Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Crime in Jamaica

We've talked in class recently about some of the issues affecting poor Caribbean nations such as Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Here's another example of the problems caused by poverty and the Latin American drug trade, this time in the island nation of Jamaica. Jamaica is notorious for its drug gangs and high murder rate, although in recent years officials may have made some headway in fighting the island's rampant crime. To read more, visit

http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/03/27/jamaica.murder.reut/index.html

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