NEWS HEADLINES
-C-TOC yesterday (Fri) seized 154 boxes of uncustomed cigarettes at an apartment in St. Andrew.
-The Jamaica Public Service, JPS, says, it has collected more than one hundred million dollars, and hopes to secure millions more in agreed settlements, under its debt amnesty, which comes to an end today (Sat)
-All six men from Kingston 2, who are suspected to be a part of the Burger Gully Gang, were remanded in custody when they appeared in the Home Circuit Court yesterday (Fri).
-Detectives attached to the Counter Terrorism and Organized Crime Investigation Branch, have arrested and charged a medical doctor, for breaches of the larceny act.
-The Jamaica Teachers’ Association, JTA, has expressed regret at the death of Cherise Henry-Grant, a teacher of Village Primary School in St. Ann.
-And in news overseas.............China has accused the US of "serious provocation" after it flew B-52 bombers near one of the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea.
SPORTS HEADLINES
-The West Indies Cricket Board is calling on the region’s top players to be available for the regional tournaments, to ensure that they remain eligible for selection for international competition.
-Four candidates will be vying for Three Vice-President positions on Sunday at the Jamaica Football Federation voting congress
-Undefeated former WBA Featherweight World Champion Nicholas "Axe Man" Walters tipped the scale at 129.5 pounds at the weigh-in yesterday (Fri) for tonight's junior lightweight contest.
-Former Australia cricket captain Michael Clarke has called for the West Indies players to prioritize Test Cricket instead of participating in the lucrative global Twenty/20 tournaments.
-And............Over 60 of the island’s most talented youth players will over the next two weeks showcase their skills in the quest to secure a spot on the National Under-17 Football squad.
ENTERTAINMENT HEADLINES
-The new Star Wars film has set a new opening night box office record in the US and Canada.
-State Minister for Tourism and Entertainment Damian Crawford has urged promoters to be patient in the passage of amendments to the Noise Abatement Act.
-Oscar winner Whoopi Goldberg has signed on to make a guest appearance in Nicki Minaj's forthcoming Tv Comedy.
-R&b singer Ginuwine has taken aim at Tyrese Gibson online after The Furious 7 Star alleged their supergroup TGT was no more.
-And..........Justin Bieber has set a new U.K. chart record after becoming the first artist to spend four consecutive weeks at numbers one and two on the singles countdown.
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