‘Take weh yourselves’: Holness orders intensified operations after deadly St Catherine gun battle
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October 18, 2026
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Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has ordered the security forces to immediately escalate targeted operations against criminals, declaring a zero-tolerance policy against organised crime.
The directive follows the killing of two policemen and the injuring of another cop, as well as the wounding of a 10-year-old girl during a gunfight near Sligoville in St Catherine on Friday.
The deceased lawmen have been identified as Corporal Trevoy Shaw and Constable Devoney Rose.
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