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Founded. January 1993. Website. jamaicaobserver.com. Jamaica Observer is a daily newspaper published in Kingston, Jamaica. The publication was owned by Butch Stewart (now deceased), who chartered the paper in January 1993 as a competitor to Jamaica's oldest daily paper, The Gleaner. Its founding editor is Desmond Allen who is its executive ...
Lisa Rene Shanti Hanna (born 20 August 1975) is a Jamaican politician and beauty queen who was crowned Miss World 1993, becoming the third Jamaican to win the title. A member of the opposition People's National Party, Hanna currently serves as Member of Parliament for Saint Ann South East, and was Jamaica's Minister of Youth and Culture from 2012–2016.
Jamaican literature is internationally renowned, with the island of Jamaica being the home or birthplace of many important authors. One of the most distinctive aspects of Jamaican literature is its use of the local dialect — a variation of English, the country's official language. Known to Jamaicans as "patois", and now sometimes described as ...
Kingston's family moved to their native Kingston, Jamaica when he was six. Kingston attended Ocho Rios High School in Ocho Rios for three years before migrating back to the United States. His grandfather was the noted Jamaican reggae producer Lawrence "Jack Ruby" Lindo. Career 2007–2008: Sean Kingston
Jamaican political conflict. The Jamaican political conflict is a long-standing feud between right-wing and left-wing elements in the country, often exploding into violence. The Jamaican Labour Party (JLP) and the People's National Party (PNP) have fought for control of the island for years and the rivalry has encouraged urban warfare in Kingston.
jamaica-gleaner .com. The Gleaner Company Ltd. is a newspaper publishing enterprise in Jamaica. Established in 1834 by Joshua and Jacob De Cordova, the company's primary product is The Gleaner, a morning broadsheet published six days each week. It also publishes a Sunday paper, the Sunday Gleaner, and an evening tabloid, The Star.
Alma mater. University of the West Indies. Andrew Michael Holness, ON PC (born 22 July 1972) is a Jamaican politician, who has been the prime minister of Jamaica since 3 March 2016, following the 2016 Jamaican general election. [1] He is leader of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP). Holness previously served as prime minister from 23 October 2011 ...
2024 Jamaican local elections – 47.8 51.8: 0.6 – 4: 24 November – 7 December 2023 RJR Gleaner Group/Don Anderson poll: 1,015 22 25: 18 35 3: 17 – 26 February 2023 RJR Gleaner Group/Don Anderson poll: 1,002 27.9 28.1: 19 25 0.2: 13 September 2022 RJR Gleaner Group/Don Anderson poll - 31: 18 17 34 13: 22 September 2021