Three suspects have been arrested in relation to the brutal slaying of a couple in Manchioneal, Portland on Wednesday. Commanding officer for the Portland Police division, Superintendent Duane Wellington, says they were […]
National Security Minister, Dr Horace Chang, is reporting that as of Tuesday, April 13, the murder rate in Jamaica was 4.3 per cent ahead of the corresponding period in 2020. However, the […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Murders for the first quarter of 2021 rose sharply compared to the same period in 2020, according to an analysis of Eyewitness News’ records. There were 28 murders in The Bahamas […]
Despite a flare-up of shootings and firebombing attacks in some Clarendon communities recently, National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang has said that the Government will not yield to calls to establish a […]
With just 52 days gone in the year, Jamaica has already surpassed 200 murders. A total of 212 killings were recorded island-wide between January 1 and February 22, according to the latest statistics […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Murders dropped 22 percent in 2020 compared to the year prior, according to Minister of National Security Marvin Dames. There were 74 murders in 2020, the lowest on record […]
Commissioner of Police Gary Griffith has taken issue with a Newsday article headlined “55 gunned down by the law in 2020”. In a statement, the commissioner said he has noted the rightful […]
As Jamaica’s Crime Monitoring and Oversight Committee prepares to update the nation on its deliberations, stakeholders will be acutely aware that the wave of violence flaring for decades is still at crisis […]
Amid the throes of the coronavirus pandemic, more than 700 people have been murdered across Jamaica since the dreaded respiratory ailment reached local soil. The staggering death toll comes despite a range […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Crime declined nine percent in The Bahamas between January 1 and September 30, compared to the same period last year, according to Police Commissioner Paul Rolle. During a report to […]
