Morning Bites: 5 things to know for Friday: Alleged child killer; Guyana oil find; Reggae Girlz; Today's Weather; Clovis Toon; Breaking News and more

Morning Bites: 5 things to know for Friday, October 27, 2023 Alleged child killer seeks bail The [attorney representing accused child killer, Kayodi Satchell]( is expected to make a bail application on her behalf when she appears today in the Home Circuit Court. Satchell is charged with the brutal murder of eight-year-old schoolgirl Danielle Rowe in June. Danielle, a student of the Braeton Primary and Infant School in Portmore, St Catherine, was abducted after school on June 8 and taken to Roosevelt Avenue in St Andrew where her throat was slashed. Her killing was met with public outcry both at home and in the diaspora. Rastafarian held with 2 lbs of ganja returns to court for trial The Rastafarian man, Charles ‘Ras Negus’ Largie, who has been on trial since April after being found with two pounds of ganja at his place of business, is set to return to court today when the matter is expected to proceed. When Largie appeared in court in April, members of the Rastafarian community staged a silent protest outside the St James Parish Court. They were upset that Largie is being prosecuted at a time when Rastafarians should be free to use ganja as part of their sacraments. This, they argued is in keeping with previous talks with the Government about the 2015 amendment of the Dangerous Drugs Act. Inside the Parliament The Senate will meet at 10:00 this morning at Gordon House when the 2023/24 State of the Nation Debate will continue. Today’s scheduled speakers are Government Senator Sherene Golding Campbell and Opposition Senator Janice Allen. The Senate will also take the Public Procurement (Registration and Classification of Suppliers) (Amendment) Regulations, 2023, Resolution. Advertisement Girlz look to get Gold Cup campaign back on track Jamaica’s new-look Reggae Girlz side will be looking to get their Gold Cup campaign back on track when they host Guatemala at the National Stadium on Sunday. The squad, which was hurriedly assembled after none of the senior players who represented Jamaica at this summer’s FIFA World Cup or the Olympic Qualifiers made themselves available for selection, [went down 2-1 to Panama in Panama City]( on Wednesday in their first game. Guyana finds more oil Guyana on Thursday announced [a "significant" oil discovery in waters claimed by neighbouring Venezuela]( which is planning a national referendum on whether or not to annex the disputed region. United States oil giant ExxonMobil made the discovery of an estimated "20 metres of hydrocarbon-bearing reservoir" and about another "81 metres of additional hydrocarbon-bearing sandstone," Guyana's Ministry of Natural Resources said in a statement. TODAY'S WEATHER FORECAST It promises to be a mixed bag today in terms of weather. According to the Meteorological Service of Jamaica, isolated showers across north-eastern parishes are expected this morning, while it is expected to be mainly sunny elsewhere. In the afternoon, the forecast is for isolated showers across sections of eastern parishes, while it is anticipated to be partly cloudy elsewhere. ICYMI: WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING Man pleads guilty in murder of Paulwell’s daughter, child’s mom One of the three men charged in relation to the abduction and murder of 27-year-old Toshyna Patterson and her 10-month-old daughter Sarayah Paulwell has [pleaded guilty to two counts of murder and two counts of kidnapping](. Son charged with murder of his mother in St Andrew The 35-five-year-old man who was taken into custody following the stabbing death of his mother on Monday, [has been charged with murder](. No Thursday sitting for Beachy Stout trial due to juror absence The trial of Portland businessman, Everton 'Beachy Stout' McDonald and his co-accused, Oscar Barnes, in the Home Circuit Court, experienced delay on Thursday as [one of the seven jurors was absent](. CLOVIS TOON TODAY IN HISTORY Gunman kills 11 in Pittsburgh synagogue On this day in 2018, a gunman shot and killed 11 congregants and wounded six others at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue in the deadliest attack on Jews in US history; authorities said the suspect, Robert Bowers, raged against Jews during and after the rampage. (Bowers was convicted and sentenced to death in 2023.) 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](.