In case you missed it, here are OBSERVER ONLINE’s top stories for today:

1. History won’t absolve the PNP for NIDS attack — JLP

The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) has labelled the People’s National Party (PNP) as an obstructionist for “its continued attempts to undermine the national identification system (NIDS)”.

2. Jamaica’s lack of competitiveness could blight future with CARICOM — Golding

Former prime minister Bruce Golding says Jamaica’s trade imbalance could be one of the factors that hinder their future with the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM).

3. Decline in the number of children reported missing

The Ananda Alert Secretariat has recorded a decline in the number of children reported missing.

4. CHASE Fund commits $120 million to early-childhood certification programme

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth, Floyd Green, yesterday disclosed that the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund has committed $120 million towards the early-childhood certification programme.

5. Tourism revenue up 12.1% in 2017

Revenue from the tourism sector grew by 12.1 per cent in 2017, delivering $62.2 billion to the local economy, according to Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett.

6. Child Diversion Bill a game changer, says Chuck

Justice Minister Delroy Chuck has touted the Child Diversion Bill as a game changer in saving children and diverting them away from deviant behaviour, as Parliament currently seeks to pass the Bill.

7. Violence in Westmoreland up by 30%

Security Minister Dr Horace Chang today disclosed that the upsurge in violence in Westmorland represents a 30 per cent increase when compared to the corresponding period of last year.

8. Two confirmed dead, several injured in Manchester crash

Police are confirming that at least two people died, while an undisclosed number was rushed to hospital following a major motor vehicle crash on the Melrose Bypass in Manchester.

9. TA updates stickers for PPVs, commercial carriers

The Transport Authority says it is introducing an updated sticker to accompany road licences issued to operators of public passenger vehicles (PPV) and commercial carriers in a bid to make them readily identifiable for passengers.

10. Reggae Girlz trounce Guadeloupe 13-0 in World Cup qualifier

Jamaica’s Reggae Girlz plundered minnows Guadeloupe  13-0 in their opening CONCACAF Caribbean Women’s Group B World Cup qualifying game at the Stade Sylvio Cator.