In case you missed it, here are OBSERVER ONLINE’s top 10 stories for today:

1. J’can-born barber shot dead in US

A Jamaican born man was shot dead in Queens, New York early Tuesday morning. Popular barber, Zanu Simpson, 32, was shot in the head while in his car just before 12:15 am. Full story here

2. 8 J’cans among 114 nabbed as NY officers hunt criminal immigrants

The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency says its officers have arrested a number of Caribbean immigrants among 114 foreign nationals arrested during an 11-day operation in New York targeting at-large criminal immigrants, illegal re-entrants and immigration fugitives. Full story here

3. Taxi operator killed for ‘bad driving’ motorcyclist

Several Brown’s Town residents have condemned the killing of a taxi operator who was reportedly stabbed to death by a motorcyclist on Wednesday evening in the St Ann town. Full story here

4. Deadly shooting in Mandeville

Reports from the vicinity of the Church Teachers College in Mandeville suggest two people are dead and a third has been rushed to hospital following a shooting in late afternoon, Thursday. Full story here

5. Nine World Champs medals predicted for Jamaica

A week before the start of the IAAF World Championships in London, Track and Field News, the self-styled ‘Bible of the sport since 1948’ has predicted nine medals for Jamaica with Usain Bolt going into retirement with two more gold around his neck. Full story here

6. Attorney working to return HIV positive J’can extradited to Canada on sex charges

Veteran attorney Don Foote says he will be launching a campaign to bring back his extradited client George Flowers, who was wanted in Canada on several counts of sex charges. Full story here

7. Pedestrian’s legs broken when hit by car in Hanover

A pedestrian suffered serious injuries, including both legs being broken, when he was hit by a car on the Barbican main road in Sandy Bay, Hanover last night. Full story here

8. Alleged mastermind of Jamaican lottery scam pleads guilty

A Jamaican man accused of masterminding a lottery scam that defrauded dozens of mostly elderly Americans out of millions of dollars has pleaded guilty to conspiracy. Full story here

9. US judge throws out drug conviction of J’can facing deportation

A US judge has vacated the conviction of a Jamaican facing deportation over his guilty plea in a 2013 narcotics case. According to US media reports, the Superior Court Judge Richard Carey on Friday ruled that the lawyer of Shawn Davis, 32, failed to warn him of the immigration consequences of admitting guilt. Full story here

10. Amazon’s Jeff Bezos becomes world’s richest person

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos on Thursday became the world’s richest person, as a jump in the share price of the US tech giant enabled him to overtake Microsoft founder Bill Gates, Forbes magazine estimated. Full story here