O-WRAP: Whitehall fire leaves 9 homeless… Gun found on murder victim… Kaci chides Foota
In case you missed it, here are OBSERVER ONLINE’s top 10 stories for today.
1. Whitehall Ave fire leaves 9 homeless
Nine people were left homeless after a fire destroyed their home on Whitehall Avenue in Kingston this morning.
2. Gov’t warns correctional officers, inmates involved in illegal recordings will be punished
State minister in the Ministry of National Security, Pearnel Charles Jr today warned that any officer or inmate involved in unauthorised and illegal recordings in the penal system will be punished as he announced measures which the Government intends to take to shut down corruption in the correctional system.
3. Kaci Fennell chides Foota Hype for cyber bullying
Miss Universe Jamaica 2014 Kaci Fennell yesterday chided popular dancehall selector Oneil ‘Foota Hype’ Thomas over comments he made accusing her of “degrading” herself for her choice of outfit for carnival celebrations in Trinidad and Tobago.
4. House commences review of budget
The Standing Finance Committee (SFC) of the House of Representatives, today began its review of the estimates in the 2017/18 Budget at Gordon House.
5. Paulwell concerned about removal of tax on bauxite mining
Opposition Spokesman on Mining and Energy, Phillip Paulwell, says he is “deeply concerned” about plans to remove a tax on companies mining bauxite in Jamaica, which Finance Minister Audley Shaw announced today.
6. Police recovers firearm from man killed by unknown assailants
A man was on Sunday shot dead by unknown assailants and a firearm later recovered from his person by the police in Elvin Town, Hanover.
7. Mother of slain Indian man told him to leave US if in danger
The mother of an Indian engineer who was killed in an apparently racially motivated shooting in an American bar said she asked her son to come back to India if he felt threatened in the United States.
8. Phillips says gov’t being ‘less than transparent’ about IMF agreement
Opposition Spokesman on Finance Dr Peter Phillips says the current JLP administration is less than transparent in its reporting to Parliament on developments surrounding the agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Auditor General’s report on the budget.
9. Trump advisor Conway kneels on Oval Office couch, sparks debate
Photos of White House adviser Kellyanne Conway kneeling on an Oval Office couch with her shoes on today sparked an online debate about decorum in the executive mansion.
10. Portland police march against domestic violence
Portland police today marched in the streets of the parish capital to “say no to domestic violence”.
