O-Wrap: Suspects held in triple murder… J’can accused of raping minor in B’dos… Shaw calls for greater use of local flour
In case you missed it, here are the OBSERVER ONLINE’S top 10 story for today:
1. UPDATE: Woman arrested in murder of mother, two babies
A woman who was last week accused of participating in the murder of 29-year-old Kashief Jackson and her two babies in Tower Hill, St Andrew, is now in police custody along with her brother.
2. Region urged to brace for floods
The Barbados-based Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH) says there is a potential for flooding and flash floods across the region during the next three months even as the rainfall totals are forecast to be the usual or lower for the peak of the wet season.
3. J’can accused of raping minor in Barbados finds prison ‘hard’
A 33-year-old Jamaican man who was arrested in Barbados last October for allegedly raping a mentally challenged minor told the court yesterday that he finds life in prison “hard”.
4. Shaw encourages greater use of flour made from local produce
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Audley Shaw, has welcomed the idea of increased use of local produce such as cassava and sweet potato in the milling of flour.
5. Chief Justice Sykes pledges judiciary’s support for CCJ
Chief Justice of Jamaica, Justice Bryan Sykes, has pledged the support of the Jamaican judiciary to the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ).
6. The people of Mount Zion need water — Patriots
The Patriots, an affiliate of the People’s National Party (PNP), is calling on Member of Parliament (MP) for West Rural St Andrew Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn and Councillor Rohan Hall to address the water woes of the more than 200 residents in the informal settlement of Mount Zion in the Red Hills Division.
7. Scientist report setbacks in quest for AIDS cure
Scientists have reported several setbacks in the quest for a cure to AIDS, highlighting concerns about inconclusive evidence that links a promising new drug to birth defects.
8. PNP calls for urgent action to meet water need of citizens
The People’s National Party (PNP) is calling on the Government to immediately make additional sums available to put Municipal Corporations across the island in a better position to respond to urgent drought conditions.
9. We won’t be pressured into unfair demands, Petcom tells union
The Petroleum Company of Jamaica (Petcom) has responded to assertions made by the National Workers Union (NWU) about labour related issues at the company and says that it will not be pressured into responding to “unfair demands.”
10. Mining minister appeals to US for WINDALCO waiver
Minister of Transport and Mining Robert Montague says that in an effort to reduce the effect of sanctions imposed by the United States on 12 Russian companies, including UC Rusal, the parent company of West Indies Alumina Company (WINDALCO), an appeal was made to the US Department of the Treasury in June.
