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2. Crime in Jamaica - Wikipedia

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   When Jamaica gained independence in 1962, the murder rate was 3.9 per 100,000 inhabitants, one of the lowest in the world. [4] In 2022, Jamaica had 1,508 murders, for a murder rate of 53.34 per 100,000 people, [5] the highest murder rate in the world. [2] [6] Jamaica recorded 1,680 murders in 2009. [7] In 2010, there were 1,428, in 2011, 1,125.

3. Human trafficking in Jamaica - Wikipedia

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   Human trafficking in Jamaica. Jamaica is a source, transit, and destination country for adults and children trafficked for the purposes of sexual exploitation and forced labor. [1] Domestically, most victims are impoverished women and children enticed from rural parts of the country to metropolitan areas by family members or newspaper ...

4. Jamaica - Wikipedia

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   Jamaica (/ dʒəˈmeɪkə / ⓘ jə-MAY-kə; Jamaican Patois: Jumieka [dʒʌˈmie̯ka]) is an island country in the Caribbean Sea and the West Indies. At 10,990 square kilometres (4,240 sq mi), it is the third largest island—after Cuba and Hispaniola —of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean. [ 9 ] Jamaica lies about 145 km (90 mi) south ...

5. Bahamas travel warning issued in wake of 18 murders so far ...

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   The Bahamas is a very dangerous place for tourists currently, U.S. officials warn. ... nation is currently unsafe for tourists amidst 18 murders ... put nearby Jamaica on a level three of four ...

6. ‘Jamaica is ready’: Airports and cruise docks reopen for ...

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   The ministry of tourism said workers and guests at the country’s hotels and resorts remained safe through the hurricane. Bartlett said the country’s message to travelers is “Jamaica is ready ...

7. Lewis Hutchinson - Wikipedia

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   Known for. Serial killer. Criminal status. Executed. Conviction (s) Murder. Criminal penalty. Death by hanging. Lewis Hutchinson (1733–1773), a Scottish immigrant to Jamaica, was the first recorded serial killer in Jamaica's history and one of its most prolific.

8. 'Monster' waterspout in Jamaica puts on show for tourists - AOL

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   August 22, 2024 at 1:47 PM. NEGRIL, Jamaica – Weather can be very impressive, and a few visitors to Jamaica experienced this firsthand when a massive waterspout formed in front of them. The ...

9. List of Jamaica hurricanes - Wikipedia

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   Hurricane Gilbert was the strongest landfalling storm in Jamaican history. The island nation of Jamaica lies in the Caribbean Sea, south of Cuba and west of Hispaniola.It frequently experiences the effects of Atlantic tropical cyclones that track across the Caribbean, with impacting storms often originating east of the Windward Islands or in the southern Caribbean between Nicaragua and Colombia.