Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced that States of Public Emergency (SOEs) have been declared for the entire parishes of Clarendon and St Ann, as well as the Kingston Western Police Division, following a surge in criminal activities in those areas.
Read more: SOEs declared in Clarendon, St Ann and Kingston Western
Defence attorney Peter Champagnie, KC, made an application on Wednesday on behalf of his client Robert Chin to have the address listed on his bail offer amended due to the care he requires after his renal treatment.
Read more: Accused drug dealer Robert Chin requests change of address in bail conditions
Jean-Ann Panton, the woman at the centre of a multi-billion dollar fraud at securities dealers Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL), was again questioned by police on Tuesday.
Read more: Still no arrest for Jean Ann Panton following more police interrogation
The Government has again signalled its intention to go after persons with unexplained wealth.
Read more: Authorities take aim at people with unexplained wealth
A woman constable has been charged in connection with an ongoing investigation of rape and robbery, allegedly committed by another member of the Jamaica Constabulary Force, in Black River, St Elizabeth on January 30.
Read more: Woman cop charged in rape, robbery case in St Elizabeth