Not a single new initiative after PNP much talked about crime summit

A few months ago, the PNP expressed frustration that the JLP was refusing to meet with them to discuss their crime fighting strategies.

The PNP called stakeholders together and held a so called crime summit where they spent and entire day talking and coming up with plans( at least that was what we were led to believe)

Two months has elapsed since that summit and today not a single plan has been drafted and made public. I found it rather ironic as well that civil society and the members of the media fraternity have failed to demand that the opposition present the findings and plans coming out of that well publicized crime summit.

Opposition Leader Dr Peter Phillips (centre) shares a laugh with Attorney General Marlene Malahoo Forte and Opposition spokesperson on Energy, Phillip Paulwell at the PNP’s crime summit at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on Tuesday. (PHOTO: Contributed)Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedInShare to WhatsAppShare to MessengerShare to EmailShare to TelegramShare to More101

Opposition Leader Dr Peter Phillips says his People’s National Party was forced to stage its own crime summit because of – in his estimation – Government’s failure to convene a national discussion on the issue, as well as what he said was the Holness administration’s failure to reduce crime, in particular murders.

He made the declaration at the PNP’s crime summit at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on Tuesday.

“We decided to convene this stakeholders meeting because it is evident that, despite the declaration of seven states of emergency (SOEs) in separate police divisions, plus two zones of special operations in just over two years, there is still no sign of any sustained reduction in the levels of murder or violent crimes,” Phillips said.

Was it yet another talk shop and what explains the silence from the media in demanding answers.

Fitz Jackson more than 3 weeks ago promised a report, but as expected nothing will be forthcoming.

PNP failure once again, lot’s of talk but no action and the media refuses to call them out .