Jamaica much
safer today, Hurray Hurray
Crime takes hold
of many countries the world over when politicians and those with vested
interests fail to support measures by the Government to stem the tide of
corruption, crime and the action of undesirable elements in that particular
society.
That being said and can be supported by evidence that
is in abundance, it now becomes clear that the crime situation in
But that was not to be and it took the foresight and
courage of the Bruce Golding Government to take the ‘bull’ by the horns and
implement policies aimed at not only curbing crime, but putting a brake on
corruption and nepotism.
Much of what has
been achieved can be credited to the limited state of emergency in certain
areas, including
It is no secret that the Police Force for many years
have been crying out for help from both the government and the citizens and
all they were getting was cold shoulder and to make matters worse the
continuous interference by these human rights group that claim they are protecting
human rights. I ask the question, where are they now to see the changes that
are now happening in most of the major crime areas?
I am aware of the situation from where we started to
where we are today because I was a part of the system. Sadly Politicians are
so caught up in protecting criminal elements that surround their political
parties that they were all blind to what ever wrong they do. In fact, what
occurred was they, perhaps unwittingly, built a bridge
around themselves with criminals that were not educated enough to understand
what is wrong from right. Their objective was to protect and do the wrong thing
to make sure the persons who provide them with handouts and therefore pave the
way for them to win their seat in Parliament.
No matter what they now say that the JLP have done,
whether they were forced to do what they have done. Actually they have done
some good in making sure that the criminal activities stop now. Now examine the
case of the opposition PNP who were there for almost 20 years. Tell me, what did they do, absolutely nothing to make the country safe
and secure for us. The situation could be likened to a train running down a
hill without a driver. Now the situation is reversed as it is a train with a
driver and the brakes are now stopping the train.
We have seen the tricks of the 70s, 80s and 90s and
the early 2000’s and we need to ask ourselves. How much do we want to go back?
People are now breathing a sigh of relief and they can now sleep in peace and
confidence after so many years of turmoil.
I am not surprised that the PNP won’t support the JLP
because they don’t want the JLP to get the credit. It is obvious that all they
are interested in is to tear down the walls of progress and create chaos. It is
obvious whose interest it is to make sure that the country remains stable. The
simple answer is that it’s all of us and the blame can be pointed to political
tribalism as a result of the refusal of both parties wont work together.
We must acknowledge and give credit to the Prime
Minister and his team although they are not without blame. The Security Forces
must have make a greater contribution to the safety
and security of the nation and in so doing, make it difficult for these
criminals to sleep in peace. Right now, they have them on the run and the
security forces must ensure that they keep on running until they are forced to
sleep.
When that happens, they will be nabbed and brought to
justice. They have had a free reign for too long. It is time to end it.
Let me say Hurray. Hurray to all those that are
involved in trying to bring