Jamaica declares southern state of emergency after Sunday night killings

Jamaica declares southern state of emergency after serious gun violence

Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness on Wednesday (August 14) declared a state of emergency in the Caribbean nation's southern Clarendon parish after eight people were killed in separate gun attacks on Sunday night, including a seven-year-old boy. "This is an opportunity for the government to mobilize fully to have a very serious focus on gangs," Holness told a press conference at his office. "We cannot allow murders to be normalized in our co…

Jamaica declares state of emergency in southern region following deadly shootings

Jamaica declares state of emergency in southern region following deadly shootings

Following shootings in Jamaica that left several people dead, Prime Minister Holness has declared a state of emergency in the south of the island.

Jamaica declares state of emergency in southern region following deadly shootings

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- The Jamaican government declared a state of emergency Wednesday in the southern Clarendon parish following a series of deadly shootings on Sunday night, the Ministry of National Security announced on social media platform X. Read full story

Jamaica declares southern state of emergency after Sunday night killings

Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness on Wednesday declared a state of emergency in the Caribbean nation's southern Clarendon parish after eight people were killed in separate gun attacks on Sunday night, including a seven-year-old boy.

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