The Ministry of Health and Wellness says some water samples from systems operated by the National Water Commission, NWC tested positive for E. Coli. However, it says there is no cause for alarm and no boil water advisory has been deemed necessary. The statement follows weeks of debate about the quality of water being produced by rural treatment plants for  several communities across Kingston and St. Andrew.

Heated exchanges and a walk out by an upset councillor, marred today's meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation, KSAMC, following a resolution moved by councillor Jesse James Clarke about water quality issues. Mr. Clarke, who represents the Trafalgar division, and is also the opposition Peoples National Party Junior Spokesman on Health, had raised concern about alleged contaminated water being supplied by the National Water Commission, NWC to customers, especially those in rural St. Andrew.

A Clarendon woman is dead and her husband is in police custody, following a domestic dispute at their home in Frankfield, this morning. Dead is 33-year-old Sashane Williams. Reports are that about 12:20 a.m., Williams and her husband reportedly had a physical altercation, during which the man allegedly slashed her throat and then set the house ablaze

Affected trust claimants at fraud hit Stocks and Securities Limited, SSL should begin to get partial payout by next month.  This as an SSL victims compensation fund has been established.  It will facilitate pay outs to victims of the alleged fraud.

Human rights lobby group Jamaicans for Justice, JFJ, has again raised concern about the number of police fatal shootings.  The concern comes after 6 males were fatally shot by police in 2 separate incidents in St. James and Westmoreland, yesterday. In one of the incidents a 15-year-old student was fatally shot