As I have mentioned recently, the first information that you hear may not be the most accurate. It is not so much about the messenger, but more about the source.
The above was copied directly from On The Ground News, a "Citizen Powered News service" which has the catch phrase "See it/Hear it. Spread it. Confirm It." If you sign up for an account on OGNR, you are able to create/update/edit any report - somewhat similar to how Wikipedia works. They do not consider themselves mainstream media. As they say:
IF YOU SEE IT... POST IT.
IF YOU HEAR IT... POST IT.
IF YOU HEAR OF IT... POST IT.
OTHERS WILL SEE IT.
OTHERS CAN VERIFY IT.
Take their "news" with this in mind. Who is/was the source and who confirmed it? Anyone can do either or both.
On the other hand, one of the two largest mainstream newspapers in Jamaica has a differing take on the story. Two robbers were shot and killed by police in the Parish of Westmoreland and two guns were recovered. But this is where the similarities end.
The incident took place around 7:30, not in Brighton but in Little London. The robbers went into a Supreme Venture (Cash Pot Lottery) outlet while police from Sav La Mar were already inside the location. They were shot by police after attempting to rob the outlet and no money was taken and both robbers were taken to the hospital and pronounced dead. For the entire article, the link is as follows:
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/...empted-hold-up
No mention of any robbery spree was made, no mention of Orange Hill or a supermarket or Brighton. Whether these dead robbers had anything to do with the incidents in Negril two weeks ago is anybody's guess. But that would only be a guess, not anything that can be mentioned factually. It could as easily be a copycat robbery attempt gone bad. But that is also just a guess.
One thing that is a fact is that the police are not taking the recent incidents that happened 2 weeks ago lightly. Two robbers found out the hard way. And another fact is that no visitor to the island was hurt in any of the recent incidents.
