O-WRAP: Fire at craft market… Gov’t reviewing US remittance tax proposal… Shopkeeper murdered
In case you missed it, here are OBSERVER ONLINE’s top 10 stories for today.
1. Fire at Kingston Craft Market destroys 18 shops
An early morning fire of unknown origin destroyed a section of the Kingston Craft Market in downtown Kingston on today.
Full story here2. Police records depict St Catherine as the bloodiest parishData produced by Minister of National Security, Robert Montague, in the House of Representatives yesterday showed that between 2010 and 2016, the parish of St Catherine has been the bloodiest, in terms of murders recorded by the police.
Full story here3. Gov’t takes preparatory steps to approach new US remittance tax proposalThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade says steps have already been taken as it closely monitors the United States draft bill entitled “Border Wall Funding Act of 2017”, which could see Jamaicans in that country paying a two per cent tax on remittances.
Full story here4. Edwin Allen sets new 4x100m record at Penn RelaysA record setting Edwin Allen High team lead four Jamaicans into tomorrow’s high school girls Championships of Americas 4x100m finals at the 123rd Penn Relays Carnival at Franklin Field, Philadelphia.
Full story here5. BA passengers offloaded en route to Jamaica claim ‘inhuman’ treatmentA British Airway passenger was forcibly tied up and dragged back to his seat in economy after going to business class to stretch his legs before being offloaded at a Portuguese air force base.
Full story here6. ‘Aunt V’ gets Medal of Appreciation during PM’s visitsSuper-centenarian Violet Mosse–Brown, affectionately called ‘Aunt V’, will today be presented with the Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation following her recent naming as the world’s oldest citizen.
Full story here7. El Salvador bans metal mining in world firstEl Salvador on Thursday became the first country in the world to ban the mining of metals in what campaigners called a landmark move for environmental protection.
Full story here8. Normalcy returns to KPH after power outageThe South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA) has reported that normal operations have resumed at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) after some facilities were without power.
Full story here9. Shopkeeper murdered in Rose Heights, St JamesThirty-year-old Dean Frazer, a shopkeeper of Rose Heights, St James was shot dead in his community yesterday afternoon.
Full story here10. Body of unidentified man set on fire in GuanabovaleThe police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of an unidentified male whose body was found severely burnt along Barry Road in Guanabovale, St Catherine yesterday morning.
