Morning Bites: 5 things to know for Tuesday: Earthquake; NCB meeting; Facey lecture series; Today's Weather; Clovis Toon; Breaking News and more

Morning Bites: 5 things to know for Tuesday, October 31, 2023 National Disaster council meets to discuss earthquake response The National Disaster Risk Management Council has scheduled a meeting for this morning where the response to Monday’s [5.6 magnitude earthquake that jolted the country]( and resulted in some structural damage and a few minor injuries, will be discussed. Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Desmond McKenzie, said the meeting “will look at what took place today (Monday) and make plans in going forward”. He said the country will be updated based on the progress of the information that is being gathered. He was speaking at a Jamaica House press conference Monday afternoon. Flow Jamaica says its system was hardly impacted by quake Flow Jamaica is reporting that over 97 per cent of its fixed and mobile customer base remained connected during the [5.6 magnitude earthquake]( that rocked the island shortly before 11:00 Monday morning. The telecommunications company said that while its mobile network experienced some congestion in the immediate aftermath of the earthquake, this was not unusual given the nature of the disaster and the urgency of persons calling to check on their loved ones as well as the heavy use of data to share videos and images. “The traffic has since normalised. On the fixed network, less than three per cent of the company’s customer base experienced a disruption in service, primarily due to loss of commercial power at some of its facilities,” Flow said in a statement. Pan Jamaica stages third Maurice Facey Lecture Series Pan Jamaica Group Limited will today host its third staging of the Maurice Facey Lecture Series titled ‘Value of a Vision: The Transformative Power of an Actionable Plan'. The lecture, which is slated to get underway at 4:00 pm, will take place at the ROK Hotel, Ocean Boulevard in downtown Kingston. Advertisement NCB hosts extraordinary general meeting NCB Financial Group Limited will hold its extraordinary general meeting at 2:00 pm today utilising a virtual format via [( Inside the Parliament The 2023/24 State of the Constituency Debate will continue today, October 31, when the House of Representatives meets at 2:00 pm. Today’s scheduled speaker is the Member of Parliament for St Mary Western, the Jamaica Labour Party's Robert Montague. TODAY'S WEATHER FORECAST It promises to be a wet one today. According to the Meteorological Service of Jamaica, isolated showers and possible thunderstorms are expected across eastern parishes in the morning. In the afternoon, showers and isolated thunderstorms are anticipated across sections of most parishes. ICYMI: WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING WATCH: Resident recalls shock after parts of downtown Kingston building damaged during earthquake A walkway that was once frequently used by pedestrians, including attorneys and police officers along Church Street in downtown Kingston, is now covered in debris from a damaged derelict building that was [rattled by a 5.6 magnitude earthquake Monday morning](. Two killed in Trelawny crash Two people have died as a result of injuries they sustained during a [motor vehicle collision involving a car and a truck on the Braco main road]( in Trelawny Monday evening. Messi wins Ballon d'Or for eighth time Lionel Messi won a [record-extending eighth Ballon d'Or]( in his career at a star-studded ceremony in Paris on Monday. CLOVIS TOON TODAY IN HISTORY Jamaica gets post office On this day in 1671, Jamaica becomes the first British colony to establish a post office. It is located in the capital, St Jago De La Vega, or Spanish Town as it is now known. The capital was later transferred to Kingston. 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](.