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Montego Bay: Breeding ground for crime
Published: Thursday | April 8, 2010 0 Comments and 0 Reactions
Members of the security forces standing guard in front of a fire truck in this 2006 file photo of unrest in Rose Heights, St James, where three men were reportedly shot dead by gunmen. - FILE photos
A neighbour and a friend carry a shocked and distraught Shanice Spence, daughter of Cecil and Pauline Spence, of Seaview Heights, Flankers, Montego Bay, who were murdered by gunmen at their home in July of 2007.
A Jamaica Defence Force soldier attempts to comfort Sherine Allen as she mourns the death of her relatives, Cecil and Pauline Spence, of Seaview Heights, Flankers, who were murdered by gunmen at their home.
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Adrian Frater, News Editor WESTERN BUREAU:
In the era when Montego Bay was emerging as Jamaica's tourism capital, it was dubbed the friendly city in tourism brochures because of the "warmth and friendliness of its people," coupled with its many inviting world-class attractions.
However, on account of debilitating scourges, such as the social ills brought on by numerous unplanned communities, the emergence of powerful criminal gangs - gun and drug running - police corruption and the infamous 'lotto scam', the city's innocence has been severely compromised.
Confronted with a city where crime seems to flourish with impunity, especially in regard to a once-booming drug trade, former commanding officer for the St James Police Division, Superintendent Newton Amos, declared the western city a haven for influential criminals during his 2002-2005 stint in charge of the parish.
"Montego Bay is a drug den where high-profile criminals operate with impunity," Superintendent Amos told a Gleaner Editors' Forum. "Some of these men occupy prominent positions in this community and wield a lot of power."
Shortly after his stinging comment, Superinten-dent Amos was transferred from St James. While there is no proof that the comments during The Gleaner Editors' Forum formed the basis for his transfer, it is no secret that several prominent public officials were peeved by his remarks.
http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/2...ead/lead3.html
Published: Thursday | April 8, 2010 0 Comments and 0 Reactions
Members of the security forces standing guard in front of a fire truck in this 2006 file photo of unrest in Rose Heights, St James, where three men were reportedly shot dead by gunmen. - FILE photos
A neighbour and a friend carry a shocked and distraught Shanice Spence, daughter of Cecil and Pauline Spence, of Seaview Heights, Flankers, Montego Bay, who were murdered by gunmen at their home in July of 2007.
A Jamaica Defence Force soldier attempts to comfort Sherine Allen as she mourns the death of her relatives, Cecil and Pauline Spence, of Seaview Heights, Flankers, who were murdered by gunmen at their home.
1 2 3 >
Adrian Frater, News Editor WESTERN BUREAU:
In the era when Montego Bay was emerging as Jamaica's tourism capital, it was dubbed the friendly city in tourism brochures because of the "warmth and friendliness of its people," coupled with its many inviting world-class attractions.
However, on account of debilitating scourges, such as the social ills brought on by numerous unplanned communities, the emergence of powerful criminal gangs - gun and drug running - police corruption and the infamous 'lotto scam', the city's innocence has been severely compromised.
Confronted with a city where crime seems to flourish with impunity, especially in regard to a once-booming drug trade, former commanding officer for the St James Police Division, Superintendent Newton Amos, declared the western city a haven for influential criminals during his 2002-2005 stint in charge of the parish.
"Montego Bay is a drug den where high-profile criminals operate with impunity," Superintendent Amos told a Gleaner Editors' Forum. "Some of these men occupy prominent positions in this community and wield a lot of power."
Shortly after his stinging comment, Superinten-dent Amos was transferred from St James. While there is no proof that the comments during The Gleaner Editors' Forum formed the basis for his transfer, it is no secret that several prominent public officials were peeved by his remarks.
http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/2...ead/lead3.html
Or how can they be eradicated?
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