Member of Parliament for Kingston Central, Ronald Thwaites and the People’s National Party’s (PNP) candidate for the constituency, Imani Duncan-Price, are insisting that an atmosphere of peace and law and order will only be achieved through genuine collective community effort.
They are reacting to yesterday’s declaration of a state of emergency in the Kingston Western and Kingston Central Police divisions by Prime Minister Andrew Holness.
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Without a crime plan, hard policing alone in Central Kingston, will not bring peace, Duncan-Price explained.
“As Dr Peter Phillips and the PNP have repeatedly said, we need a real crime-fighting plan that incorporates urban renewal, jobs, land reform, improved educational opportunities and long-lasting social interventions etc.”
Thwaites and Duncan-Price are contending that there have been several other initiatives across the constituency to address crime and violence, and these have shown positive results.
We all agreed that all residents deserve real, sustained peace so the communities can thrive,” Duncan-Price said.
