Shock and grief as MoBay Deputy Mayor ‘Debo’ Crawford dies suddenly
Verified: 3 outlets have reported this story since Nov 14, 3 of them from Jamaica.
Shock and grief have gripped Montego Bay following the sudden death of Deputy Mayor Dwight ‘Debo’ Crawford, who died on Saturday, just hours after participating in the reopening of Cornwall Regional Hospital's Accident and Emergency Department. Crawford, the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) councillor for the Spring Garden Division in St James, is being mourned by political colleagues on both sides of the aisle, who described his death as a devastating loss to local government.
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Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
Who reported it
3 outlets from Jamaica, where the story is: The Gleaner, Jamaica Observer, Nationwide News Network · how we count
- Nov 14, 1:37 PM UTCFirst reportMontego Bay’s Deputy Mayor Dwight ‘Debo’ Crawford dies suddenlynationwideradiojm.com ↗
- Nov 14, 2:44 PM UTC+1 hDeputy Mayor of Montego Bay Dwight Crawford has diedjamaicaobserver.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 14, 2:44 PM UTC · +1 h
- Nov 14, 3:43 PM UTC+2 hJLP mourns sudden loss of Dwight ‘Debo’ Crawfordjamaicaobserver.com (again) ↗
- Nov 14, 4:18 PM UTC+3 hMontego Bay Deputy Mayor Dwight ‘Debo’ Crawford dies, JLP mourns passingjamaica-gleaner.com ↗
- Nov 14, 6:10 PM UTC+5 h· you’re reading thisShock and grief as MoBay Deputy Mayor ‘Debo’ Crawford dies suddenlyjamaica-gleaner.com (again) ↗
- Nov 14, 7:11 PM UTC+6 hPNP mourns death of MoBay Deputy Mayor Dwight Crawfordjamaica-gleaner.com (again) ↗
- Nov 14, 7:57 PM UTC+6 hMcKenzie shocked at sudden death of Deputy Mayor of Montego Bay Dwight Crawfordjamaicaobserver.com (again) ↗
- Nov 14, 10:38 PM UTC+9 hJamaica Labour Party mourns sudden loss of Dwight ‘Debo’ Crawfordnationwideradiojm.com (again) ↗
[Claude] Both reports cover the sudden death of Deputy Mayor Dwight 'Debo' Crawford of Montego Bay and do not conflict on the facts shown.
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