O-WRAP: Pension Bill passed… Bus thieves killed in crash… New property tax regime adjusted
In case you missed it, here are OBSERVER ONLINE’s top 10 stories for today.
1. #SectoralDebate: Pension Bill passed; 2.5% contributions take effect June 1Full story here 2. Stolen bus plunges over precipice killing alleged thievesFull story here 3. ‘Hanna hypocritical and irresponsible’, says GrangeFull story here 4. NMIA privatisation bid extendedFull story here
Provisions for changes to public sector pension arrangements under the Pension (Public Service) Act will come into effect on June 1 this year, instead of April 1, as was originally planned.
The St Ann police are in the process of identifying two men killed in the parish on Tuesday after a bus they reportedly stole fell into a precipice.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sports, Olivia Grange has slammed Member of Parliament for South East St Ann, Lisa Hanna for comments she made in her contribution to the Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives yesterday.
The privatisation bid for the Norman Manley International Airport has been extended to April 18 as the Government seeks to get the airport off its books in the 2017/18 fiscal year.
5. Body found on ‘gully bank’ with gunshot woundsFull story here
The body of an unidentified male was discovered with gunshot wounds in the vicinity of the Ken Hill pedestrian bridge in Pembroke Hall, Kingston 19 yesterday morning.
6. RGD urges re-registration of people born before parents were marriedFull story here Full story hereFull story here Full story here10. Green saddened by tragic killing of 14-y-o boy in TrelawnyFull story here
The Registrar General Department (RGD) is seeking to re-register children who were born out of wedlock, but whose parents have since married, in a bid to have their birth certificates reflect the new status.
7. US may widen ban of carry-on computers on planes
The United States may soon expand its ban on air passengers carrying computers on board on US-bound flights, Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly said Wednesday.
8. No penalties or interest on 2017/18 property-tax assessments, says Reid
Minister of Information, Senator Ruel Reid has advised that no penalties or interest will accrue on property tax assessed in respect of the 2017/2018 financial year, as the Government finalises adjustments to the rates, which took effect on Saturday, April
9. ‘Handcart man’ dies after being hit by JUTC bus
A handcart operator today succumbed to injuries he received when he was hit by a Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) bus along the Mandela Highway near Central Village, St Catherine on Monday.
Floyd Green, Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information has issued a statement expressing deep sadness at the tragic killing of 14-year-old Orane Johnson, of Lowe River, Trelawny.