O-WRAP: DomRep visa waiver… Deadly blast at UK concert… Readers oppose land payment to CHEC
In case you missed it, here are OBSERVER ONLINE’s top 10 stories for today.
1. Glitch in CSEC math paper leaves students on edgeOBSERVER ONLINE understands that there was an administrative glitch in the May/June Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) Mathematics paper, which has left some students and parents on edge today.
2. Pedestrian crossings and road markings are to be legally approved – NWAAs Jamaicans prepare to observe Labour Day tomorrow May 23, the National Works Agency (NWA) is reminding that pedestrian crossings and other road markings should not be undertaken along the main roads without the consent of the Agency.
3. ‘Confirmed fatalities’ at Manchester concertBritish police said early Tuesday there were “a number of confirmed fatalities” after reports of at least one explosion during a pop concert in the city of Manchester.
4. Holness signs visa waiver with DomRepPrime Minister Andrew Holness has signed a visa waiver, which will facilitate easier travelling for holders of diplomatic and official passports between Jamaica and the Dominican Republic.
5. Legend Sangakkara to retire from first class cricketSri Lankan cricketing legend Kumar Sangakkara said Monday he will retire from first-class cricket at the end of the present English county championship season in September.
6. CHEC should not have been given land as payment for highwaySeventy-four per cent of the, 823 respondents to a recent OBSERVER ONLINE poll believe that the Chinese contractors should not have been given land as part-payment to build the North/South leg of Highway 2000.
7. Gov’t says IDB study signals Jamaica on right track to reducing crimeThe Ministry of National Security says a study being conducted by the Inter-American Development Bank indicates that the Secure Jamaica Plan and the 5 Pillar National Crime Strategy (operational) are on the right track for creating a safer Jamaica.
8. Elderly man dies after being hit by minibusAn elderly man from Central Village in St Catherine died as result of injuries he received after being hit by a minibus on the Mandela Highway this morning.
9. Venezuela appeals to Guyana and other regional gov’ts for helpVenezuela’s Ambassador to Guyana has called on the government of Guyana and other governments across the region to intervene as Venezuela’s political crisis deepens with daily clashes between demonstrators and security forces.
10.Trump becomes first sitting US president to visit Jerusalem’s Western WallDonald Trump on Monday became the first sitting US president to visit the Western Wall in the disputed city of Jerusalem, placing his hand on one of the most sacred sites in Judaism.
