A deadly gun attack last Thursday has landed Rose Heights back in an all-too-familiar and unenviable territory as warring gangsters mark each other for death. Frightened residents remain tight-lipped as the fear of becoming a victim after...
WESTERN BUREAU: THE SURGE in crime in Westmoreland is being blamed on the economic fallout from the decline in sugar production in the parish, a position firmly held by stakeholders who believe that Government has failed to facilitate the...
Nearly 10 acres of land in Negril, Westmoreland, that was earmarked for further development of the popular tourist village is now overrun with squatters and has become a favoured destination for criminals seeking to elude the police. Dubbed ‘Little...
Stakeholders in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, are yearning for peace among the communities in the parish capital, but there seems to be no end in sight, as warring factions from Coke Street, Darling Street, Russia, Dexter Street and Gully Bank are...
The usual buzz of activities has been replaced with a tension-filled air of uncertainty among residents and members of the security forces, as the country’s largest zone of special operations (ZOSO) in Norwood, St James, enters its second week. The...
Residents of Granville in St James are desperate to shake the negative characterisation of their community, but know that celebrating the recent lull in gang violence too early is risky, especially when there are still volatile areas that must be...
While the murder rate remains a major scourge across Jamaica, the parish of Trelawny has managed to maintain order within its borders, but the police are concerned that perpetrators of crime from other parishes are among those acquiring properties...
Haunted by years of gang feuds, murders and extortion, residents of Logwood in Hanover, having been forced to embrace a culture of silence, are now desperately seeking to remove the stigma of being a haven for criminals. The political...
After living through years of bloodshed and lawlessness, residents of Salt Spring in St James have welcomed efforts by the authorities to bring order to their troubled community, but there are concerns that this new-found peace could be temporary...
While Ryan ‘Ratty’ Peterkin and his one-time second in command, Delano ‘Prekeh’ Wilmot, the chief architects of the bloodletting and chaos along the once-vibrant agricultural belt in Cambridge, St James, have been eliminated over the past three...
