State Of Emergency In St James Extended

January 31, 2018January 31, 2018 JA-Blogz News Team

The State of Emergency for the parish of St James has been extended until until May 2 of this year.

Prime Minister, Andrew Holness brought the Emergency Powers Continuation Resolution to the House of Representatives yesterday (Jan 30), to enable the extension.

Of the 62 members, 51 voted in favour of the resolution put forward by Mr. Holness.

A State of Emergency can continue up to 3 months, after its declaration.

The State of Emergency in St James was declared on January 18.

While speaking in parliament, Mr Holness said we must take back control of the country, and the State of Emergency in St James will help in doing so.

The prime minister also commended the security forces, stating that they are carrying out their duties well, despite having limited resources.

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