Morning Bites: 5 things to know for Friday: Water for farmers; Mental Health; Reggae Girlz; Today's Weather; Clovis Toon; Breaking News and more

Morning Bites: 5 things to know for Friday, July 21, 2023 $8 million allocated to truck water to farmers The Government has allocated $8 million for the continued delivery of [trucked water]( to farmers in affected areas to address the challenges of water scarcity and drought caused by climate change. Agriculture Minister Floyd Green said the programme aims to provide temporary relief by delivering water to areas where access to irrigation water is limited. Education Minister wraps up five-day TVET study tour in Germany Minister of Education and Youth, Fayval Williams will today wrap up a [five-day study tour of Germany]( which she embarked on to gain insights into that country’s co-operative public-private system of technical and vocational education. The tour was organised by the Education Division of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), in collaboration with the Deutsche Gessellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ). Tufton promotes mental wellness parenting seminar Minister of Health & Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton, will today address a mental wellness parenting seminar at the Jewel Grande Montego Bay Resort & Spa in St James at 11:00 am. This is part of the ministry’s continued promotion of mental wellness, this time among parents – in support of their children this summer and beyond. Tufton and members of the mental health team will host a group of some 50 parents for a seminar to provide them with resources to take care of their own wellness while also supporting the wellness of their children. Advertisement Portmore teens on gun charge return to court The three St Catherine teens accused of using an imitation firearm during the robbery of a man in Portmore is set for mention today in the Gun Court in Kingston. The accused are ages 14, 15, and 16. According to the allegations against them, on May 11 a man was seen running towards a police vehicle. He reportedly told the police that he was held up in the community of Monza by the teenagers. Reggae Girlz ready for France in World Cup Jamaica’s Reggae Girlz are [physically and mentally prepared to take on France]( in their opening game of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup on Sunday. That’s the declaration by Xavier Gilbert, assistant coach of Jamaica's senior women's football team who said the girls’ recent 1-0 win over Morocco in a behind-closed-door friendly encounter should instil a lot of confidence in the Jamaicans. TODAY'S WEATHER FORECAST The Meteorological Service of Jamaica's forecast for Friday is mainly sunny and windy. ICYMI: WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING Meet the 24 Reggae Girlz representing Jamaica at World Cup 2023 Here is [what to know about the 24-player Reggae Girlz squad](. History-making Reggae Girlz repping Jamaica at World Cup amid little fanfare at home The Fifa Women’s World Cup kicked off on Thursday. However, if you are in Jamaica you would be forgiven for [not knowing that the country is being represented at the global showpiece](. A look around throughout the island would hardly show any signs – no stalls overflowing with miniature Jamaica flags or people donning the national team’s jersey in support of the Reggae Girlz. No evidence PNP councillor’s murder linked to political rival’s killing - police Police say they have[found no evidence at the moment]( to suggest that Thursday morning’s shooting death of Ainsley Parkins, a People’s National Party Councillor for the Southborough Division, is linked to last year’s murder of Lennox Hines, a Jamaica Labour Party councillor-caretaker for the division. CLOVIS TOON TODAY IN HISTORY Guilty verdict in ‘Monkey Trial’ On this day in 1925, the so-called “Monkey Trial” ended in Dayton, Tennessee, with John T Scopes found guilty of violating state law for teaching Darwin’s Theory of Evolution. (The conviction was later overturned on a technicality.) 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](.