CORRECTION AND APOLOGY

On October 16 2026, the Jamaica Observer on its online edition published an article entitled “Update: Two men killed after gun battle with police in Sligoville” which contained a photograph and several allegations and statements concerning Lamond Sutherland.

The information contained in the article was published based on information received from law enforcement authorities at the time. It has since been established that Mr Lamond Sutherland was incorrectly identified, that the allegations and statements were false and that he was not in any way a party to the incident.

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Jamaica Observer unreservedly retracts the article and sincerely apologises to Mr Lamond, Sutherland who is still very much alive, for any distress, embarrassment or damage to his personal and professional reputation which may have been caused by the publication.