PM Andrew Holness announces reward for information on Cherry Lane violence

Jamaica: In an attempt to address the violence that has recently erupted in Clarendon, PM Andrew Holness has offered a significant amount of money for information on the persons who perpetrated the violence that occurred in Cherry Lane on the 11th of August, 2024.

This was made public during a press conference on the 14th of August to support the fight to solve this case and help the victims.

A violent act, which occurred on Cherry Lane, has created a stir, and the national authorities are already responding to it. In his statement, the Prime Minister of Jamaica, Andrew Holness, was firm on the government’s intentions to fight violent crimes and make Jamaica a safe place for its citizens.

He said that there will be a J $6,000,000 bounty for anyone who can provide information and intelligence that will lead to the arrest and prosecution of persons implicated in the crime, with special regard paid to those who perpetrated the violence.

“We will offer an amount of 6,000,000 Jamaican dollars to any person who can supply information which would lead to the arrest and charge of any suspect involved in the poll and even the trigger men,” cited Prime Minister Holness. His announcement indeed sends a signal to different parts of the country that the government is serious about implementing the war against crime.

The violent incident that happened at Cherry Lane was described to be among the worst hence agonizing the members of the public. The reward is intended to encourage people with such information to come forward to report, hence assist the police in their investigation. This is a fast way of getting the offenders to court and to provide the next of kin and the society with justice.

The police have appealed for anyone with information or anyone who witnessed the incident at the time of the offence to lay their complaint at the helpdesks. The reward is offered in order to elicit information from any person that may help in the solving of the case. Such promises mean that the Prime Minister’s policy is the one to use community support and people’s intelligence in the fight against crime successfully.

For now, the government still clings to this financial incentive in the hope that it will force a pace to the delivery of justice and make the offenders pay for their action.