Morning Bites: 5 things to know for Monday; UWI torture case; Fosrich; Clovis Toon; Breaking News and more

Morning Bites: 5 things to know for Monday, March 27, 2023 UWI torture accused Matthew Hyde seeks bail Matthew Hyde, the University of the West Indies student who is alleged to have [tortured his ex-girlfriend in his dorm room]( is scheduled to return to the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court today for a bail hearing. Hyde, 20, was brought to the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court last Wednesday to answer to charges of assault occasioning grievous bodily harm, false imprisonment, and malicious communication. However, his [bail application was postponed]( as his attorney Peter Champagnie, KC, was unable to appear in court as he is involved in another matter at the Home Circuit Court. FosRich hosts earnings call [FosRich Company Limited]( will to host an Earnings Call to discuss its financial results for the year ending December 31, 2022. The audited results were published on March 17, 2023 on the website of the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE). The earnings call will be hosted by FosRich Chief Executive Officer Cecil Foster and moderated by Learn Grow Invest Limited boss Jermaine McDonald. The audited results showed revenues were $3,373 million, up 43 per cent year-on-year. Germany's transport network at near standstill as unions strike Staff at airports, ports, railways, buses and subways [walked out shortly after midnight for a 24-hour stoppage]( as unions demanded higher wages to assist its members cope with the rising cost of living across the country. There have been multiple smaller walkouts by other public service sectors, but Monday's will be the largest in decades in the country as the two unions involved in the strike are among the largest in Germany. “Verdi represents around 2.5 million employees across the public sector including in public transport and at airports. EVG represents around 230,000 employees at Deutsche Bahn - Germany's national rail operator, and other bus companies. They hope it will increase pressure on employers ahead of another round of pay negotiations on Monday,” a report read. Advertisement UK report: Black kids 6 times likelier to be strip-searched Black children in England and Wales were six times more likely to be strip-searched by police, according to a report being released Monday that found children were failed by those sworn to protect them. Children’s Commissioner Rachel de Souza found nearly 3,000 children were strip-searched between 2018 and mid-2022 and more than half the searches were conducted without an appropriate adult present. The investigation was launched after a black 15-year-old girl suspected of having marijuana was strip-searched at a London school in 2020 by two female officers without another adult present. The girl, identified as “Child Q,” was menstruating and no drugs were found. A previous report said racism was a likely factor for the humiliating search. Concacaf Nations League continues The [Concacaf Nations League]( continues today with six matches. Today’s match fixtures are: St Vincent & Grenadines vs Bahamas; St Lucia vs Dominica; St Kitts/Nevis vs Aruba; Dominican Republic vs Belize; USA vs El Salvador; Trinidad & Tobago vs Nicaragua. ICYMI: WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING Reggae Boyz fall short in Nations League decider Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz fell just short of advancing to the finals of the Concacaf Nations League on Sunday after they were [held 2-2 by Mexico]( in their League A, Group A semi-final game played at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City. 16-y-o student, correctional officer gunned down in Highgate, St Mary A [double murder shattered the relative quiet of Highgate, St Mary]( on Sunday, as a 16-year-old student and a prison warder were shot dead by gunmen in the community. Off-duty cop shoots cabbie at betting shop in Kingston An off-duty policeman [shot and injured a taxi driver]( at a betting shop in east Kingston this afternoon. CLOVIS TOON TODAY IN HISTORY 583 killed in Tenerife airport disaster [On this day]( in 1977, in aviation's worst-ever disaster, 583 die when two Boeing 747s collide at Tenerife airport in Spain. 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](.