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O-WRAP: Murder at JUTC depot… Businessman allegedly forges Portia’s signature… Canada to legalise ganja
This file photo taken on April 20, 2016 shows a man smoking marijuana as others gather to celebrate National Marijuana Day on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada. (Photo: AFP)
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March 26, 2017

O-WRAP: Murder at JUTC depot… Businessman allegedly forges Portia’s signature… Canada to legalise ganja

In case you missed it, here are OBSERVER ONLINE’s top 10 stories for today.1. Worker fatally stabbed at JUTC Twickenham Park depotFull story here2. TripAdvisor ranks Jamaica top Caribbean destinationFull story here3. Businessman charged after allegedly forging Portia’s signatureFull story here4. PNP wins Portmore by-electionFull story here5. Protesting residents block road in Portmore by-electionFull story here6. NHT on ambitious housing drive — ChairmanFull story here7. Man serving 18-month sentence for fraud gets second convictionFull story here8. Canada to legalise ganja by mid-2018Full story here9. Trial of PNP councillor in death of Theodore Whitmore’s son postponedFull story here10. Kingston mayor lauds Magnum New Rules but expresses concern about disorderFull story here

A worker died this morning after being stabbed by a colleague at the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) Twickenham Park depot in Spanish Town. The attacker who has been identified as the male canteen manager was arrested.

TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice has ranked Jamaica number 12 on the “World’s Best Destinations” list and number one in the Caribbean.

The Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) has charged managing director of Jamus Communications Limited, Peter Sangster, with obtaining money by false pretence, uttering forged documents and forgery.

The preliminary results from the Greater Portmore North by-election has indicated that People’s National Party (PNP) candidate Gary Nicholson won the election.

Tension was high among political factions this morning in Lakes Pen, St Catherine as a section of the Quarrie Hill main road was blocked, preventing several people from voting.

Chairman of the National Housing Trust (NHT), Ambassador Dr Nigel Clarke, says the entity has embarked on an ambitious and aggressive drive to assist persons in realising their dreams of owning their own home.

A man serving an 18-month prison sentence for uttering forged documents and conspiracy to defraud, was again convicted last Thursday for uttering forged documents after he pleaded guilty in the St Andrew Parish Court.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals will introduce legislation in the coming weeks, which would legalise the recreational use of marijuana in Canada by the middle of next year, reports said on Monday.

Trial of Councillor for the Salt Spring Division of the St James Municipal Corporation, Sylvan Reid, failed to get off the ground when the matter was called up on this morning in the St James Circuit Court.

Mayor of Kingston Delroy Williams has lauded the execution of the Magnum New Rules concert, which was held at the National Stadium car park on Saturday. He however, highlighted concerns about security and order at the event.

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