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Sep 10, 2025
Jamaica records another week of double-digit murders
Toriann Ellis / Our Today
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Jamaica has recorded another week of double-digit murders, according to the latest serious crime statistics published by the Jamaica Constabulary Force on Sunday.
For the period 31 August to 6 September, 10 Jamaicans were killed.
Among those killed during the period was a man who was gunned down in Trinity, Manchester, on election day on September 3.
He is Gerronoe Walsh, 28, unemployed, of Trinity in Porus, Manchester.
The week before—24 to 30 August—saw 23 murders.
Jamaica’s murder toll, as at 6 September, stands at 469.
Still, the data represents a 42 per cent year-on-year reduction.
At this point last year, 809 people had been killed, representing 340 fewer murders this year.
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