O-Wrap: Fashion pioneer Ivy Ralph dies… Three cops accused of blackmail… Messado disbarred
In case you missed it, here are OBSERVER ONLINE’s top 10 stories for today:
1. Jamaican fashion pioneer Ivy Ralph passes
World renowned Jamaican fashion designer Ivy Ralph passed away early this morning. She was 90 years old.
2. Three St James cops accused of blackmailing men caught in ‘compromising position’
Three police officers in St James have been accused of attempting to blackmail two men who they reportedly caught in a “compromising position” in the parish in August.
3. Minor quake rattles Jamaica
A minor earthquake rattled sections of the island Sunday night. According to the Earthquake Unit at the University of the West Indies, Mona, the epicentre of the 3.9 magnitude quake was located 10 kilometres west of Moore Town, Portland.
4. Man allegedly kills brother in Manchester
A Manchester man is currently in police custody after allegedly killing his brother on the weekend. The deceased is identified as 22-year-old Anthony Campbell.
Embattled real estate attorney, Jennifer Messado, has been struck from the roll of practising attorneys in Jamaica.
6. TS Michael upgraded to hurricane in Gulf of Mexico
Tropical storm Michael strengthened to a Category 1 hurricane Monday as it barrelled toward the US Gulf Coast packing maximum sustained winds of 75 miles per hour, meteorologists said.
7. 21-y-o victim was not shot from behind, court hears in trial of Clarendon cop
The medical doctor who had performed the post mortem on the body of Robert Dawkins in January 2009, after he was allegedly shot dead by Constable Collis ‘Chucky’ Brown, this morning testified that the victim was shot three times.
8. UN report on global warming carries life-or-death warning
Preventing an extra single degree of heat could make a life-or-death difference in the next few decades for multitudes of people and ecosystems on this fast-warming planet, an international panel of scientists reported Sunday. But they provide little hope the world will rise to the challenge.
9. Haiti quake toll rises to 15 — gov’t
A 5.9-magnitude earthquake that struck off the northwest coast of Haiti at the weekend has killed at least 15 people, authorities said Monday, increasing the previous toll by three.
10. Researchers identify erectile dysfunction gene
Researchers have identified a genetic variant that is partially responsible for erectile dysfunction, a development that could help improve treatment, according to a study published Monday in a US journal.
