Michael Nattoo - Staff Reporter
While still in effect, the States of Public Emergency across Western parishes, particularly in St. James and Westmoreland, seem to...
Crime sleuths in St. James have been kept on their toes with another three murders committed in the parish in as many days, pushing the tally closer to the 120 mark.
Minister of National Security, Dr. Horace Chang, says a coordinated multi-sectoral approach is needed for crime-prevention strategies to work effectively in St. James.
Speaking at...
The other victims are 20-year-old Vardian Banton, otherwise called ‘Jason’ of Robert Reid Drive, Glendevon; twenty-nine-year-old Conrad Lawrence, otherwise called ‘Forty’of Belfont, Catadupa; 37-year-old Suzette Reid, vendor of Lindo’s Hill, Whithorn, Westmoreland and an unidentified man, also of Belfont.
Despite the ongoing Zones of Special Operations and the supposedly much-improved States of Public Emergency, citizens of western parishes, particularly those in St. James, continue to cower in fear, as the increased security presence appears not to be having its intended impact, with murders still occurring with some regularity.
Powell Sr. only received news of his son’s whereabouts the morning after the incident, when he was informed by a friend that his son had been fatally shot. Powell Sr. attempted to call Mark’s phone several times prior to being informed of his fate, but his calls went unanswered. It was then that he began to suspect something was amiss.
Fear has
gripped the parish of Westmoreland, which is now teeming with security
personnel as marauding gunmen went on a rampage in the parish, killing eight
persons...
