINESS [Image] [Flying home for the holidays will cost Americans more this year]( Americans still looking to book trips home to visit family or take a vacation during the holidays need to act fast and prepare for sticker shock. Airline executives say that based on bookings, they expect huge demand for flights over Thanksg... [read more]( LIFESTYLE [Image] [Tuesday, November 15, 2022]( The 2022 return of A Touch of France — the three-day event conceptualised by Alliance Française President Pierre Lemaire and under the auspices of French Ambassador to Jamaica Olivier Guyonvarch — wrapped in fine style on Saturday evening with th... [read more]( [Image] [Monday, November 14, 2022]( My Brand Compass heads north-east! After a succesful roll-out of her book My Brand Compass: T he 13 C's to Building your Personal Brand earlier this year, sought-after public speaker and event host Dr Terri-Karelle Reid took her book ... [read more]( [Image] [SO2 - Sheryl Lee Ralph for SAVAGE X FENTY]( First... A new travel show, WTAF — Women Travel Art and Food, was recently shot in Jamaica. WTAF features artists, creatives and chefs from around the world and proves that travel isn't just the purview of the boys' club. Co-producers Kelly Groe... [read more]( ENTERTAINMENT [Image] [Tribute concert for Leonie]( A tribute concert in memory of Leonie Forbes is slated for The Little Theatre in St Andrew on November 21. Basil Dawkins, co-organiser of the event, says it is aimed at reflecting on her legacy. "We seem to be having that as a ritual when someo... [read more]( ALL WOMAN [Image] [Kith-Ann Excell — Making dreams come true]( A social entrepreneur, Kith-Ann Maria Excell amplifies the missions of other social entrepreneurs and business leaders with a strong sense of their social responsibility. "This is a unique approach to entrepreneurship as my sole position is to ... [read more]( COLUMNS [Image] [Time to get back to the Bible]( I have been spending some time analysing and assessing the shrinking biblical world view in our culture, and this has led me to a fundamental question: What will fix the anarchy that is reigning in Jamaica, land we love? It seems to me that 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