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

1. Alleged lottery scammer arrested in St James

A man was arrested for lottery scamming following operations in Rose Heights, St James yesterday. According to police assigned to the Lottery Scam Task Force, between 12:30 am, and 3:35 am a premises was searched and several documents with identity information of individuals living overseas were allegedly found. Full story here

2. Curfew imposed in Fraser’s Content, St Catherine

The police have imposed a curfew in Fraser’s Content, Spanish Town in St Catherine, which began at 6:00 pm Sunday and will remain in effect until 6:00 pm tomorrow, Tuesday, August 1. Full story here

3. Mandela Highway expansion on track — NWA

Work on the expansion of Mandela Highway is on track to be completed by August 2018, the National Works Agency (NWA) has reported. Full story here

4. De Grasse says time come to leave Bolt’s shadow

Jamaican legend Usain Bolt is determined to bid a golden farewell to his lustrous track career at the World Athletics Championships in London but Canada’s Andre de Grasse is eager to gatecrash the party. Full story here

5. Kenyan star Rudisha out of world championships

Kenya’s David Rudisha’s hopes of adding world 800 metres gold to the Olympic title he won in a world record time at the same track in the 2012 London Olympics have been dashed because of injury. Full story here

6. Florida gears up for Tropical Storm Emily

The US state of Florida braced Monday for a tropical storm as authorities warned of heavy rainfall and possible flash floods. Full story here

7. DomRep army prepares for UN’s withdrawal from Haiti

A defence and security strategy has been implemented by security officials here as they prepare for the departure of the United Nations peacekeeping force – MINUSTAH, from neighbouring Haiti. Full story here

8. Quarter-miler Riker Hylton to know fate Thursday

The Independent Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel has decided to push the hearing of the decision in the case of Riker Hylton versus the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) to Thursday. Full story here

9. US imposes sanctions on ‘dictator’ Maduro

The United States on Monday branded Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro a “dictator” on a par with Syria’s Bashar al-Assad or North Korea’s Kim Jong-un, and imposed sanctions on him. Full story here

10. Seven traffic lights activated along Marcus Garvey Drive

The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising that seven intersections along the Marcus Garvey Drive in Kingston are now controlled by electronic signals. Full story here