Weekly Round-up: Mother of 5 killed…PNP drama…Usain Bolt skips Ja trials
KINGSTON, Jamaica – St Ann recorded its latest murder Tuesday, when a man chopped a mother of five to death before raping a schoolgirl.
This angered online readers with many calling for the Government to reinstate capital punishment.
Meanwhile, several Jamaicans – like Opposition Leader Andrew Holness – mounted pressure on the Government, insisting that the prime minister and her Cabinet take a pay cut in solidarity with public sector workers.
Watch as OBSERVER ONLINE reviews the week for you.
See stories below:Mother of five killed, schoolgirl raped in St AnnMob corners alleged phone thief in HWTMen bound, put in car trunk and shot during robberyHolness urges PM, ministers to take pay cutMotorists face Highway 2000 toll hikesJIS confirms site attacked by ‘hacktivists’JIS website restoredPolice investigating JIS HackingNumber portability now a reality200 customers switch networks with number portabilityNumber Portability battle heats upIslandwide recruitment for Canada Farm Work Programme in AugustMPs flooded with calls for farm work/social security formsUS issuing visas againBolt withdraws from National Senior ChampionshipsRift over challenge to Raymond Pryce brings Comrades close to blows
