crime plagued Montego Bay restricts movement

**Yuriatin** · 04-02-2008, 10:43 AM

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Who knows ...

I remember last year when we were home, we were in Mobay one afternoon eating at a restaurant we always go to.

Jolly’s. It’s on the main strip. Has a big ugly pirate outside of it. A few doors down from the supermarket.

We were eating lunch and a guy came by and threw a trash can with a huge stone in it through the glass window.

He’d been in an argument with the head of the place earlier that day.

Like I mentioned a few days ago before we left, when we were in JA a man was killed while working on his home. He was from NY and was going to be a returnee – going back & forth back & forth working on his house.

Broke in on him and they robbed and killed him. (and BTW – nothing has come of it)

All across the spectrum pure wrongings going on in Mobay.

Have mercy.

And by the way – I remember distinctly when this announcement was made. To date – nada – nothing, has been done. Not that I know of. Just more talk.

<span style="color: #000099">Jamaica to increase security in Montego Bay because of rising crime

The Associated Press
Published: <span style="color: #FF0000">January 11, 2007</span>

KINGSTON, Jamaica: Jamaic's government will increase the number of soldiers and police at the tourist resort of Montego Bay in a bid to stem rising crime in the area, an official said Thursday.

Closed circuit cameras will also be placed at strategic locations across the city in western Jamaica, National Security Minister Peter Phillips said in a statement. He did not say when the forces would be deployed or how many there would be.

Twelve people have been killed in St. James parish, where Montego Bay is located, since the beginning of the year. A total of 180 people — including an Australian tourist — were slain in the parish last year, the third highest of the country's 13 parishes.

Montego Bay is traditionally Jamaica's most popular tourist destination with more than one million visitors a year, according to the Jamaica Tourist Board. None of this year's victims were killed in Montego Bay, but on the city's outskirts.

The local tourism industry had asked authorities to act after the recent killings. Police Commissioner Lucius Thomas and Phillips met with civic leaders on Thursday to talk about the new security measures.

More than 40 people have been killed in Jamaica since Jan. 1.

nytimes.com

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/01/12/news/CB-GEN-Jamaica-Tourism-Security.php

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: evanovitch</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Police restrict movement in crime plagued Montego Bay
Tuesday, 01 April 2008
Special restrictions have been imposed in volatile sections of St. James following a massive police operation Monday night into early Tuesday morning.

The restrictions apply to North Gully, Montpelier, and sections of downtown Montego Bay all areas which have experienced a recent upsurge in crime.

Commanding Officer for the St. James Police Division Superintendent Steve McGregor said no night events such as dances will be allowed in the areas which were raided.

All shops in North Gully are to close at 10 each night until further notice.

During the police raids in Montpelier, Akeem Williams, 22, was held with a point-2-2 pistol containing five live rounds.

He has been charged with illegal possession of a firearm.

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**Dr.Dudd** · 04-02-2008, 12:00 PM

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The JLP woll always find a reason th exclude Jamaicans from the tourist resort, I mean black Jamaicans without some uniform.

**RichD** · 04-02-2008, 12:12 PM

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dis mek me laff

**Dr.Dudd** · 04-02-2008, 12:54 PM

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RichD</div><div class="ubbcode-body">dis mek me laff </div></div> happy to oblige.

**evanovitch** · 04-02-2008, 01:56 PM

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Doc, u seriously mean dat comment re JLP etc?

**barosa** · 04-02-2008, 03:26 PM

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Many believed that the election of Bruce Golding would stall or reverse the crime growth in Jamaica which had already been established? Those who thought or hoped it would, are now having second thoughts. It's bothersome when Montego Bay, our tourist capital is more in the news about "crime" than it is about tourist or tourism. The long vaunted image is in peril if nothing is done.

It's no longer a political problem, it's now a "National Problem". Jamaica has now earned the distinction of being #1 based on the number of murders per capita in that tiny island, the majority of them by guns of all types. When will our leaders political and non-political rise to the challenge of doing something about it. Jamaicans as a people, deserve better...
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Hope is much more than a four letter word.

**neutral** · 04-02-2008, 04:25 PM

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: barosa</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Many believed that the election of Bruce Golding would stall or reverse the crime growth in Jamaica which had already been established? Those who thought or hoped it would, are now having second thoughts. It's bothersome when Montego Bay, our tourist capital is more in the news about "crime" than it is about tourist or tourism. The long vaunted image is in peril if nothing is done.

It's no longer a political problem, it's now a "National Problem". Jamaica has now earned the distinction of being #1 based on the number of murders per capita in that tiny island, the majority of them by guns of all types. When will our leaders political and non-political rise to the challenge of doing something about it. Jamaicans as a people, deserve better...
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Hope is much more than a four letter word. </div></div>

Well said.

**Dr.Dudd** · 04-02-2008, 05:41 PM

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: barosa</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Many believed that the election of Bruce Golding would stall or reverse the crime growth in Jamaica which had already been established? Those who thought or hoped it would, are now having second thoughts. It's bothersome when Montego Bay, our tourist capital is more in the news about "crime" than it is about tourist or tourism. The long vaunted image is in peril if nothing is done.

It's no longer a political problem, it's now a "National Problem". Jamaica has now earned the distinction of being #1 based on the number of murders per capita in that tiny island, the majority of them by guns of all types. When will our leaders political and non-political rise to the challenge of doing something about it. Jamaicans as a people, deserve better...
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Hope is much more than a four letter word. </div></div> The sort of changes that are required,will not be accepted ny the hinancial bog wigs in the country. You simply can't have a country turning out at least 15,000 young people from school every yaerr without any hope of eve become employed ar manaimu wage,and expect not to have violent crime at those levels.

**mangoskin** · 04-02-2008, 05:45 PM

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oh hell [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/mad.gif[/img]
and I supposed to be going there in May business trip
oh well, its only 2 days I'll just stay in the hotel [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/frown.gif[/img]

**Dr.Dudd** · 04-02-2008, 05:49 PM

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: evanovitch</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Doc, u seriously mean dat comment re JLP etc? </div></div> Very.

**mangoskin** · 04-02-2008, 05:50 PM

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: evanovitch</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Doc, u seriously mean dat comment re JLP etc? </div></div>
I didn't see it, but a friend called me this morning as I was getting ready for work to tell me that BBC TV was reporting that the govt has abandoned the inner city slums to the gangs who were on a killing spree, he said they showed footage of ppl living in cardboard boxes etc the usual bad press.. [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/frown.gif[/img]

**Dr.Dudd** · 04-02-2008, 06:01 PM

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: mangoskin</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: evanovitch</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Doc, u seriously mean dat comment re JLP etc? </div></div>
I didn't see it, but a friend called me this morning as I was getting ready for work to tell me that BBC TV was reporting that the govt has abandoned the inner city slums to the gangs who were on a killing spree, he said they showed footage of ppl living in cardboard boxes etc the usual bad press.. [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/frown.gif[/img] </div></div> That is josr ro prepare the world for the draconion riles to be used to try and make Jamaica seem like Cayman, where you don't see ordinary people. Back yo ythe goof old days,when only 'good people can frolic in them there hotels'

**evanovitch** · 04-02-2008, 06:37 PM

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Doc all dis is , is an attempt by the local press, i.e.BBC, to seem proactive in trying to get some reaction re di lady who fah man/yaadman/lova, wateva, ALLEDGEDLY kill har....

govt has fi a long time given up the 'inner city' aka garrisons fi all the reasons we have hashed and rehashed on this site...the violence is no worse today than it was at the stawt of the new year than it was at the end of the last year

nuff killing been going awn fi awhile...

now BBC need fi tek up the well hidden reports of the FACT seh ovah 2500 FEMALE service personnel were assaulted by fellow armed force personnel, from superiors to bredrin in arms, while serving last year in Iraq...

now dat is a bloody shame seh u fighting a war an di people u a fight next to and who a command u, u cannot tun u bak pon dem as dem a try rape u,even as di enemy a try kill u

but human rights and amnesty silent pon dat...

**mangoskin** · 04-02-2008, 06:47 PM

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Dr.Dudd</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: mangoskin</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: evanovitch</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Doc, u seriously mean dat comment re JLP etc? </div></div>
I didn't see it, but a friend called me this morning as I was getting ready for work to tell me that BBC TV was reporting that the govt has abandoned the inner city slums to the gangs who were on a killing spree, he said they showed footage of ppl living in cardboard boxes etc the usual bad press.. [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/frown.gif[/img] </div></div> That is josr ro prepare the world for the draconion riles to be used to try and make Jamaica seem like Cayman, where you don't see ordinary people. Back yo ythe goof old days,when only 'good people can frolic in them there hotels' </div></div>

and the news get worldwide attention [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/frown.gif[/img]
when that girl went missing from Sandals they even had an article about it in Cosmo..but the tourists still come, I believe that things will work out

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