Morning Bites: 5 things to know for Friday: Stranded Reggae Girlz return; Suicides on the rise; Today's Weather; Clovis Toon; Breaking News and more

Morning Bites: 5 things to know for Friday, August 11, 2023 Stranded Reggae Girlz due to arrive today Several members of the Reggae Girlz team who were due to fly into the island on Thursday via the Sangster International Airport but were instead [among hundreds of passengers left stranded]( are now due in the island today. Passengers were left stranded after the [airport’s runway was closed for several hours](. Vaz calls for probe into Sangster Airport closure Transport Minister Daryl Vaz has [called for a full investigation]( into the events on Thursday that led to the temporary closure of the Sangster International Airport in St James. The closure resulted in a number of flights being diverted to the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston. Other flights were cancelled. In a statement, Vaz expressed his dissatisfaction with what transpired and has instructed that MBJ Airports Limited, Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority and the Airports Authority of Jamaica each provide a detailed report of the series of events which resulted in several delayed and cancelled flights. Phillips wants examination of operations at country’s airports Opposition spokesman on transport, Mikael Phillips, has called for an urgent investigation by the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA) into the operations of Jamaica's two main airports. His call follows Thursday’s temporary closure of the runway at Sangster International Airport in St James, which [forced the cancellation of 12 flights and the delay of several others](. In a media release, Phillips noted that the closure occurred less than a month after a closure at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston. Advertisement Suicides on the rise in Jamaica More than 90 per cent of the 64 suicides committed in Jamaica in 2022 were males. The total suicides figure, which is contained in the Economic and Economic Survey Jamaica, a Planning Institute of Jamaica publication, is 13 more than the 51 suicides that were committed in the country in 2021, a 26 per cent increase. The numbers show that 90.6 per cent of those who took their own lives last year were males. At 75.0 per cent, hanging continued to be the most common method used by those who opted to take their own lives. Friday’s football gossip: Kane likely to stay at Tottenham England striker Harry Kane is increasingly likely to stay at Tottenham, despite Spurs agreeing to sell the 30-year-old to Bayern Munich in a deal worth close to £100m. [(Sky Sports)]( Bayern manager Thomas Tuchel made Kane his number one target and will be stunned if the England captain does not join the German champions. [(Telegraph)]( Tottenham will consider a shock move for Chelsea’s Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku, 30, if Kane does go to Bayern. [(Gazzetta dello Sport)]( France striker Kylian Mbappe, 24, has repeated to Paris St-Germain his insistence that he will not leave the club this summer under any circumstances and intends to see out the final year of his contract. [(Le Parisien)]( TODAY'S WEATHER FORECAST More showers are anticipated across sections of the island today. According to the Meteorological Service of Jamaica, expect morning showers across eastern and south-central parishes, and scattered afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms across sections of most parishes. ICYMI: WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING WATCH: Two suspects in custody following rape, killing of 15-y-o girl in Trelawny Following the killing of 15-year-old Jamila Cole, who was raped and beaten to death while her mother and female relative were attacked during a home invasion in Trelawny, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Winston Milton says [two persons of interest are now in custody](. Fraser-Pryce opts out of 200m at World Champs Five-time 100m World champion, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, [will not contest the sprint double]( at the World Athletics Championships set to start in Budapest, Hungary next week. Grieving couple sues doctor, hospital after baby allegedly ‘decapitated during birth’ A baby was reportedly [decapitated while being delivered]( before hospital staff tried to hide the horrific circumstances from the parents by propping the head on the body, a lawsuit has claimed. CLOVIS TOON TODAY IN HISTORY Hip Hop is born at a Jamaican's party in NY On this day in 1973, a party hosted by Jamaican immigrants DJ Kool Herc and his sister Cindy Campbell, in celebration of Cindy’s birthday, triggers a grassroots musical revolution that became known as Hip Hop. 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](.