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The first response of Jamaica’s governments to almost every nasty incident of criminal violence is usually a declaration of intent to harshen penalties for the offence. So, it wasn’t surprising last week when two nine-year-old boys were shot dead...

MONTEGO BAY, St James — As part of a strategy to reduce the number of murders being committed in the country, Prime Minister Andrew Holness says his Government will be making legislative changes t...

Between 1861 and November 2022, only three women were convicted of having an illegal abortion. But since December 2022, one woman has been convicted and six people are awaiting trial. Why the sudden rise?

WESTERN BUREAU: OPPOSITION LEADER Mark Golding is voicing fresh concerns that mandatory minimum sentences for murder and firearms offences could result in an overburdening of Jamaica’s prison system, which has previously been criticised for its...

Lawmakers expressed outrage in Parliament on Tuesday over a deadly attack on a taxicab in Salt Spring, St James, which left a man and two young boys dead on Monday evening. Prime Minister Andrew Holness called on the security forces to pursue swift...

A 44-YEAR-OLD man who is charged in connection with the fatal assault of father-of-two Gerard Curtin at the weekend is due to appear before a court in Lime...

A 44-YEAR-OLD Limerick man has appeared in court in connection with the alleged fatal assault of father-of-two, Gerard Curtin in the early hours of Sa...

A 44-YEAR-OLD Limerick man has appeared in court in connection with the alleged fatal assault of father-of-two, Gerard Curtin in the early hours of Saturday mor...

A second man has been arrested by Gardaí investigating the murder of school teacher Ashling Murphy in Tullamore, Co Offaly.

LEGISLATORS, after weeks of intense deliberations, have agreed to the Government's proposal for the imposition of a mandatory minimum sentence of 50 years for adults who commit capital murder. Th...