Morning Bites: 5 things to know for Monday: Sexual Harassment Act; Quadruple murder suspect; Benfica youth camp; Clovis Toon; Breaking News and more

Morning Bites: 5 things to know for Monday, July 3, 2023 Sexual Harassment Act takes effect The long-awaited [Sexual Harassment Act]( will take effect today. The legislation, which has been in the making for many years, spans several political administrations. It addresses concerns about sexual harassment that are employment-related, occurring in institutions, or arising in the landlord/tenant relationship. The Act contains provisions for dealing with sexual harassment in the workplace, schools, correctional institutions, places of safety, nursing homes, medical and psychiatric facilities, among other places. Quadruple murder suspect remains on the run with trial set to start The murder trial of quadruple murder suspect, Anward ‘Kirkie’ Hinds, is set to get underway today, but he [remains on the run after escaping from the Black River police station lock-up]( in St Elizabeth on June 18 along with seven other inmates. His attorney Thomas Levene has said that "The police are unable to account for the whereabouts of my client and he has a trial — the murder matter that was set for priority to start on July 3”. Hinds has been charged in relation to the murders of four farmers — Archibald Brown, 60; his brother George Brown, 57; Maurice Sanderson, 40; and Ezra Wright, 73 — in the remote community of Claremont in northern St Elizabeth on May 27, 2015. New NHT loan limits now in effect The [increases in National Housing Trust (NHT) loan limits]( which were announced by Prime Minister Andrew Holness during his Budget presentation in March, are now in effect. Effective July 1, 2023, the general loan limit for a single applicant was increased to $7.5 million, up from $6.5 million — a 15 per cent increase. If a single contributor is buying a housing solution priced at $12 million or less, the contributor may access up to $8.5 million towards financing for that unit. What’s more, two persons applying jointly will be able to access funding of up to $15 million, up from $13 million. Advertisement Benfica youth camp in Jamaica A [six-day football training camp organised by Portuguese football club SL Benfica]( is set to get underway today at Sabina Park in Kingston. The camp will run until July 8. Benfica is sending coaches to Jamaica to conduct the training camp as part of its International Schools Programme. The camp will feature aspiring players from ages six to 17 and will consist of two sessions of 50 children daily for the first five days, with the best players selected for two games on day six. The project was organised in part by Sports Innovators Group which signed a partnership deal with the reigning Portuguese champions. Elon Musk imposes daily limits on reading posts on Twitter Twitter owner Elon Musk has [limited the number of tweets that users can view each day]( — restrictions he described as an attempt to prevent unauthorized scraping of potentially valuable data from the social media platform. The site is now requiring people to log on to view tweets and profiles — a change in its longtime practice to allow everyone to peruse the chatter on what Musk has frequently touted as the world’s digital town square since buying it for US$44 billion last year. The restrictions could result in users being locked out of Twitter for the day after scrolling through several hundred tweets. Thousands of users complained Saturday of not being able to access the site. ICYMI: WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING Money dispute ends in teen's death in Clarendon A disagreement over money led to the [death of a teen]( on Harris Street in May Pen, Clarendon, Sunday morning. World leaders to attend 50th anniversary of Caricom United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken is among [high level officials scheduled to attend]( the 50th anniversary of the formation of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) which will be held n Trinidad this week. JCF social media campaign hitting right spots The Jamaica Constabulary Force's (JCF) [current social media campaign]( has had the tongues of many wagging, while others howl in laughter. CLOVIS TOON TODAY IN HISTORY Andy Griffith dies at 86 On this day in 2012, Andy Griffith, 86, who made homespun American Southern wisdom his trademark as the wise sheriff in “The Andy Griffith Show,” died at his North Carolina home. 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](.