O-Wrap: No Windrush J’cans on charter flight… Bob Marley Day in Toronto… Cop shot
In case you missed it, here are OBSERVER ONLINE’s top 10 stories for today:
1. No Windrush J’cans on today’s charter flight, assures foreign ministry
The Jamaican Government has sought to assure that there are no Windrush immigrants among a number of people being deported from the United Kingdom today.
2. DNA results for suspected stolen baby to be ready by weekend
The parents of a newborn who was snatched from the Victoria Jubilee Hospital in Kingston are to know by weekend if a baby found in the company of a woman yesterday belongs to them.
3. Bob Marley Day proclaimed in Toronto
Mayor of Toronto John Tory this morning proclaimed February 6 ‘Bob Marley Day’ in the Canadian city.
4. Sagicor lists first Canadian company on JSE
Sagicor Investments today listed the first Canadian-based company – Equityline Mortgage Investments Corporation (ELMIC) – on the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE).
5. Taxi drivers protest after disappearance of colleague
Taxi operators who ply the Jones Town to downtown Kingston route this morning withdrew their service to protest the disappearance of their colleague.
6. Cop shot during confrontation with gunmen
A policeman has been hospitalised following a shooting on West Street in Old Harbour, St Catherine.
7. CCTVs to be installed at KPH by month end
The Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) is expected to install security cameras before month end.
8. Police trying to locate relatives of slain Lucea man
The police are trying to locate the relatives of a man who was shot dead in Prosper district in Lucea, Hanover in December last year.
9. New oil discoveries in Guyana
Guyana today announced that the US-based oil giant, ExxonMobil, had made two additional discoveries of oil offshore Guyana building on the previously announced estimated recoverable resource of more than five billion oil-equivalent barrels on the Stabroek block.
10. JCF says no recruitment drive in Mocho, Clarendon
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has advised that there is no recruitment drive currently taking place in Mocho, Clarendon.
