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

1. Several fights among students; teacher injured at Anchovy High, reports ministry

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information said it is committed to supporting the Anchovy High School in St James after it received reports of several fights among students and the injuring of one teacher on Monday. Full story here

2. Review of over 600 laws to be completed in another month

Head of the Legal Reform Division in the Ministry of Justice, Maurice Bailey says the on-going review of the country’s more than 600 pieces of legislation will be completed by the end of this year. Full story here

3. OCR, CDA merge to form new child protection agency

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Floyd Green, today announced that the Child Development Agency (CDA) and the Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR) have now merged to form the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA). Full story here

4. US student charged with putting body fluids on belongings of ‘J’can Barbie’ roommate

A white Connecticut college student has been charged with smearing body fluids on her black roommate’s belongings, and police are saying it was a bias crime. Full story here

5. New training equipment for Capt Burrell centre

The Jamaica Football Federation says national coaches of both senior and junior teams will today receive “long requested training equipment” to aid with enhancing the intensity, focus and effectiveness of national training sessions. Full story here

6. Residents protest blocked bridge in Portland

Residents of East Palm Avenue in Port Antonio, Portland this morning staged a peaceful demonstration on Alan Avenue about a bridge in their community, which they said has been blocked by the National Works Agency (NWA) for about three years now. Full story here

7. Firearm and ammunition found in St Catherine

Police seized one firearm and 23 rounds of assorted ammunition during an operation on Valdez Road in Spanish Town, St Catherine this morning. Full story here

8. Trump to terminate US green card lottery after NY attack

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he would end the popular US green card lottery as police said a radicalised Uzbek man staged the deadly truck ramming in New York after entering the country under the programme. Full story here

9. Deliberations regarding Cockpit Country advanced — Holness

Prime Minister Andrew Holness, in response to the Jamaica House Petition on the Cockpit Country, today advised that the Cabinet of Jamaica continues to deliberate on matters concerning the area. Full story here

10. C’bean tourism significantly impacted by hurricane damage

The region is observing Caribbean Tourism Month in November amid the “significant” economic impact caused by the passage of Hurricanes Irma and Maria through the Lesser Antilles last month. Full story here