O-Wrap: Cop assaulted in HWT…Hot hurricane season…Robot taxi passengers could be charged
In case you missed it, here are OBSERVER ONLINE’s top 10 stories for today:
1. Transport Minister mulls charging passengers who use robot taxisTransport Minister Mike Henry says if possible, considerations will be given to calls by transport operators for passengers to be charged with aiding and abetting of robot operators.
2. Two taxi operators, woman charged with assaulting police in HWTTwo taxi operators and a woman, are to appear in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court next Thursday after being charged with yesterday’s assault of a police officer in Half-Way Tree.
3. Heat waves to affect C’bean during Atlantic hurricane seasonCaribbean islands, especially those in the southern region, have been urged to prepare for heat waves as they will be a feature of the 2017 rainy season.
4. Cops hunt thieves who made off with $15m worth of farm equipmentThe Praedial Larceny Prevention Unit (PLPU) is seeking the public’s assistance in finding the culprits who stole approximately $15 million in equipment from a farm in Spring Plain in Clarendon last week.
5. Sentencing of policewoman convicted for harbouring fugitive again delayedThe sentencing of a St James policewoman, who was earlier this year found guilty of harbouring a fugitive, has once again been delayed.
6. Trump issues National Caribbean-American Heritage Month proclamationUS President Donald Trump has issued a proclamation declaring June National Caribbean-American Heritage Month.
7. Gas tax pushing price increase to 40% over 15 months, says PaulwellOpposition Spokesman on Energy Phillip Paulwell says that the just released petrol price index by Petrojam Limited effective today, indicates that there has been a 40 per cent increase to the Jamaican consumer over the past 15 months.
8. Trump announces US withdrawal from Paris climate dealPresident Donald Trump on Thursday announced America’s withdrawal from the Paris climate deal, signaling a policy shift with wide-ranging repercussions for the climate and Washington’s ties with the world.
9. NWA to begin repairs to worst affected bridges in ClarendonThe National Works Agency (NWA) says it has fast-tracked designs and will begin repairs to some of the bridges in Clarendon which were most impacted by the recent flood rains.
10. Grange proposes amendment to Legal Deposit ActThe Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport is proposing amendments to the Legal Deposit Act that will make it mandatory for publishers of literary, audio-visual, sound or film recordings to deposit copies of their work with the National Library of Jamaica.
