Fatal Police Shooting Sparks Outrage in Annotto Bay. Residents of the Iterboreale community in Annotto Bay, St. Mary, contested the police's account of a deadly incident. It involved a police officer who fatally shot a man during a candlelight vigil. The incident unfolded on Friday night, February 21, 2025.
Category: Social Unrest
Electricity and Water Crisis Protest in St. Elizabeth: Residents Block Road.
Residents of North and South Hampson in St. Elizabeth protested the prolonged lack of electricity and water following Beryl. The protest disrupted the main road. Delroy Slowley, the MP for the area, expressed frustration at the slow response. Jamaica Public Service condemned the aggression towards its workers and warned that such actions could delay restoration efforts.