KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC—Prime Minister Andrew Holness has vowed that the state will bow to criminality and lawlessness, given the upsurge in violence at faculties islandwide.
Holness pledged as he condemned the brutal killing of Carson Barrett, a 16-year-old scholar of the Grange Hill Excessive College within the western parish of Westmoreland.
Holness additionally harassed that criminals who goal youngsters ought to anticipate no mercy.
Carson was shot and killed on Thursday whereas strolling residence from faculty with a feminine schoolmate, who was additionally injured within the incident. Nonetheless, her accidents will not be thought of life-threatening.
Investigators say ongoing gang battle between the Kings Valley gang and the Ants Posse gang is behind Thursday’s lethal assault.
“All Jamaicans and kids should condemn the incident and violence in all its kinds have to be free to attend faculty and stay in an surroundings that promotes peace and security to assist them fulfill their goals and aspirations,” he mentioned.
Noting that the authorized framework is in place to take care of gangs decisively, the Prime Minister mentioned legislation enforcers are geared up with sources to apprehend gangsters and protect group peace.
Mentioning that children are being groomed for gangs, Holness mentioned, “The federal government is taking decisive steps to bolster the legal guidelines and equip the police to go after gangsters.”
The Prime Minister additionally reassured stakeholders within the training sector that the federal government would proceed to behave in its greatest curiosity to create a secure studying surroundings.
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