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Warring fractions to sign 5yr peace agreement in August Town
Community leaders and other representatives in August Town, St. Andrew, will be signing an agreement Tuesday that will help put an end to disputes and conflicts in the area for a five year period.
The community has been plagued by periods of extreme violence for several years.
President of the August Town Sports and Development Foundation Kenneth Wilson told RJR News that Tuesday's signing is the culmination of a series of consultations with various groups in the area which began on Ash Wednesday, February 6th.
Mr. Wilson said one of the conditions of the agreement is that all forms of gun violence in the community will end.
"There will be no shooting in the community ... no gun salutes, none of that. If we're able to achieve that for five years, who knows what is possible. The long term vision is really for disarmament something down the road," he said.
Mr. Wilson said the level of collaboration and checks and balances in this peace deal should ensure its success.
"It is the first that they have agreed to put their signature on paper and they are the ones who came up with the rules. There will also be in place, a council of leaders that will meet on a monthly basis and they will monitor the agreement.
The five year agreement will be reviewed every six months and renewed at the end of every year," said Mr. Wilson.
The signing will take place Tuesday at the Mona bowl at the University of the West Indies Mona campus at 4pm.
The community has been plagued by periods of extreme violence for several years.
President of the August Town Sports and Development Foundation Kenneth Wilson told RJR News that Tuesday's signing is the culmination of a series of consultations with various groups in the area which began on Ash Wednesday, February 6th.
Mr. Wilson said one of the conditions of the agreement is that all forms of gun violence in the community will end.
"There will be no shooting in the community ... no gun salutes, none of that. If we're able to achieve that for five years, who knows what is possible. The long term vision is really for disarmament something down the road," he said.
Mr. Wilson said the level of collaboration and checks and balances in this peace deal should ensure its success.
"It is the first that they have agreed to put their signature on paper and they are the ones who came up with the rules. There will also be in place, a council of leaders that will meet on a monthly basis and they will monitor the agreement.
The five year agreement will be reviewed every six months and renewed at the end of every year," said Mr. Wilson.
The signing will take place Tuesday at the Mona bowl at the University of the West Indies Mona campus at 4pm.
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