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

1. Toddler son of former PNP MP found dead in pool

The son of former People’s National Party (PNP) Member of Parliament for St Mary West, Jolyan Silvera, was yesterday found dead in a swimming pool at his Kingston home. Full story here

2. J’can-born attorney appointed to Miami-Dade County Court

Renatha Francis, who is a Jamaican-born attorney-at-law practicing in the United States, has been appointed to the Miami-Dade County Court in Florida. Full story here

3. Portia Simpson Miller Foundation awards $3.5m in scholarships

The Portia Simpson Miller Foundation yesterday awarded more than $3.5 million in scholarships and bursaries to 40 deserving tertiary institution students across the island. Full story here

4. Windies win was Atherton’s biggest Test upset

West Indies’ stunning second Test win over England at Headingley was the biggest upset in the recent history of Test cricket, according to former England captain Michael Atherton. Full story here

5. Strong earthquake felt in several Caribbean countries

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 occurred south east of St Vincent on Tuesday, the Trinidad-based Seismic Research Unity (SRC) of the St Augustine campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI) has reported. Full story here

6. Dunn urges Annotto Bay residents to assist police in solving triple murder

Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) caretaker for the South East St Mary Constituency, Dr Norman Dunn, is asking residents of the Annotto Bay Division to assist the police with any information connected to the triple murder in the parish on Monday. Full story here

7. Largest asteroid in a century to whiz by Earth on Friday

The largest asteroid in more than a century will whiz safely past Earth on Friday at a safe but unusually close distance of about 4.4 million miles (7 million kilometres), NASA said. Full story here

8. Elletson Road police seek relatives of dead man

Detectives at the Elletson Road Police Station are trying to locate the relatives of 47-year-old David Palmer, otherwise called ‘Tingyman’ of McIntyre Villa, Kingston 16, who was shot dead on William Street in Kingston at the start of this month. Full story here

9. Gov’t to implement pre-shipment inspection process for imported used vehicles

The Government is moving to implement the Pre-Shipment Inspection (PSI) process for used vehicles entering the island. Full story here

10. TS Irma heads for Caribbean, likely to become hurricane

Tropical Storm Irma formed in the eastern Atlantic on Wednesday and is forecast to gain hurricane strength as it heads towards the Caribbean, US weather monitors said. Full story here