Jamaica's Crime Rate: 28 Murders in 8 Days Amid 26% Decline. Despite the fanfare of the JCF and the Government over the reduction of crime, particularly the 26% decrease in murders. Jamaica faced the grim reality that hoodlums murdered 28 Jamaicans in eight days. Indeed, an overall 26 percent decline in murders since the start … Continue reading Jamaica’s Crime Rate: 28 Murders in 8 Days Amid 26% Decline
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Jamaican Gazette round-up of trending news in Jamaica.
News Round-up: In today's news brazen mid-day shooting on Windward left three injured. A St Ann man is charged after police caught him breaking into a shop. The Director of Public Prosecution to decide the fate of cops accused in the Ocho Rios killing and Danielle Rowe's murder case file is incomplete after eight months. … Continue reading Jamaican Gazette round-up of trending news in Jamaica.
TWO SUSPECTS CHARGED WITH ROBBERY AND WEAPON POSSESSION IN ST ANN.
Authorities in St Ann have apprehended and formally charged two individuals in connection with the robbery of a resident in Mansfield Heights. The incident, which took place on January 9, 2024, involved the theft of personal belongings and J$70,000. The suspects have been identified as 21-year-old Rodain Green, also known as 'TR,' and 18-year-old Tashane … Continue reading TWO SUSPECTS CHARGED WITH ROBBERY AND WEAPON POSSESSION IN ST ANN.
Man chopped to death in Guys Hill St Catherine.
Guys Hill, St Catherine, Jamaica–On Saturday, October 28, 2023, at about 11:00 a.m., law enforcement officers in Guy's Hill St Catherine responded to a call in the Middlesex community where a suspect allegedly chopped a resident to death. Upon arrival, the police found the butchered body of a male lying in a pool of blood. … Continue reading Man chopped to death in Guys Hill St Catherine.
Police slapped a Kingston man with gun and murder charges.
Kingston Western Police have apprehended and formally charged a suspect, widely known as 'Brown Man', for a series of criminal offenses that occurred on Wavel Avenue on Friday, July 7, 2023. The individual in question has been identified by the authorities as Jordan Raphael, a 22-year-old plumber residing on Metcalf Road in Kingston 13. Raphael … Continue reading Police slapped a Kingston man with gun and murder charges.