ONE of the expected impacts of the economic and social impact of the COVID-19 measures was always the possibility of increased crime, as children are out of school, the distraction of parties no longer exist, and the economic restrictions no doubt have had a significant negative economic impact on many.

Combine this incremental COVID-19 effect with an already vibrant crime culture and you have what we have been seeing over the past few weeks. Three weekends ago we murdered 24 individuals over one weekend, the week after that we murdered five homeless people, and a week after that we murdered a lady while she prayed in church.

http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sunday-finance/crime-jamaica-s-the-dire-impact-on-the-economy_214142