Caribbean L 26 ife, June 19-25, 2020
CARIBBEAN ROUNDUP
The DCP reported that the clear-up
rate for major crimes for the period was
41 percent due to better prepared cases,
more arrest and more convictions.
Over the period, 3,304 persons were
charged for 5,082 incidents of serious
crimes, with 805 charged with
category-one crimes, including murder,
shooting, larceny, robbery, rape, and
burglary.
So far this year, more than 550
people were murdered in Jamaica, but
Police Commissioner Antony Anderson
said the states of public emergency
(SoE) continue to be an effective strategy
in reducing crime.
St. Vincent
St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime
Minister, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves says he
remains satisfied that the 15-member
Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
grouping “will not stand by idly and
watch the recount, which is properly
done for the results to be set aside” in
the disputed March 2 regional and general
elections in Guyana.
The Guyana Elections Commission
(GECOM) is yet to officially announce
the winner of the polls after the recount
exercise was concluded last week in the
presence of observers from CARICOM
and other international observers.
Both the ruling coalition, A Partnership
for National Unity (APNU), led
by President David Granger and the
main opposition People’s Progressive
Party/Civic, headed by opposition leader
Bharrath Jagdeo have claimed victory.
Gonsalves speaking on state-owned
Radio St. Vincent and the Grenadines
said; “We expect the CARICOM observer
mission to deliver its report and we
expect that what is the recount would
be honored and the Guyana Elections
Commission would honor that recount
and declare a winner in accordance
with this recount.”
“Anyone who wants to challenge
anything afterwards can go to court
but you have to declare the winner in
accordance with the recount,” he said.
Gonsalves said he is aware of several
opposition parties when they lose an
election to make a number of complaints.
Trinidad
A United States official has cautioned
the Trinidad and Tobago business
community to comply with sanctions
against Venezuela “to the fullest
extent possible.”
Principal deputy assistant secretary
of the Bureau of Western Hemisphere
Affairs US Department of State, Julie
Chung said “ the purpose of our sanctions
is to identify those entities that
are providing material support to the
illegitimate (Nicholas) Maduro regime.”
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