Morning Bites: 5 things to know for Friday: Guyana-Venezuela ruling; Leoda Bradshaw; AIDS Day; Today's Weather; Clovis Toon; Breaking News and more

Morning Bites: 5 things to know for Friday, December 1, 2023 ICJ to hand down ruling in Guyana-Venezuela border dispute The International Court of Justice is expected to issue a decision today on Guyana’s request to halt parts of [Venezuela’s planned referendum]( on the ownership of the mineral and forest-rich county of Essequibo, which is at the centre of a dispute between the countries. Tensions are running high between Georgetown and Caracas, which has organized a December 3 poll to ask Venezuelans to consider annexing the Guyana-administered region of Essequibo, which makes up two-thirds of the tiny country. Both nations claim the 160,000-square-kilometre (62,000-square-mile) region, in a dispute that has intensified since ExxonMobil discovered oil there in 2015. Leoda Bradshaw, cousin return to court Leoda Bradshaw, the alleged mastermind behind the [gruesome attack that claimed the lives of 27-year old Toshyna Patterson and her 10-month old daughter Sarayah Paulwell]( will return to the Home Circuit Court today. Her cousin, Roland Balfour, who is also charged in relation to the killings, will also appear in court. Bradshaw, Balfour and two others were charged with murder and other offences in relation to the abduction and killing of the 10-month-old daughter of Member of Parliament Phillip Paulwell and her mother. The other two co-accused agreed to plea deals and have been sentenced. World AIDS Day 2023 – events in Geneva and around the world Today is being observed as World AIDS Day 2023 and the World Health Organisation (WHO), together with communities and partners, will commemorate the day under the theme “Let communities lead”. Communities living with, and affected by, HIV, networks of people from key populations and youth leaders have been, and continue to be, essential for progress in the HIV response, the WHO said. Advertisement McKenzie to handover indigent houses in Manchester The Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Desmond McKenzie will today handover two indigent houses in Manchester. One of the houses will be handed over in Coley Mountain at 10:00 am and the other in Kendal at 1:00 pm. The indigent housing programme is spearheaded by the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development through the Poor Relief Department at each municipal corporation. It provides housing solutions to persons registered as poor. Bethel United Church marks 70 years The Bethel United Church of Jesus Christ (Apostolic), Stony Hill, under the leadership of Bishop Devon Brown, continues to celebrate 70 years of service to the community of Stony Hill and its environment. The celebration will close this weekend with a grand Anniversary banquet today, Friday December 1 at 7:00 pm at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel. Members of the church who have served 10 years and over will be awarded at the banquet. Special guest artiste is Sterling Gospel winner, Petra Kaye and keynote presenter is Dr Trevor Ferguson. TODAY'S WEATHER FORECAST Expect a mainly sunny morning and partly cloudy afternoon, according to the Meteorological Service of Jamaica. ICYMI: WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING Robberies, killings of Westmoreland cabbie, disc jockey connected - cops The Westmoreland police on Thursday said the [robberies and shooting deaths of the disc jockey and taxi operator in the parish]( on Wednesday are connected. 2023 winter tourist season to be Jamaica’s best, says Bartlett With nearly 130,000 more airline seats compared to the 2022/2023 period, Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett says the [upcoming winter tourist season will be the best in Jamaica’s history](. Dominican Republic gov't honours 7-y-o Benjamin Bair after tragic death In remembrance of the life of seven-year-old Benjamin Bair, who was tragically killed after being crushed by a garbage truck at the Clan Carthy Primary School in 2019, the [Dominican Republic Government has donated 14 desktop computers to the institution](. CLOVIS TOON TODAY IN HISTORY Rosa Parks arrested On this day in 1955, Rosa Parks, a black seamstress, was arrested after refusing to give up her seat to a white man on a Montgomery, Alabama, city bus; the incident sparked a year-long boycott of the buses. 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](.