How Do We Respond To Crisis?
Crime is a 50-year problem in Jamaica, but has got worst over time. The normal murder rate in Jamaica yearly is around 1,400. Jamaica has not seen murders below 500 in a very long time.
Andrew Holness as well as all Jamaican politicians are aware of the murder problem. Mr. Holness campaigned on crime and promised to lower murders. More than 7,000 Jamaicans have been murdered on his watch since he took office 2017, and despite his efforts which are minimal, murders exceed 1,000 every year. Jamaica has one of the highest murder rates in the region and world.
When challenged by former opposition leader Dr Peter Phillips, about the broken promise to lower murders, Holness said he had “a dream that one day Jamaicans could sleep with windows and doors open”, and still hoped it will happen.
Crime cost Jamaica and Jamaicans billions of dollars annually, and puts a heavy burden on the healthcare system. The psychological effect on members of many volatile communities, including children, are unimaginable. Crime has become an impediment to Jamaica’s growth, development and prosperity. At this point in time the Jamaican government must find competent and result-oriented law enforcement experts to occupy the position police commissioner and national security minister. Security minister and medical doctor Horace Chang is not competent enough for this ministry. Neither is the current police commissioner.
If Jamaica does not take serious and immediate steps to address the country’s crime problem, true economic growth may never be achieved in this lifetime.
Enough talking. It is time to act. https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/esponsored/20210215/crime-crisis-deepens
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