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THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
IT’S NOT A JOKE Broward Schools Face Waves of Shooting Threats
In an alarming pattern of threats against schools in South Florida, two students—a 12-year-old and a 14-year-old—have been arrested in Broward County after posting violent threats on social media. Both girls confessed to making the threats but claimed they were intended as jokes. However, law enforcement and school officials are taking these cases extremely seriously, reminding the public of the grave consequences of such actions. A 14-year-old girl was arrested on Saturday by detectives from Broward Sheriff's Office's Threat Management Unit, along with multiple law enforcement agencies, after she posted a series of Instagram stories threatening multiple schools, including Park Lakes Elementary, Lauderdale Lakes Middle, and Dillard High. According to authorities, her posts referenced a school shooting, including images of a hand holding a gun, and even mentioned the recent Apalachee High School shooting in Georgia, where four continues on B3 – Not a joke
Jamaica to deploy security personnel to Haiti Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, announced the deployment during a post-Cabinet press briefing held on Tuesday, September 10, at Jamaica House. “The security forces remain in a state of readiness to support further deployment as the mission in Haiti scales up. Jamaica shares close fraternal ties with the people of Haiti, and we stand in solidarity with them,” Mr. Holness said. He further emphasized Jamaica's national security interest in Haiti, one of its closest neighbors, noting, “It is in our best interest to
Jamaica will begin its participation in the multinational security support mission in Haiti with the deployment of 24 personnel on Thursday, September 12. The team will provide command, planning, and logistics support, consisting of 20 Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) personnel and four Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) members.
support a long-lasting resolution to Haiti's challenges.” The Prime Minister highlighted Haiti as an example of the dangers of failing to address gang violence, stressing the need for robust measures and resources to control the problem. “This is a regional issue. The threat posed by gangs cannot be seen as just a citizen-tocitizen problem, where regular policing and the criminal justice system would suffice. The level of threat in the region, with gangs and the organized armed violence they produce, is a continues on A6 – Troops to Haiti
WHAT’S INSIDE NEWSMAKER Jamaican sculptor Basil Watson creates statue of Rep. John Lewis in Georgia A3
women in focus Fraser-Pryce to receive Keys to City of Kingston b1
ENTERTAINMENT Respected Jamaican historian and musicologist Garth White has died C1
SPORTS Olympic medalist Rajindra Campbell sets new Jamaican shot put record in Zagreb C3