O-Wrap: Flight attendant who ditched drugs to be released… More C’Games medals for Ja… $100m for tourism curriculum
In case you missed it, here are OBSERVER ONLINE’s top 10 stories for today:
1. J’can flight attendant who ditched drugs sentenced
A former JetBlue flight attendant who ran from security after ditching 60 pounds of cocaine at Los Angeles International Airport has been sentenced to time served.
2. PNP candidate nominated for Yallahs by-election
People’s National Party (PNP) candidate for the Yallahs division in St Thomas Western, Constantine Bogle, completed his nomination at the Yallahs Baptist Church Hall this afternoon.
3. JLP’s Lee nominated for Yallahs by-election
Jamaica Labour party (JLP) candidate for the Yallahs division in St Thomas Western by-election, John Lee, completed his nomination at the Yallahs Baptist Church Hall a short while ago.
4. J’can appointed to Bermuda Court of Appeal
Jamaican-born Anthony Smellie, the longstanding Chief Justice of the Cayman Islands, has been appointed to Bermuda’s Court of Appeal.
5. Commonwealth Games: Levy takes sprint hurdles gold, Parchment silver
Jamaican Ronald Levy captured the men’s sprint hurdles title at the Commonwealth Games here Tuesday while teammate Hansle Parchment copped silver.
6. Commonwealth Games: Kimberley Williams defends triple jump title
Jamaican Kimberley Williams produced a superb final leap to snatch gold in the women’s triple jump at the Commonwealth Games here Tuesday.
7. Commonwealth Games: Javon Francis takes bronze running season’s best
Javon Francis won bronze for Jamaica in the men’s 400m final with a season’s best of 45.11 seconds at the Commonwealth Games on Tuesday.
8. Woman killed in Bog Walk Gorge crash
A woman is dead following a motor vehicle collision that took place in the Bog Walk Gorge in the vicinity of Prim River, St Catherine yesterday which rendered the gorge impassable for hours.
9. $100m for tourism curriculum in high schools
The Ministry of Tourism is providing $100 million in a collaborative effort with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, to launch the first certification programme for high school students to gain entry level qualification in tourism.
10. Haiti records 20 earthquakes during first quarter of this year
Haiti, still recovering from the 2010 earthquake that killed more than 250,000 people, has recorded 20 earthquakes during the first four months of this year, a senior official of the Ministry of Communication has said.
