O-Wrap: China loans will be repaid in 10 years… Unemployment falls to 8.4%… Removal of auxiliary fees non-negotiable
In case you missed it, here are OBSERVER ONLINE’s top 10 stories for today:
1. 90% of loans from China will be repaid in 10 years, says finance minister
Finance Minister, Dr Nigel Clarke, says 90 per cent of Jamaica’s outstanding debt to the Export-Import Bank of China will be repaid in 10 years.
2. Unemployment falls to record low of 8.4%
The country’s unemployment rate has fallen to a new record low 8.4 per cent, according to the Statistical Institute of Jamaica [STATIN] Labour Force Survey for July 2018.
3. Early childhood education sector much healthier than 2 1/2 years ago — Reid
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator Ruel Reid, says the “early childhood education sector is much healthier than it was two and half years ago”.
4. Police/ military operation underway in August Town; residents urged to cooperate
The police are urging residents of August Town and surrounding communities to comply with instructions given by members of the security forces, as a joint police/military operation is now underway in the area.
5. T&T rattled by 9th quake in just over a week
Trinidad and Tobago started the month of November in the same manner as it ended the previous month with an earthquake rattling the twin island republic.
6. Removal of auxiliary fees, corporal punishment non-negotiable – PM
Prime Minister Andrew Holness says removal of auxiliary fees and prohibiting corporal punishment in schools are non-negotiable Government policies for which principals and teachers are to adhere.
7. Vaz calls for buy-in on plastic ban
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Daryl Vaz, is calling for a buy-in into the Government’s ban on single-use plastic by manufacturers, householders and distributors.
8. IAAF gender rules ‘killing’ next generation — Semenya
South African track star Caster Semenya said on Thursday that controversial new rules on female testosterone levels risked “killing” the passion of the next generation of female athletes.
9. Police seek help identifying man killed on Hagley Park Road
The police are yet to identify a man who was killed on Hagley Park Road, Kingston 11 over a week ago.
10. India beat West Indies, clinch ODI series 3-1
Ravindra Jadeja starred in India’s nine-wicket series clinching win over West Indies after the tourists were skittled out for just 104 in the fifth one-day international on Thursday.
