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Jamaica to deploy a limited number of soldiers and police to help fight gangs in Haiti

Sep. 10, 2024 14:07 PM EDT

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness announced Tuesday that his country would send two dozen soldiers and police officers to Haiti this week to boost a U.N.-backed mission led by Kenya to fight violent gangs. The 20 soldiers and four police officers...

Jamaican police arrest 6 suspects in mass shooting that killed 8 and injured 9

Aug. 16, 2024 15:23 PM EDT

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Jamaican police have arrested at least six suspects in connection with a mass shooting in which eight people were recently killed in the island’s southern region. The most recent suspect was arrested late Thursday, police said in a statement. ...

Hurricane Beryl roars by Jamaica after killing at least 7 people in the southeast Caribbean

Jul. 03, 2024 23:02 PM EDT

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Hurricane Beryl was roaring by Jamaica Wednesday, bringing fierce winds and heavy rain after the powerful Category 4 storm earlier killed at least seven people and caused significant damage in the southeast Caribbean. The U.S. National Hurricane Center...

Beryl heads toward Jamaica as a major hurricane after ripping through southeast Caribbean

Jul. 03, 2024 02:20 AM EDT

ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada (AP) — Hurricane Beryl roared through open waters Tuesday as a powerful Category 4 storm heading toward Jamaica after earlier crossing islands in the southeast Caribbean, killing at least six people. A hurricane warning was in effect for Jamaica, Grand Cayman,...