O-Wrap: Audit identifies fraud at Dunn’s River… ‘Chucky’ Brown sentencing delayed… JN Group sponsors Reggae Girlz
In case you missed it, here are OBSERVER ONLINE’s top 10 stories for today:
1. Audit identifies fraud, financial mismanagement at Dunn’s River
The independent audit into the operations of Dunn’s River Falls and Park in St Ann has identified significant and long-term fraud control failures, financial misstatements, insufficient processes, and gaps in information technology controls.
2. ‘Chucky’ Brown sentencing suffers another delay
The sentencing of Constable Collis ‘Chucky’ Brown this morning suffered another delay in the Home Circuit Court.
3. Cops seeking ‘Babylon’ in relation to murder in Manchester last night
The Manchester police are trying to locate a man identified as Orane Anderson, otherwise called ‘Babylon’, as a suspect in one of two murders that took place in the parish last night.
4. JN Group sponsors Reggae Girlz on ‘Road to France’
Jamaica’s senior women’s football team, the Reggae Girlz, has secured a major sponsorship deal from the Jamaica National (JN) Group on their ‘Road to France’ campaign.
5. St Mary taxi driver found dead in car
The Oraccabessa police are probing the circumstances surrounding the death of a man whose lifeless body was found in his car on Airy Hill, Oracabessa in St Mary on New Year’s Day.
6. Contract with Water Lane dealer was not breached, insists RUBiS
RUBiS Energy Jamaica Limited has sought to defend itself against claims by the Jamaica Gasoline Retailers Association (JGRA) of being “unfair and callous” in its handling of the termination of the dealership licence with the association’s immediate past president Philip Chong.
7. Investments by Chinese companies at US$2 billion
The economic and trade relationship between Jamaica and the People’s Republic of China is very active, with some 15 Chinese companies operating in Jamaica with cumulative investments of US$2 billion.
8. Marketing cannot restore church image after abuse crisis — pope
Pope Francis issued a warning to US bishops on Thursday, saying in a letter that using marketing tricks or flow charts would not restore trust in the Catholic Church following the sex abuse crisis.
9. J’can fisherman dies in Nicaragua after 22 days adrift
A Jamaican boat captain died after spending 22 days adrift in waters off the coast of Nicaragua, while two other men who were on the vessel were rescued and remain in the Central American country.
10. Work to begin soon on Stadium East running track
Work to replace the Stadium East running track in Kingston is expected to get under way in a few days, says Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange.