Coke allegedly leads one of Jamaica's gangs, which control politicized slums known as "garrisons." Political parties created the gangs in the 1970s to rustle up votes. The gangs have since turned to ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Thousands of police and soldiers stormed the Jamaican ghettos where reggae was born Tuesday in search of a reputed drug kingpin wanted by the United States, intensifying a third ...

Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness secured a third term early Thursday following a tight race on an island shaken by ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Residents of a battle-scarred slum once controlled by Jamaica's biggest underworld boss rallied Wednesday to demand accountability and justice for a deadly 2010 raid into ...

* Ombudsman raises death toll from assault on slum * Washington supports prime minister, government * Gunfire still heard, drug lord remains on the run (Adds report from Amnesty International) By ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica -- After a slum raid that left nearly 50 people dead in four days of gunbattles, the reputed drug kingpin who was the target may have fled the country, the government said Wednesday.

Thousands of security forces continue to come to the western slums of Jamaica's capital in search of an accused drug lord wanted by the United States. Jamaica's prime minister reluctantly agreed to ...

KINGSTON (Reuters) - Conroy Tulloch grills chicken on a makeshift barbecue fashioned from an old, steel oil drum from 8 in the morning until 11 at night on a street corner in a Jamaican slum and ...