Jamaican PM Holness inaugurates Olympic Gardens Police Station

Jamaica: Prime Minister of Jamaica Andrew Holness inaugurated the new Olympic Gardens Police Station in his Constituency of West Central St. Andrew.

Prime Minister Holness notified that this modern, fit-for-purpose structure has been designed to be much more welcoming and friendly to the Olympic Gardens community and surrounding communities.

He said, "this facility includes a criminal investigations branch office, traffic unit, cell block, kitchen, dining, bathroom facilities, and a homework/internet cafe for community members, among other amenities."

[caption id="attachment_35715" align="alignnone" width="828"] Photo shared by PM Holness of new police station[/caption]

"The new Olympic Gardens Police Station symbolizes our commitment to improving the capacity and capability of the country’s security architecture." He added.

Notably, Jamaica is considered as one of the unsafe nation of the Caribbean & police role in the crime always seems to be suspicious.

Prime Minister commitment for the crime-free Jamaica can be full fill with such steps if police administration could get a good level of facilities to combat against the criminals.

A to statista.com, Jamaica was one of the most violent countries in the Caribbean. In 2020, there were nearly 46.5 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants in the island nation, the highest homicide rate in Latin America & the Caribbean that year. However, the homicide rate has improved compared to 2019, when 47.4 homicides were registered per 100,000 population.

[caption id="attachment_35717" align="alignnone" width="953"] Homicide rate in Jamaica from 2014 to 2020[/caption] Public view :  Jimhejah James  Vancol, a resident of Golden Spring, Saint Andrew, Jamaica, said, " I am very pleased to see the Government of Jamaica constructing a new police station that will serve the Olympic gardens community and the environs. With this project completion, our police officers serving in this community will be better able to work in an environment that is conclusive for policing." Davidw Williams added, "This administration is working. I am not worrying. Soon have factories and safe and productive communities. Jamaica must get safe by the hook are by the cruck. we as people need to help in the future endeavours of our country."