SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Police in Jamaica killed a top gang leader whose death unleashed a violent backlash near the capital of Kingston on Thursday, prompting authorities to raise the threat ...

Police in Toronto and Jamaica say gang-related homicides have significantly declined in the 20 months since the arrests of key leaders of the Shower Posse, a violent criminal organization involved in ...

The documentary follows the story of Jamaican Canadian singer Jay Douglas — who has been performing for six decades. Douglas is now recognized globally despite initially going largely unnoticed in the ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Police in Jamaica have arrested a dancehall artist accused of recording and playing a song they say promotes criminal activity. Marlon Plunkett, best known as “KipRich,” ...

KINGSTON, JAMAICA—Jamaica’s official ombudsman says at least 44 people have died in battles between police and gunmen supporting an alleged gang leader wanted in the United States. Meanwhile, gangs ...

Christopher "Dudus" Coke, whose supporters waged street battles with security forces in May to prevent him from facing drug and weapons charges in the United States, waived his right to an extradition ...

Jamaica’s prime minister declared a widespread state of emergency Tuesday to fight a surge in gang violence on an island with one of the highest murder rates in the region. The measure applies to ...

Urban warfare in downtown Kingston has led some to refer to Jamaica as the next narco-state (we already have one, Guinea-Bissau). Christopher (“Dudus”) Coke, the don whose requested extradition by the ...

A new documentary is highlighting how Jamaican music became a pivotal and unexpected part of Canadian culture. Play It Loud! How Toronto Got Soul documents the tremendous impact immigrants from ...

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