OBSERVER-Wrap: Fitch affirms Ja's B ratings… Kevin Hart endorses Sigma Run… Child porn video from Trinidad

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Friday, February 02, 2018

In case you missed it, here are OBSERVER ONLINE's top 10 stories for today:

1. Child porn video in circulation from Trinidad

A disturbing video that was being circulated on social media depicting child pornography is from Trinidad and Tobago, the Jamaican police have reported.

2. Bolt enlists comedian Kevin Hart to endorse Sigma Run

Olympic and World Champion Usain Bolt, one of the three Sagicor Sigma Corporate Run patrons, has enlisted the help of his friend, famed American comedian Kevin Hart, to endorse the charity run scheduled for Sunday, February 18.

3. Aunt of NY woman killed in Jamaica receives call from dead niece's phone

The aunt of the American woman who was last year murdered in St James has reported receiving two calls from her niece's missing cellular phone.

4. Teen reportedly held with gun in St James

A male teen was yesterday arrested after he was reportedly held with a firearm during a police operation in Anchovy, St James.

5. McLean denies killing St Thomas family, says he has proof

Michael McLean, who is on trial for the 2006 murder of six family members in St Thomas, this morning disclosed that the family was killed over money and drugs and that he has proof.

6. Fitch revises outlook for Jamaica from stable to positive

Fitch Ratings Agency yesterday affirmed Jamaica's long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings at 'B' and revised the outlook from “stable” to “positive”.

7. Cops seek help identifying victim in fatal hit-and-run

The Constant Spring Police are seeking the public's assistance in identifying an unidentified male, believed to be of unsound mind, who died from injuries he received when he was hit by a motor vehicle on Dunrobin Avenue, St Andew on January 21.

8. Hanna urges gov't to extend Jamaica's agenda when Tillerson visits

The People's National Party (PNP) says while it welcomes the announcement of the impending visit by United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to Jamaica, the Government should use the opportunity to extend Jamaica's agenda beyond exclusive bilateral US-Jamaica affairs.

9. US researcher outlines link between scamming and gang wars in Jamaica

On January 18, Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness declared a state of emergency in Montego Bay and surrounding St James. Hotels, restaurants, schools and government went on lockdown, with residents and tourists warned to “remain in their resorts” as police and military flooded the streets.

10. PM says INDECOM should operate with balance

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has said lawmakers would be taking steps to ensure that the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) carries out its duties with “balance”.