The National Peace Program (NPP) will be rolling out a number of new initiatives, as it continues to provide necessary assistance to the community.
Minister of State in the Office of the Attorney General with responsibility for Crime Prevention, Corey Lane, made the disclosure today, on the sidelines of the signing ceremony to establish a sister-city relationship between Bridgetown and New York, at his office in Webster’s Business Park, Wildey.
Mr. Lane stressed that the Office of Crime Prevention was working assiduously to tackle crime.
“One of the things we are working on right now is the release of our Livewise campaign…. Livewise … is really a series of initiatives to help bring awareness and education to the various populations that we are targeting, including parents, at-risk youth, teachers, parents, churches, and the media.
“So, we have a number of initiatives coming out really to sensitise, [and] to educate, in order to bring about behavioural change,” the Minister said.
When asked by the media about the violence in schools, he pointed out that a number of recommendations had been submitted to the Ministry of Education. He said the issue had been identified and a number of ministries were working to tackle the situation.
“What we are seeking to do, working in partnership with the Ministry of People Empowerment; Ministry of Youth; Ministry of Culture; Ministry of Education and other relevant social ministries, is to not only identify [the issue], but to get these children into relevant interventions,” Mr. Lane explained.
He said just one incident of violence in schools is an area of concern and stressed that officials would remain focused in dealing with these matters.