The real Jamaica is all about Aids, Crimes, Drugs and Sex.
March 8, 2008
Jamaica is emerging as the “Murder Capital” of the Americas, where the Caribbean region is rated as the world’s most crime-ridden area. Hijacking, burglary, kidnapping, drugs, rape, murder, criminal gangs, illegal weapons, police corruption, and poverty are all on the rise.
The way that Jamaica is going right now everyone will experience death of a family member at the hands of a murder. It’s an image that cannot be forgotten no matter the amount of time that has passed.
Study concludes 30 murders a year per 100,000 residents in the Caribbean which tops the murder rate in Colombia and South Africa; which has the highest rate of homicide in the 1980s and 1990s. Jamaica and Haiti leads the region with more than 33 murders per 100,000 citizens annually.
Jamaica murder capital has switched from St. Andrews to the hills and valleys of St. James, the mega tourist attraction area. In 2007 police records showing that 102 persons had been murdered.
80% businesses managers claimed that crime prevents their investing in business as they otherwise would. Fear of crime is also driving educated Caribbean natives to leave their homelands.
The World Bank lays blame on the rise in crime on rampant narcotics trafficking through sea-lanes connecting to the U.S and Latin America. An increase in illegal firearm is adding to the problem. According to researchers, about 10 tons of cocaine transited Jamaica each year to be sold to consumers in the North and South America. In 2006 narcotics detectives seized more than J$500 million worth of ganja and cocaine, in addition to the destruction of at least 9.38 million ganja seedlings. There are large amounts of ecstasy tablets and drugs such as amphetamines and morphine in the country, which is being sold in bars, nightclubs, parks and school compounds.
More than 1,000 persons develop HIV/AIDS annually in Jamaica according to a Ministry paper now before the House of Representatives. The ministry of health estimates 25,000 persons living with HIV and 15,000 are not aware of their status. The paper states that although the national HIV/STI Control Programme has prevented an estimated 100,000 new HIV infections- the epidemic continues to grow. A number of these factors, which contribute to the continued spread of HIV in Jamaica, include poverty, illiteracy, and unemployment and gender relations. HIV/AIDS education program needs to be expanded considerably in school, workplace and the community.
While tourism brings desperately needed foreign income, it has many potentially negative side effects. Sex and travel form part of the tourist scene in Jamaica. Whether lazing on a nude beach or hiring a teenage girl for the night.
Sex work is rife among the young female Jamaican underclass. Negril and Montego Bay in particular attracts large number of Jamaicans eager to attach themselves to foreigners for sex and money. For years Schools Island wide has been plagued with the problem of pupils behaving in lewd manner and engaging in sexual activities in public minibuses. Jamaican students idolize dancehall singers who win fans by advocating violence.
The growing lawlessness is frightening Jamaicans to return to their homelands whether working, retirement or vacation. Many residents become demoralized not only by the poverty they encountered, but also by the inability of the law enforcement to protect Jamaicans.
Delano
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