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More of the old and some of the new to tackle crime 
Thursday, 08 May 2008 
The Bruce Golding administration has announced a slew of new and old measures in what is a major effort to stop the sweeping crime across the country.
The decisions came out of a high level meeting chaired by the Prime Minister on Thursday morning.
The nation's security chiefs, Commissioner Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin and JDF Chief of Staff Major Stewart Saunders were also in attendance.
The decisions include an intensification of the joint police task force established in December 2007, which security officials say proved successful in restoring order to St. James.
Also listed is an increase in the police presence in all communities and a zero-tolerance approach to minor offences including, ganja possession and traffic offences.
At the same time the police is to fast-forward plans to make greater use of intelligence to apprehend criminals.
Investigations into gun killings are to be transferred to the Major Invesatigations Task Force (MIT).
in other parishes are to be pooled at the Area One Command Level where the MIT is not yet established.
Golding said he will be leading efforts to get political consensus around the issue of crime.
Political representatives will also be encouraged to become more active in communities and to try and use their influence to diffuse simmering and existing conflicts.
Thursday, 08 May 2008 The Bruce Golding administration has announced a slew of new and old measures in what is a major effort to stop the sweeping crime across the country. The decisions came out of a high level meeting chaired by the Prime Minister on Thursday morning.
The nation's security chiefs, Commissioner Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin and JDF Chief of Staff Major Stewart Saunders were also in attendance.
The decisions include an intensification of the joint police task force established in December 2007, which security officials say proved successful in restoring order to St. James.
Also listed is an increase in the police presence in all communities and a zero-tolerance approach to minor offences including, ganja possession and traffic offences.
At the same time the police is to fast-forward plans to make greater use of intelligence to apprehend criminals.
Investigations into gun killings are to be transferred to the Major Invesatigations Task Force (MIT).
in other parishes are to be pooled at the Area One Command Level where the MIT is not yet established.
Golding said he will be leading efforts to get political consensus around the issue of crime.
Political representatives will also be encouraged to become more active in communities and to try and use their influence to diffuse simmering and existing conflicts.
) and while waiting for my case they were ready to put a likkle ghetto yute in prison because he couldn't come up wit di $1000 fine. The poor fellow was shaking when they ordered him to prison yuh shoulda see him face. I stood up and told di eediat judge dat I would pay his fine. She said that I must be his guardian angel. Utter foolishness.
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