Morning Bites: 5 things to know for Monday; JMMB; Andre Ruddock; BVI Election; Clovis Toon; Breaking News and more

Morning Bites: 5 things to know for Monday, April 24, 2023 JMMB warns customers of cyberattacks JMMB is [advising customers of an increase in cyberattacks]( against clients who conduct their banking and investing transactions online. “We are aware of an increase in cyberattacks being committed by fraudsters, against JMMB clients who conduct their banking and investing transactions online. We implore our clients to ensure that they are entering their personal information on the official JMMB Bank Moneyline website ,” JMMB said in an email to customers over the weekend, adding that clients should bookmark the above web address. Meanwhile, the bank noted a few tips to help customers verify the authenticity of the website. Bail hearing for Pathways International’s Andre Ruddock Andre Ruddock, [the man accused of killing Taneka Gardener during an alleged sacrificial ritual]( at Pathways International Kingdom Restoration Ministries in Montego Bay, St James, on October 17, 2021, will know today whether he will be granted bail when the matter returns to the Supreme Court. Justice Vinnette Graham-Allen is also expected to tell Ruddock when his trial will begin. Gardner, an office attendant at Appliance Traders Ltd in Montego Bay, was one of three people killed in an alleged sacrifice at the church pastored by cult leader Kevin Smith, who was arrested and later died in an accident at Church Road in Bog Walk, St Catherine, while being transported by the police to Kingston to be questioned by senior detectives. BVI residents go to the polls in general election Residents of the British Virgin Islands (BVI) will today cast their ballots for a new government in a general election. Today’s vote in the British Overseas Territory comes after the House of Assembly was dissolved on March 10. Over 20 polling locations have been approved across the BVI’s nine districts. The [last general election]( was held in 2019. Advertisement T&T Olympian facing gun and drug charges returns to court Trinidadian Olympian Njisane Phillip [is expected back in court today]( on firearm and drug-related charges. Phillip, 31, appeared virtually last month before Senior Magistrate Armina Deonarinesingh in the San Fernando Court on three charges - including possession of a firearm, possession of ammunition and possession of marijuana. Phillip, a two-time Olympic cyclist, was arrested in March after police pulled over his vehicle for allegedly speeding along the Solomon Hochoy Highway. The officers searched the vehicle and allegedly found 62 grammes of marijuana and a firearm with a magazine containing four rounds of 9mm ammunition. He was arrested and later charged. Mexico president tests positive for coronavirus for 3rd time Mexico’s president suspended a tour of the Yucatan peninsula Sunday after acknowledging he [tested positive for the cornavirus]( having previously suffered two bouts of COVID-19. President Andrés Manuel López Obrado wrote in his social media accounts that “it isn’t serious.” The comment followed reports in the local press that López Obrador felt faint Sunday morning and had to cancel his tour, something his presidential spokesman denied. ICYMI: WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING Spice and Beenie Man deliver at Moonlight Soiree Dancehall heavyweights Spice and Beenie Man [delivered scintillating performances to a receptive crowd]( at the FIP Entertainment-produced Moonlight Soiree at the Montego Bay Sports Complex on Saturday. Body found in MoBay identified as elderly jerk chicken vendor The St James Police have commenced their investigation into the circumstances surrounding the [shooting death of an elderly jerk chicken vendor in Montego Bay]( the parish capital, early Sunday morning. Guyana, India sign Air Services agreement Guyana and India on Saturday [signed an Air Services Agreement]( to facilitate direct flights between both countries. CLOVIS TOON TODAY IN HISTORY Iran hostage rescue mission fails On this day in 1980, the United States launched an unsuccessful attempt to free the American hostages in Iran, a mission that resulted in the deaths of eight US servicemen. 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](.