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Jamaica renews regional states of emergency due to gang violence

Published on: Wednesday 28 December 2022

Jamaica renews regional states of emergency due to gang violence By Kate Chappell KINGSTON (Reuters) - Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness renewed states of emergency in eight parishes on Wednesday to control an ongoing threat of crime linked to gang activity in the Caribbean nation. Holness on Nov. 15 had announced regional states of emergency, which allow authorities to search buildings and arrest citizens without a warrant. "While we have had


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