O-Wrap: Holness wants ‘speedy’ solution to UK deportation row… 22 murder suspects charged… Cayman authorities hunt J’can
In case you missed it, here are OBSERVER ONLINE’s top 10 stories for today:
1. Cayman authorities hunt ‘dangerous’ Jamaican
Cayman Island police are seeking to find a Jamaican man who they said is “dangerous” and is in the territory illegally.
2. 22 murder suspects charged so far in St James SOE
The Police High Command has reported that 22 of the 1,724 individuals that have been processed since the inception of the state of emergency (SOE) in St James in January have been charged with murder.
3. British PM apologises over deportation row; Holness wants ‘speedy’ solution
Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday personally apologised to Caribbean leaders after her government threatened to deport people who emigrated to Britain in the 1950s and 1960s.
4. Manchester corporal chopped, hospitalised
Inspector Lloyd Darby from the Christiana Police Division in Manchester has confirmed that a member of his team is now nursing a machete wound inflicted by a man believed to be mentally ill.
5. Jamaica appoints new High Commissioner to South Africa
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Senator Kamina Johnson Smith today announced the appointment of Angella Comfort as High Commissioner-designate to the Republic of South Africa.
6. JPS replacing customer service offices in three parishes with mobile units
The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) has announced that as of April 30, it will be replacing its customer service offices in three parishes with mobile units in communities.
7. Marijuana-based drug gets positive review from US agency
US health officials say a closely watched medicine made from the marijuana plant significantly reduces seizures in children with severe forms of epilepsy and warrants approval in the country.
8. Facebook confirms it collects data beyond users
Facebook, embattled in a scandal over the mishandling of user data, confirmed Monday that it also collected information from people beyond their social network use.
9. Fire Brigade gets emergency units
The fleet of the Jamaica Fire Brigade has been improved with the acquisition of six new emergency response vehicles valued at $385 million.
10. C-TOC to develop checklist to identify students with deviant behaviour traits
The Counter-Terrorism and Organised Crime Investigation Branch (C-TOC) of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) will be developing a checklist that will help school officials to identify students with deviant behaviour traits.
