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

1. PEP Performance Task exam pushed back to March 2019 

The Performance Task aspect of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP), previously scheduled for December, has been pushed back to March 2019. Meanwhile, the Ability Test and Curriculum-Based Test components will be conducted in February 2019 and April 2019, respectively, as previously scheduled.

2. Cop arrested in St Catherine firearm seizure

Lawmen attached to the Counter-Terrorism and Organized Crime Division (C-TOC) have arrested a police officer and another man in connection to the seizure of two firearms along Myers Lane, Newlands in St Catherine yesterday.

3. UK-based Concord Resources acquires equity in Noranda Bauxite

Concord Resources Limited (Concord) a global resources merchant focused on the supply chain and risk management of non-ferrous metals and associated raw materials, has acquired a minority equity position in New Day Aluminium Holdings LLC, the parent company of Noranda Bauxite and Alumina.

4. I did not lie, witness insists in murder trial of Clarendon cop

The first witness in the murder trial of Constable Collis ‘Chucky’ Brown, who yesterday testified that he saw the police officer shooting his friend, this morning denied lying to the Independent Commission of Investigation (INDECOM).

5. Jamaica to sign air service agreement with France

Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett departed the island yesterday for Paris, to finalise air service arrangements, which will result in the development of direct flights between Montego Bay and destinations in France, in the near future.

6. Atlanta Fire Dept offers to train St James firefighters

The Atlanta Fire and Rescue Department in the United States has offered to train 15 firefighters from the St James Fire Department, in an extensive six-week training programme in Atlanta, Georgia.

7. Man gets life for raping eight-year-old child in Guyana

A 34-year-old man was sentenced to life imprisonment after he was found guilty of raping an eight-year-old child three years ago.

8. Montego Bay Chamber supports plastic/Styrofoam ban

President of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Winston Lawson, says some of its members have commenced sourcing alternative packaging material as the business group moves to support Government’s pending ban on the use of specific categories of plastic.

9. Prosecution seeks witness statement in murder trial of cop

After being surprised this morning about a statement to the police given by one of the main witnesses in the murder trial of Constable Collis ‘Chucky’ Brown, the prosecution has indicated that it has taken steps locate the statement.

10. Team chemistry a good sign for Windies Women title defence, says Selman

Fast bowler Shakera Selman believes the enhanced team chemistry in the West Indies Women side will play a key role in their defence of the Twenty20 World Cup title in the Caribbean next month.