Morning Bites: 5 things to know for Tuesday; Observer at 30; Budget Debate; Russian manslaughter; Clovis Toon; Breaking News and more

Morning Bites: 5 things to know for Tuesday, March 7, 2023 Jamaica Observer marks 30 years The [Jamaica Observer]( the country’s leading daily newspaper, celebrates 30 years of publication today, March 7. A special newspaper supplement and a host of activities at the newspaper company's Beechwood Avenue headquarters in St Andrew will mark the special occasion. The first edition of the Jamaica Observer hit the streets on March 7, 1993 as a weekly publication after months of planning and preparation at its then office on Fagan Avenue in the Grant's Pen community with a core group including Desmond Allen as editor. Clarke opens 2023/24 Budget Debate Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr Nigel Clarke [will open the 2023/24 Budget Debate today](. This follows last week’s perusal of the Estimates of Expenditure for the new fiscal year, which gets underway on April 1, by the Parliament’s Standing Finance Committee. Today, Clarke will tell the nation how the trillion-dollar budget will be financed. Russian charged in quadruple-fatal Palisadoes crash for court The Russian charged with the death of four people in a [motor vehicle collision on the Palisadoes main road]( on December 11 last year is to return to the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court today for his case to be heard. Alexey Zaytsev was charged following the crash which killed Rosemarie Roberts-Banton, 57, Zachery Heslop, 18, taxi operator, Delroy Grant, 53, and Camille Stephenson-Grant. Advertisement Kenya's first lady declares prayers against homosexuality Kenya's First Lady Rachel Ruto has declared national prayers against [homosexuality in the country]( saying the family unit was under attack. Mrs Ruto said the country cannot condone the Supreme Court ruling last month that upheld the LGBTQ community's right of association. “We should not even try to talk about LGTBQ. This is a conversation we should not even have in our country because accepting it is like throwing our morals into the dustbin,” the first lady said. Tuesday’s football gossip Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City are targeting RB Leipzig's 21-year-old Croatia defender Josko Gvardiol this summer. [(Fabrizio Romano)]( Arsenal are confident 23-year-old English winger Reiss Nelson will agree a new deal at the club. [(Mail)]( The Gunners are also leading the race to sign Napoli's Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen, 24, despite interest from Manchester United. [(Rai, via Mirror)]( Borussia Dortmund's England midfielder Jude Bellingham, 19, rejected a chance to meet Manchester United representatives while at Birmingham City as he did not want to miss training. [(FourFourTwo)]( Aymeric Laporte wants to leave Manchester City this summer with Barcelona ready to make a move for the 28-year-old Spain defender. [(Mundo Deportivo)]( Tottenham are considering a move for Southampton's English midfielder James Ward-Prowse, 28. [(Football Insider)]( ICYMI: WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING Radam: PM reaches out to help ‘Peanut Dread’ after Observer story Prime Minister Andrew Holness has indicated that [help is on the way for social media star Osbourne ‘Peanut Dread’ Ellis](. WATCH: JCF investigating physical altercation between cop and JDF member The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) says it has launched an investigation into a [physical altercation between a member of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) soldier and a cop](. Man claims ‘acid-wielding gays’ forced him to rob bar in Kingston A 20-year-old man who was dragged to court for robbing a Kingston bar has [claimed that he was forced to commit the act by a group of acid-wielding gay men](. CLOVIS TOON TODAY IN HISTORY Alexander Graham Bell receives telephone patent [On this day]( in 1876, Alexander Graham Bell receives a patent for his telephone. 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? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](.