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By Warren Bertram
St. James and Westmoreland are now under a State of Public Emergency.
The SOEs, which started at 12:01 a.m. Thursday, will be effective for an initial period of 14 days.
According to the Jamaica Constabulary Force, over the period January 1 to June 19 this year, the St. James police division recorded the highest number of murders across all police divisions with a total of 95.
Westmoreland recorded the second-highest number of murders for the same period with a total of 54 homicides.
SOEs were last declared in St. James, Hanover and Clarendon in May.
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