Crime and Violence in Our Society

The Hon. Bruce Golding
Prime Minister
Jamaica House
Kingston 6

Dear Hon. Golding!


As a fellow Jamaican, I am deeply concerned about the growing crime rate in our society. I have watched with dread the daily news of the escalating crime rate in this island of ours to the point where statistics of fatalities show crime in Jamaica to be utterly out of control.

I was deeply affected by this growing monster, when my twenty-two year old niece became a victim of such a violent act on January 8, 2010 on her return journey from a friend's home. She was gunned down senselessly by an armed youth during a robbery and was hit and fatally wounded by one bullet to the head.

We are respectfully asking you to intervene and urge the Ministry of National Security and others concerned to come up with drastic measures on how we can prevent such violent acts.
Jamaica has now become "The Land of Wood and Crime" and is heading down the road of a dangerous and divisive path.