JAMAICA NOW: Crime crisis | Record COVID surge | Mother sentenced | Highway extortion

FEBRUARY 12, 2021: Former police commissioners raise concern about the lack of a clear anti-crime strategy … Jamaica hit new COVID-19 records, deaths jump, active cases spike and hospitalisations mount … Thirty-four employees and numerous surgical patients in Manchester test positive for coronavirus … Mother sentenced for child neglect after viral video with her child smoking and drinking alcohol … Pepper-sprayed ex-cop freed of traffic charges … Highway project resumes after five-day suspension because of extortion threats.

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