Sources: Aljazeera
Jamaican prime minister Andrew Holness declares a nationwide state of emergency due to an increase in crime rates in the country. 2022-12-7
Hurricane Sandy heads towards The Bahamas after making landfall in Cuba and Jamaica. 2012-10-25
Christopher Coke, sent to United States territory by Jamaica, pleads not guilty to United States charges of drug smuggling at a federal court in New York and, in his first public comments since August, says he took the decision to be extradited "in the best interest of my family, the community of western Kingston and in particular the people of Tivoli Gardens and above all Jamaica". 2010-06-25
Christopher Coke walks into a police station on the outskirts of Kingston, Jamaica and is detained, following search efforts which killed more than 70 people last month. The United States accuses him of being the Shower Posse leader, which it alleges operates an international drugs and guns network. 2010-06-22
The Jamaican Government orders civilians to keep off the streets for two days in several slums in Kingston because authorities are still hunting for Christopher Coke, alleged by the United States to be a drug lord. 2010-06-16
The death toll in the recent violence in Jamaica jumps to 73, and 44 in west Kingston alone. 2010-05-27
Jamaican police arrest more than 500 people after an unsuccessful attempt to arrest a suspected drug kingpin in Kingston, the capital, results in violence that leaves at least 44 people dead. 2010-05-26
The death toll from the fighting in Kingston, Jamaica's capital, jumps to 27. 2010-05-25
Two police officers are killed and six others are wounded by gunmen during unrest in Jamaica's capital, Kingston. 2010-05-24
A state of emergency is declared in the Jamaican capital Kingston after armed gangs attacked police and blockaded parts of the city in an attempt to prevent the arrest of a drug lord. 2010-05-23