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Murder toll reaches 501
Posted: Sunday, October 30, 2022

Murder toll reaches 501 with cemetery murders
In 2008, this country recorded 550 murders, the highest. The second highest number of murders, to date, was recorded in 2019 with 539 murders.

Murder toll crosses 500...Jacob tells cops to remain resilient, wants citizens' support
"Rally around our divisional commanders. Give them encouragement to keep up the fight. See something say something. Hear something, say something. Those submachine guns that are proliferating our streets and communities and falling into the wrong hands of miscreants...We have recovered 102 of these submachine guns which are automatic rifles. It's a record because the average over the last few years has been 66 per year. We have already seized 102 submachine guns out of the 580 firearms that are seized."

He said internationally, obtaining firearms was big business as purchasing an AK 47 or an AR 15 is between $40,000 to $45,000, while a revolver is around $12,000.

Pnm crime-fighting promises under the microscope
501 murders and counting...

CARPHA marks breast cancer awareness month
In 2020, breast cancer became the most diagnosed cancer type in the world and overtook lung cancer in number of new cancer cases worldwide.

In the Caribbean, female breast cancer accounts for more than a quarter (27.4%) of all cancers diagnosed among females.

Furthermore, breast cancer is reported as the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the Caribbean and in 2020, with an estimated 5,874 Caribbean women having died from breast cancer.

Be your neighbour's keeper
Crime Stoppers director advises citizens:

Manning matriarch dies at 105



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