BY GARFIELD MYERS Editor-at-Large, South/Central Bureau myersg@jamaicaobserver.com Thursday, January 18, 2018
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| Prime Minister of Jamaica, Andrew Holness |
MANDEVILLE, Manchester — Prime Minister Andrew Holness fuelled speculation yesterday that he may be contemplating a limited state of emergency by saying that his Government is now prepared to take what he called “firm and resolute measures” to deal with Jamaica's “crime monster”.
Addressing a function to mark the 50th anniversary of Fontana Pharmacy, Holness said that his Government had “reached the point where we are now prepared to take these firm and resolute measures to ensure that the crime monster does not destabilise the promising future that is in store for Jamaica.
“Over the past months I have been observing public discourse very closely on this matter. It is an emerging view that now is the time that the Government should take firm and resolute measures,” he said.
“I know that the people in Montego Bay, especially, are very disturbed by what they see playing out on their streets. But this will take great understanding and tolerance from the people because the fight against crime is not just the police, is not just the Government, it's everyone, to reach the point of understanding that the Government must act and act in resolute fashion,” the prime minister said. more
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