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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 editor – operations.
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.
26 February 2024 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
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 ...
Events. 22 – 24 March – The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge toured Jamaica in celebration of the Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II. [1] 7 July – Jamaica reports its first case of monkeypox. [2] 8 September – Accession of Charles III as King of Jamaica following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
When Jamaica gained independence in 1962, the murder rate was 3.9 per 100,000 inhabitants, one of the lowest in the world. In 2022, Jamaica had 1,508 murders, for a murder rate of 53.34 per 100,000 people, the highest murder rate in the world. Jamaica recorded 1,680 murders in 2009. In 2010, there were 1,428, in 2011, 1,125.
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 Observer/Bill Johnson poll: 1,200 36: 17 47 19: 13–20 June 2020 Mello TV/Bill Johnson poll: 1,200 38: 19 43 19: 12–15 March 2020 Jamaica Observer/Bill Johnson poll: 1,200 33: 19 48 14: 8–18 February 2020 RJR Gleaner Group/Don Anderson poll: 1,038 30: 22 48 8: 2–19 December 2019 Nationwide News Network/Bluedot poll – 56: 44 0 12