Morning Bites: 5 things to know for Thursday; Curfew; Antigua Election; Clovis Toon; Breaking News and more

Morning Bites: 5 things to know for Thursday, January 19, 2023 Curfew in Denham Town A curfew that was [imposed in sections of the Kingston Western Police Division]( on Sunday has been extended, according to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). In a statement on Wednesday evening, the JCF noted that the curfew extension will run from 6:00 pm on Wednesday, January 18, to 6:00 pm on Saturday, January 21. The boundaries of the curfew include Race Course Lane (Blount Street), from the intersection of Little King Street travelling to the fence line forming of the Golden Heights Housing Development; and the northern and eastern sections of Race Course Lane, travelling south along the paved gully and continuing to the intersection of Williams Street and Upper Rose Lane. Additionally, the curfew includes Rose Lane, from the intersection of William Street, continuing south along Rose Lane to the intersection of Beeston Street and Rose Lane, continuing west along Beeston Street to the intersection of Spanish Town Road and southwest along Spanish Town Road to Little King Street, and along Little King Street from Spanish Town Road to the intersection of Race Course Lane (Blount Street). The curfew excludes the Denham Town High School and Denham Town Police Station. The police are reminding the public that during the hours of the curfew, all persons within the boundaries of the curfew are required to remain within their premises unless otherwise authorised in writing by the ground commander. Gasoline, diesel prices up $4.50 Motorists will [see an increase at the pumps]( in the price of gasoline effective today, according to the latest ex-refinery costs from Petrojam. With both grades of gasoline up by $4.50, 87-octane gasoline will be sold for $163.41 per litre while 90-octane gasoline will be sold for $167.39 per litre. Automotive diesel fuel will be sold for $208.84 per litre after an increase of $4.50 and ultra-low sulphur diesel will be sold for $216.76 per litre, up by $4.50. Kerosene also increased in price by $4.50 and will be sold for $214.54 per litre. Propane liquid petroleum will be sold for $65.05 per litre, up by $3.06 and butane liquid petroleum will be sold for $73.14 per litre after an increase of $3.06. Marketing companies and retailers will add their respective mark-up to these prices. Antigua and Barbuda elections results Results from Wednesday’s [general elections in Antigua and Barbuda]( will continue pouring in today, with the ruling Antigua and Barbuda Party (ABLP) having won three of the four seats declared so far for the 17-seat Parliament. Prime Minister Gaston Browne comfortably won his St John’s City West seat polling 1,295 votes as against 621 for Alister Thomas of the United Progressive Party (UPP) and Jamel Knight of the Democratic National Alliance (DNA). However, the leader of the main opposition UPP, Harold Lovell, failed to win the City East seat for a third consecutive time as Information Minister Melford Nicholas held on to win by six votes in Wednesday’s general election. In the last general election, the ABLP won 15 of the 17 seats. Advertisement Spanish Town police search for murder suspect The [Spanish Town police]( will today step up their search for a man who is wanted in connection with Wednesday’s murder of another man in Roadside district, Ewarton, St Catherine. The wanted man has been identified as Conron Johnson, otherwise called 'Con' or 'Chroma', who the police have described as armed and dangerous. They say Johnson is wanted in connection to the death of 28-year-old Clayton Turner who was killed around 4:30 am. Anyone knowing Johnson’s whereabouts is being asked to call the Spanish Town police at 876-984-2305, Crime Stop at 311, police 119 emergency number or the nearest police station. Football: Thursday’s transfer gossip BBC Sport is reporting that Paris St-Germain were prepared to let France striker Kylian Mbappe, 24, join Liverpool last summer but he rejected the potential move amid reports linking him with Real Madrid. [(Athletic)]( West Ham have made an offer for Aston Villa's 30-year-old English striker Danny Ings, with a view to strengthening their forward options as the relegation-threatened side struggle for goals. Arsenal will not be panicked into buying in January after missing out on Ukraine winger Mykhailo Mudryk, 22, to Chelsea and are prepared to wait until the summer before going in for West Ham's England midfielder Declan Rice, 24. [(Sun)]( West Ham tried to sign England defender Harry Maguire, 29, on loan but their move was rejected by Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag, who is keen to keep his club captain at Old Trafford for the rest of the season. [(Mail)]( Everton may be tempted to replace manager Frank Lampard, 44, with former boss David Moyes, 59, despite the Scot's position at West Ham being under threat, with both clubs in the Premier League relegation zone. [(Sun)]( Moyes faces the sack if West Ham lose their Premier League relegation showdown against Everton at London Stadium on Saturday. [(Telegraph)]( Manchester United have made an improved contract offer to 18-year-old Argentine Alejandro Garnacho amid interest from Real Madrid. [(Independent)]( Fulham have been linked with a £4m move for former striker Josh Maja, 24. The London-born Nigeria forward, who had a loan spell at Craven Cottage in 2021, has scored 11 goals in 19 appearances for Bordeaux in France's Ligue 2 this season. [(Sun)]( Chelsea and Manchester United are ready to rival Tottenham for the signing of Brentford's Spain goalkeeper David Raya, 27, this summer. [(Telegraph)]( Tottenham have offered £30m plus add-ons for Sporting Lisbon's Spain defender Pedro Porro, 23, but the Portuguese club want them to meet the full release clause of £39m. Atletico Madrid are set to sign Barcelona's 28-year-old Netherlands forward Memphis Depay for a fee of £2.6m. [(Fabrizio Romano)]( ICYMI: WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING WATCH: Late former top cop Lucius Thomas hailed for ‘sterling contribution to nation’ Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson has hailed his predecessor Lucius Thomas as “quite the gentleman, who genuinely cared about the safety and security of the Jamaicans.” Thomas [died on Wednesday]( at the age of 74. Jamaican graphic designer ‘honoured’ as logo design debuts on Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium For 39-year-old graphic designer, Russell McGibbon, the highlight of his 17-year career has been his [logo design being featured on Arsenal’s new mural](. Jacinda Ardern to step down as New Zealand prime minister Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern [said she is stepping down]( as New Zealand’s leader and will not contest this year’s general elections. CLOVIS TOON TODAY IN HISTORY World War II: 251 killed as German sub sinks Canadian liner On January 19, 1942, during World War II, a German submarine sank the Canadian liner RMS Lady Hawkins off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, killing 251 people; 71 survived. For more stories, visit our website at www.jamaicaobserver.com or [sign up for our e-paper](. [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Website]( Copyright © 2023 Jamaica Observer, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: 40 - 42 1/2 Beechwood Avenue Kingston 5 Want to change how you receive these emails? 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