Morning Bites: 5 things to know for Tuesday: Consumer prices; Exporters seminar; Sectoral Debate; Clovis Toon; Breaking News and more

Morning Bites: 5 things to know for Tuesday, May 16, 2023 Consumer Price Index down 0.4 per cent The All-Jamaica Consumer Price Index (CPI) [declined by 0.4 per cent for April]( influenced mainly by a 4.2 per cent fall in the index for the division ‘Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels’. The movement in the division’s index was due to a reduction in the rates for electricity, which resulted in a 12.5 per cent fall in the index for the group ‘Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels’. The inflation rate was, however, tempered by a 0.6 per cent increase in the index for the heaviest weighted division ‘Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages’. Exporters invited to ‘Step Up Expo’ Exporters and potential exporters are invited to this year’s ‘Step Up Expo’ and Trade Agreements Dissemination Seminar which will be held today from 9:00am to 12 noon at The UWI Regional Headquarters, 2 Hermitage Road, Kingston 7. The main speaker will be Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Senator Aubyn Hill, who will be joined by legal counsel at the Trade Board Limited (TBL) Kanika Tomlinson; Trade Administrator and CEO at TBL, Dr (Maj Ret’d) Hugh Blake; and Carl Morgan, Director, Information Systems & Records Management. Also down to present is Group Export Manager at Wisynco, Stephen Dawkins. Kingston hosts Caricom Foreign Ministers meeting A two-day meeting of foreign ministers of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) to review regional foreign policy and community governance matters gets underway today in Jamaica. The meeting will be chaired by Jamaica's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith. This 26th Meeting of the Caricom Council Foreign and Community Relations will have a packed agenda, including relations with India, Europe, Canada, Mexico, and Cuba, and bilateral relations engagements involving Caricom and the USA, Africa, Dominica Republic, and the Central America Integration System. The ministers will also discuss the [situation in Haiti]( and matters pertaining to the United Nations (UN), including UN Security Council Reform and Caricom's engagement in the Permanent Forum of People of African Descent. Advertisement Green, Hanna to make contribution to Sectoral Debate The [2023/24 Sectoral Debate]( will continue today at Gordon House with Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Floyd Green set to make his contribution. The Member of Parliament for St Ann South Eastern, Lisa Hanna is also down to make her contribution. Denver vs Lakers in NBA Western Conference Finals Many time champions Los Angeles Lakers [will take on Denver Nuggets]( in game one of the Western Conference Finals in the NBA tonight. The Nuggets, who were the number one seed in the West, are looking for their first NBA title and will be looking to their superstar Nikola Jokić to get them to the finals. The Lakers will be looking to four-time champion and the NBA’s all-time leading scorer Lebron James and Anthony Davis to take them to another finals. ICYMI: WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING Holness joins UN chief in call for global community to step up response to Haiti crisis [United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres joined forces with Prime Minister Andrew Holness]( on Monday to reiterate their call for greater support from the international community in addressing the worsening crisis in Haiti. Man gets three years for accidentally killing best friend A St James man who [accidentally killed his best friend]( and then fled the scene in a panic has been sentenced to three years in prison. WATCH: Cop mowed down by biker on Mandela Highway, rushed to hospital A police constable was rushed to hospital with a head injury after he was [mowed down by a motorcycle on the Mandela Highway]( in St Andrew on Sunday. CLOVIS TOON TODAY IN HISTORY A star is born as 'Top Gun' released On this day in 1986, the action blockbuster Top Gun was released in American theatres, making Tom Cruise an international star. 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](.