Human rights violations were a major concern for the Opposition when the States of Public Emergency (SOPE) were declared by the government. According to a recent study by Jamaicans For Justice (JFJ), in the last two years, a total of 104 matters were reported to JFJ...
Members of the Senate are debating whether or not to extend the State of Emergency (SOE) in sections of Jamaica. On November 14, 2021, the government declared two states of public emergency, one in the parishes of St. James, Westmoreland, and Hanover, and the other in...
The States of Public Emergency, (SOEs) which took effect on November 14 in seven police divisions islandwide are now up for extension until February 2022. But not without fiery exchanges in the Lower House as Opposition Members bent on challenging the effectiveness of...
States of Public Emergency, (SOEs) are now in effect in seven police divisions islandwide to curtail upsurges in violent crimes. Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, announced on Sunday, November 14, that SOEs have been declared in St. Andrew South, Kingston West, Kingston...
With SOEs no longer in operation and an island wide curfew currently in place, has criminal behaviour been impacted by the changed environment? In retrospect did the SOEs have the desired impact? And what accounts for the seeming increase in the...
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