Two MoBay residents cut down in broad daylight

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Two MoBay residents cut down in broad daylight

HORACE HINES, Observer staff reporter [email protected]
Thursday, October 02, 2008



MONTEGO BAY, St James - A heavily armed man, his guns spitting death, cut down a 14-year-old student and his stepfather in broad daylight yesterday along the tough King Street area in this northcoast resort city.

The dead student's 18-year-old sister, Pritania Malcolm, was last night battling for life in hospital, suffering from gunshot wounds she sustained in the shocking incident<span style="font-weight: bold"> that took place at a hairdressing parlour owned by her parents.
Dead are Chad Malcolm, student and Jermaine Samuels, both of King Street in Montego Bay.</span>

The police reported that the deadly attack occurred about 3:30 pm, moments after the young student left school and stopped by the hairdressing parlour.

The police did not immediately establish a motive for the killings and could not confirm residents' claim that more than one gunman was involved.

News of the incident brought scores of onlookers to the hairdressing parlour from where the grieving mother of the deceased had to be rushed to hospital for stress-related treatment.

Many marvelled at the ransacked bloodstained salon, a grim death scene that left more questions than answers.
The grieving crowd had to be contained behind the crime scene tapes by a strong contingent of steely-faced police.
At the nearby Madden's Funeral Parlour where the two corpses were taken, family members and friends who were a part of a large crowd, wept openly.

Coleen Allen-Smith, aunt of Chad and Pritania, could not contain her grief and had to be supported by a group of female sympathisers who converged on the funeral home.
&quot;Me want fe see Chad. Me want Chad. Whey Chad deh?&quot; she wailed.

Meanwhile, PNP caretaker for the North West St James constituency, Henry McCurdy, who was among the crowd, ruled out political violence as the motive for the brazen attack which claimed the life of his political worker, Samuels. But he lashed politicians for &quot;failing to protect our citizens&quot;.

Yesterday's murder follows closely on the heels of the fatal shooting of 21-year-old Ryan James, a shop operator of Sign, Irwin in the parish. James was shot at his business establishment Tuesday night and died at the Cornwall Regional Hospital early yesterday morning.

Police said about 10:00 pm Tuesday a Toyota Corolla motor car drove up to James' establishment and the driver placed an order. As the order was being prepared, a passenger alighted from the vehicle and shot James before escaping in the car.

[Tuff Gong]

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Well!

[remo]

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mi seh mi feel it fi de poor auntie

[Bizzy]

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serenity soon come fi yuh

[Tuff Gong]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Bizi352941</div><div class="ubbcode-body">serenity soon come fi yuh </div></div>

LOL!

[neutral]

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I cant believe how wicked dem place deh get now,...I was born at the top of king street,...canterbury to be precise,....there were always the usual gang thing going on between gully and barnett lane,and canterbury man and gutters man,...but if you werent innah no mixup mixup you could still trod easy and gwaan bout yu ways,..now they`re describing king street as &quot;tough&quot;.

It pains me to hear about murders such as these in my home town,...even though I lived in some of the most volatile areas in mobay people didnt murder people with such casual indifference.....tings gaan from bad to worse and it doesnt look like its going to go innah reverse.

[Morpheous]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: remo</div><div class="ubbcode-body">mi seh mi feel it fi de poor auntie
</div></div>
All I can say is this

[Tuff Gong]

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We in the Disapora can do something about this!

[Morpheous]

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Sometimes people feel powerless and angry becaw the nuh betta nuh deh ???

[Yuriatin]

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Tell us what Tuff ... what can we do that will have a real impact/effect?


<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Tuff Gong</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><span style="font-weight: bold">
We in the Disapora can do something about this!</span> </div></div>

[Tuff Gong]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Yuri_</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Tell us what Tuff ... what can we do that will have a real impact/effect?


<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Tuff Gong</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><span style="font-weight: bold">
We in the Diaspora can do something about this!</span> </div></div> </div></div> We need organize an email, snail mail and media campaign local and abroad targeting the various State Institutions and the Leadership of the Political Parties.

The Jamaicans in the Diaspora and Friend's of Jamaica need to turn against the Government of Jamaica in ways we have never even considered, even to the point of targeting the tourism industry.
We need to demand the same level of care and protection for Jamaican Citizens as is afforded the Tourists that visit the Island.
We need to collect and share data with the various NGOs and Media Entities in Jamaica, so we approach the matter based on facts and not emotion. We need to be upfront and open about it, not worried about any negative backlash.

20,000 dead in 20 years, thousands missing and every institution corrupt and falling apart is something that we need to put out in the open in comprehensive fashion and not try to help a failing Government sweep under the carpet.

Jamaica produces little or nothing at this time, it depends on our remittances, loans, grants, exports of what ever little minerals there is left and tourism, any real push back in a sustained organized way by us in the Diaspora would be taken seriously.

[Morpheous]

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I agree
So where are these email campaigns.

I feel it may still be limited effect though, however, something better than nothing. I feel to really change things one has to be inside not outside the political system and with deep pockets too. Maybe from said diaspora who are politically minded with &quot;good intentions&quot; can form a party funded and backed with diaspora and local money and with international media attention similar to what Obama enjoys to really change things otherwise politrixians will always keep one step ahead.

[Tuff Gong]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: More4us</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I agree
So where are these email campaigns. </div></div>
I said this is what we must do for over ten years I have been trying to get one going.
Only one, a Petition was started and believe me Mr. Golding stood up and took notice. Now if we were serious and followed it up with more sustain efforts in the media local and foreign things would be different.

I am not just talking about emails, but a full frontal assault with snail mail, emails, telephone calls and facts.
Below is the Petition if you did not sign it you can now. I have a list of Media and Government Offices that I send Press Releases to if we need to start a Campaign.


<span style="font-size: 14pt">To: The Prime Minister of Jamaica on Crime</span>

http://www.petitiononline.com/qd3d7878/petition.html

[Tuff Gong]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: More4us</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Maybe from said diaspora who are politically minded with &quot;good intentions&quot; can form a party funded and backed with diaspora and local money </div></div>That will never work we can influence even bad government by staying engaged. We have not been engaged rather most of us have acted as the Public Relations Arm of corrupt Governance in Jamaica.

[Yuriatin]

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Tuff I have to go back and look for a post I wrote back in May re what we in the diaspora can do ... many reasons why I don't think such an effort would work.

Hard to this this because it makes me look like just a negative ... nay sayer, etc, etc.

But primarily, if we IN jamaica don't raise up, nothing will change. The change MUST come from WITHIN JA.




<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Tuff Gong</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Yuri_</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Tell us what Tuff ... what can we do that will have a real impact/effect?


<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Tuff Gong</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><span style="font-weight: bold">
We in the Diaspora can do something about this!</span> </div></div> </div></div> We need organize an email, snail mail and media campaign local and abroad targeting the various State Institutions and the Leadership of the Political Parties.

The Jamaicans in the Diaspora and Friend's of Jamaica need to turn against the Government of Jamaica in ways we have never even considered, even to the point of targeting the tourism industry.
We need to demand the same level of care and protection for Jamaican Citizens as is afforded the Tourists that visit the Island.
We need to collect and share data with the various NGOs and Media Entities in Jamaica, so we approach the matter based on facts and not emotion. We need to be upfront and open about it, not worried about any negative backlash.

20,000 dead in 20 years, thousands missing and every institution corrupt and falling apart is something that we need to put out in the open in comprehensive fashion and not try to help a failing Government sweep under the carpet.

Jamaica produces little or nothing at this time, it depends on our remittances, loans, grants, exports of what ever little minerals there is left and tourism, any real push back in a sustained organized way by us in the Diaspora would be taken seriously.
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