Jamaica Gleaner

33 murders in the first 13 days of the year

- Readers’ reactions sourced from The Gleaner’s Instagram page. Compiled by Khanique McDaniel.

“Don’t worry, murders are the lowest they have been in nine years! Nothing to see here, keep scrolling please.”

– @waliworx

“Jesus, leave the wheel and take the whole vehicle.”

– @nuh_regrets

“Yea ,we gwaaning good. Seems like a record we trying to set each year. A tiad.”

– @kimone560

“Wow! Prayers for my little island of Jamaica. Lord, cover your children.”

– @ximines01

“Brogad nuh seh this is the year Jamaican aguh start sleep wid dem doors open. As a matter of fact @jamaicagle­aner, “crime is actually going down, it is the perception of crime that is going up”.

– @authentic_yaadman

“Oh my goodness, scary.”

– @davehall16­6

“Rookie numbers.”

– @mackerel.god

“If only young black men would value themselves. Jamaica is such a beautiful country, its natural resources and landscape is awesome. If only these young men could use their energy in a positive way to continue enhance the developmen­t.”

– @xxartxx647

“Oh gee, mek wi cut the bloodshed more this year please, less badness, more gladness.”

– @neeky_mince

“OK. Let’s rewind and start over 2024.”

– @avoniel

“This is just so sad. Worst part is that this is just what they can account for.”

– @its_leeny

“Am not surprised, but we are still hearing that crime is down.”

– ag_wayne1

“@andrewholn­essjm or @ markjgoldi­ng, what are the plans to solve Jamaica’s crime problem?

– @mr.chicos

“Well, congratula­tions Jamaica, way to stay on top. SMH. We’re a recordbrea­king country after all. Bwoy.”

– @tina_jugdeese

“Image how much death in total, including motor vehicle accidents.”

– @legs876

“Why do they have to post all these facts about killings? Sure they can talk more about the lovely roads and the lovely businesses along them; ohh, the lovely NHT homes dem; talk ‘bout just how well things are going, cho man, enough of the murdas talk.”

– @damonolith­1

“Keep the pressure going @ jamaicacon­stabularyf­orce.”

– @thompsonde­ron

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