State of Emergency declared for central, west Kingston

A state of public emergency (SOE) has been declared for the Kingston Central and Kingston Western police divisions, Prime Minister...

PM says no election will be held with States of Emergency around the island

Prime Minister Andrew Holness said it’s not his intention to hold an election while sections of the island are under States ...

State of emergency declared for area with Belize’s first COVID-19 case

Governor-General of Belize, Sir Colville Young, has signed a statutory instrument bringing into effect a state of emergency for Am...

From 34 to 72: Dominican Republic declares state of emergency as COVID-19 cases double

Thursday’s (March 19) declaration of a state of emergency in the Dominican Republic may have come too late as confirmed cases of...

Police eroding the influence of gangs, says Jamaica’s Commish

Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson, says implementation of the states of public emergency (SOE) is creating spa...

SOE costing the country almost half a billion dollars

A $505 million budget was presented to maintain the States of Emergency (SOE) in different sections of the island for 2019-2020 fi...

NOT SO: Opposition clarifies statement on State of Emergency

Opposition spokesman on national security Fitz Jackson, says a media report of a “marriage” between a further extension of the...

Business hours in St Andrew South Division SOE to be extended

The Government will be extending the hours during which businesses can operate under the State of Public Emergency (SOE) in the St...