O-Wrap: Have children vaccinated… Wet season won’t be very wet… Girlz defeat Bermuda 4-0
In case you missed it, here are OBSERVER ONLINE’s top 10 stories for today:
1. Woman’s throat slashed, body placed in igloo in Manchester
A woman was killed and her body placed in a cooler box (igloo), which was left in an abandoned motor vehicle along the Winston Jones Highway in Manchester, the police are reporting.
2. PM gives $200k to Yetanya Francis’ burial expenses
Prime Minister Andrew Holness yesterday met with the family of 14-year-old Yetanya Francis who was the victim of a gruesome murder last week.
3. PSOJ CEO Jennifer McDonald resigns
President of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) Howard Mitchell today announced the resignation of the Chief Executive Officer Jennifer McDonald.
4. Health ministry reminds parents to have children vaccinated
With the 2018/19 school year slated to begin in September, the Ministry of Health is urging parents and guardians to adhere to the schedule outlining clinic appointments for the vaccination of children.
5. CIMH says C’bean wet season won’t be very wet
The Barbados-based Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH) says as the region transitions from the dry into the wet season it is not forecast to be excessively wet in countries like Belize and several other Caribbean countries.
6. Fans mourn Aretha Franklin at gospel-infused public viewing
Mourners began pouring into Detroit’s Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History on Tuesday to pay their final respects to Aretha Franklin.
7. CCAS official says HIV is not a death sentence, but there’s need for more information
A senior official of the Caribbean Cytometry and Analytical Society’s (CCAS) says while the region has embraced the power of antiretroviral treatment and viral suppression to prevent HIV infections in new born babies, there is inadequate understanding among the general public about how successful treatment can also reduce sexual transmission.
8. Road Safety Unit reports downward trend in road fatalities
The Road Safety Unit (RSU) in the Ministry of Transport is reporting a downward trend in road fatalities and fatal crashes so far this year.
9. Bolt to play first game for Australian club in quest to go pro
Usain Bolt will make his debut for the Central Coast Mariners in an Australian A-League pre-season exhibition game against an amateur team.
10. Reggae Girlz defeat Bermuda 4-0
Jamaica’s Senior Reggae Girlz made it two wins from two games in the final-round of the Concacaf Caribbean Women’s Qualifiers when they blanked Bermuda 4-0 in a lively contest inside the National Stadium on Monday.
