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Jamaica's suicide count jumps 26% in 2022

More Jamaicans are committing suicide with the latest data showing a 26 per cent increase in the number of persons who took their lives in 2022 compared with the previous year.  But the country's rate of just over two per 100,000 of. ....

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Police seize $10 billion worth of cocaine, ganja valued $150 million in 2022

The police seized cocaine valued at $10 billion and $150 million worth of marijuana in 2022, amid 25 a per cent drop in operations when compared with the previous year. A government report said the Narcotics Division of the Jamaica. ....

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Birth rate continues to fall as more Jamaicans prefer small family sizes

Jamaica continues to record a decline in the number of live births and in birth rates over time, which a national report says may indicate a decreasing population growth rate due to a shift in societal preferences towards smaller family sizes. ....

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Jamaica's death rate falls

Over 21,400 deaths were recorded in Jamaica in 2022, giving the country a crude death rate (CDR) of 7.6 per 1,000 of the population and a decrease from the 9.9 per cent the previous year.  Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths per 1,. ....

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