Leaders of two major business lobbies have expressed optimism about the sharp decline in murders and other serious crimes in 2023 and hope maintenance of that trajectory will boost the economy.
87-year-old woman dead after gunmen shot up her house and set it ablaze
An 87-year-old woman died from injuries she received after her house was set ablaze by gunmen on Monday.
Jamaican pleads guilty to killing girlfriend in US
BURLINGTON, Vermont (AP) — A Jamaican-born man charged with killing his live-in girlfriend in 2018 then fleeing to the island where he evaded authorities for nearly two years pleaded guilty Friday to second-degree murder and was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison.
Life sentence/28 years for St. Mary man who killed two US missionaries
Dwight Henry, the St Mary man who pleaded guilty earlier this month to killing two United States missionaries in the parish six years ago, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the crimes.
UK resident shot and killed in Manchester
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A resident of the United Kingdom was shot and killed while visiting relatives in Mike Town on the outskirts of Mandeville in Manchester early Thursday morning.
45 years to life: Gov't proposes harsher penalties for murder
Former cop charged with murder nine years after fatal shooting
A former policeman has been charged with murder following an investigation into a case in which a man was shot dead during a joint police/military operation nine years ago.
Family of slain US missionary coming to Jamaica hoping for justice
After more than six years of delay, a United States family is hoping to get justice for their loved one who was among two US missionaries killed in St Mary.
William Knibb student gets 4 years, 10 months for killing schoolmate
The male student who was charged with the fatal stabbing of his 16-year-old William Knibb Memorial High schoolmate, Kamal Hall, and who pleaded guilty to the lesser offence of manslaughter last month, was sentenced to four years and 10 months in prison when he appeared in the St James Circuit Court on Monday.