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No Night Services Since March: A Manchester Bishop Says Gang Warfare and Curfews Are Crippling His Church

By GodinterestSeptember 23, 20260

Broadleaf Church of God’s Bishop Calbert Spence says gang warfare and weekend curfews from 6pm have stopped his church holding night services since March, as police list Manchester communities still under curfew.

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A New Police Branch Recovered $17.6 Million in Stolen Crops This Year Alone

By GodinterestSeptember 12, 20260

A dedicated police branch recovered $17.6 million in stolen crops and livestock this year. Farm theft still costs Jamaica up to $6 billion annually, a number decades of prior crackdowns havent moved.

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Government Awards $790m in JamaicaEye Contracts, Portmore Gets 300 Cameras

By Jamaica HomesAugust 16, 20260

The Government has awarded nearly $790 million in JamaicaEye contracts, including $439.4 million to install 300 CCTV cameras in Portmore, St Catherine.

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Someone Rented an Airbnb, Then Secretly Re-Listed It as Their Own

By GodinterestAugust 2, 20260

Scammers are renting Airbnb properties legitimately, then secretly re-listing them online without the owner’s knowledge. One of four distinct property fraud schemes RAJ has had to warn Jamaicans about in 2026 alone.

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Farm Theft Costs Jamaica $14 Billion a Year. Its Not a Petty Crime

By GodinterestJuly 20, 20260

Praedial larceny costs Jamaica an estimated $14 billion a year. A new police unit, real arrest numbers, and why farm theft is organised crime, not petty pilfering.

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Farm Theft Costs Jamaica $14 Billion a Year. Its Not a Petty Crime

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Praedial larceny costs Jamaica an estimated $14 billion a year. A new police unit, real arrest numbers, and why farm theft is organised crime, not petty pilfering.

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Praedial larceny costs Jamaica an estimated $14 billion a year. A new police unit, real arrest numbers, and why farm theft is organised crime, not petty pilfering.

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A Retired Contractor Is Accused of Fronting $250 Million in Property for Her Drug-Trafficker Nephew

By GodinterestJuly 10, 20260

A retired contractor is accused of holding three properties worth $250 million on behalf of her convicted drug-trafficker nephew, a case built around real estate as the laundering mechanism itself rather than fraud against a victim.

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Hanover Police Say They’ve Neutralised All Four of the Parish’s Gangs

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Hanover police say all four of the parish’s identified gangs have been neutralised, echoing the sustained crime turnaround language this publication has documented in neighbouring St James.

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