O-wrap: Ja drops in Corruption Perception Index… Crime Stop pays out over $8.2m… Scotiabank invests $7.2m in Caribbean Travel Marketplace
In case you missed it, here are OBSERVER ONLINE’s top 10 stories for today:
1. Jamaica moves down on Corruption Perception Index
Jamaica slipped two places to 70 out of 180 countries in the latest rankings of Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index (CPI).
2. Scotiabank invests $7.2m in Caribbean Travel Marketplace
Scotiabank Jamaica has invested $7.2 million into the upcoming Caribbean Travel Marketplace, a partnership that allows the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) to open the doors for participation of small and medium tourism enterprises (SMTE) in the sector.
3. BOJ appoints two deputy governors
The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) has announced the appointment of Natalie Haynes and E George Roper as deputy governors of the institution.
4. Crime Stop pays out over $8.2m for tips
Crime Stop Jamaica is reporting a 25 per cent increase in tips in 2018 when compared to 2017, with a total of $8,287,500 being paid out to informants.
5. Three men accused of NCB ABM fraud to return to court today
The three St Ann men accused of committing a multimillion-dollar bank fraud at the National Commercial Bank, are set to return to the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court today.
6. Marley family donates works to National Library
The family of reggae icon Bob Marley has donated a collection of books to the National Library of Jamaica.
7. PM, Bartlett welcome return of EP hotel model
Prime Minister Andrew Holness and Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett have welcomed the return of the European Plan (EP) model of hotels as part of the expanding tourism industry.
8. US hands Venezuela’s bank accounts to Guaido
The United States said Tuesday that it has handed control of Venezuela’s bank accounts in the United States to Juan Guaido, the opposition leader whom Washington has recognised as interim president.
9. Residents block lower Maxfield Avenue again
Residents of lower Maxfield Avenue have mounted roadblocks for a third consecutive day in protest of what they claimed was the unjustified police killing of a 16-year-old boy in the community on Sunday.
10. Windies face tough hurdle in T20 title defence
Defending champions West Indies will open the defence of their title against New Zealand, in the highly anticipated edition of next year’s men’s Twenty20 World Cup in Australia.
