Morning Bites: 5 things to know for Friday: Crab Circle; JPS customer care; Reggae Boyz; Today's Weather; Clovis Toon; Breaking News and more

Morning Bites: 5 things to know for Friday, October 6, 2023 Crab stalls at Heroes Circle shuttered The Corporate Area’s most popular location for boiled corn and crabs at Heroes Circle is now closed. The health authorities, accompanied by the police,[shuttered Crab Circle on Thursday following a viral video of a vendor relieving herself]( one of the stalls at the popular eatery. The health department cited a breach of the Public Health (Food Handling) Regulations of 1998 as the reason for the closure. JPS customer care offices to close early The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) has advised that all its customer service offices will be closed at 3:00 pm today for a staff event. The light and power company says bill payments can still be made at Bill Express which will remain open. Customers may also contact JPS by using the MyJPS Mobile App, the Customer Care Centre at 888-225-5577/876-935-5577 or @myjpsonline. JFF to name Reggae Boyz squad for Nations League The Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) will today reveal the Reggae Boyz squad for the upcoming games against Grenada and Haiti in the [Concacaf Nations League](. The announcement will be made at a press conference at the JFF at 11am Jamaica time. Advertisement Institute of Jamaica launches Heritage Month Series The Institute of Jamaica kicks off its Heritage Month Series today, October 6, under the theme: "Lest We Forget, Celebrating Greatness"! The public is invited to the Institute’s Lecture Hall at its East Street, downtown Kingston office at 10:00 am for an engaging panel discussion on "Afro-European Retention: Language, Music and Religion". Speakers will include Rev Dr Stephen Jennings, pastor of Mona Baptist Church and member of the National Committee on Reparations; Herbie Miller, Director/Curator of the Jamaica Music Museum; and Dr Joseph Farquharson, Senior Lecturer, Dept of Language, Linguistics, & Philosophy, UWI, Mona. Inside the Parliament In Parliament today, the Standing Orders Committee of the Senate will meet at 9:00 am. It will be followed by a meeting of the Senate, which will convene its weekly sitting at 10:00 am during which the Bail Act, 2023 will be taken. In the meantime, the State of the Nation Debate will continue with the Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator Aubyn Hill down to make his contribution. TODAY'S WEATHER FORECAST Brace for more showers today. According to the Meteorological Service of Jamaica, in the morning, it is expected to be partly cloudy across eastern parishes and sunny elsewhere. However, in the afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy conditions with showers and isolated thunderstorms are anticipated especially across northern parishes. ICYMI: WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING WATCH: 104-y-o Velma Stephens shares memories of marriages, children, tragedy and more Living to 104 years is no small feat and for Velma Stephens this is [nothing short of a blessing](. Observer Online visited Stephens to mark her 104th birthday. One person feared dead in ravine crash One man is feared to have died after a [vehicle plunged about 500 feet from Long Hill in St James]( into a ravine Thursday afternoon. 13-y-o charged with housebreaking, larceny after allegedly stealing safe containing $12-m A13-year-old boy of a St Thomas address was charged with house-breaking and larceny after he [a]( stole a safe containing $12 million]( on Wednesday, September 27, in Morant district, Land Settlement, in the parish. CLOVIS TOON TODAY IN HISTORY Hitler speaks of plan for master race On this day in 1939, in a speech to the Reichstag, German Chancellor Adolf Hitler spoke of his plans to reorder the ethnic layout of Europe — a plan that would entail settling the “Jewish problem.” 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](.