Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Ambassador Alison Stone Roofe and UK Development Representative for Jamaica, Oliver Blake sign a Memorandum of Understanding to formalise the UK-Jamaica Violence Prevention Partnership at the Minis
By Prince Moore
The United Kingdom is to provide £15 million to assist Jamaica in tackling violent crimes.
A Memorandum of Understanding to that effect was signed Wednesday by Jamaica and the UK, to formalise the UK-Jamaica Violence Prevention Partnership (VPP).
The UK has committed to providing funds under the partnership over the next six years to help the government develop more effective responses to the underlying causes of violence.
The VPP was announced by then UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly when he visited Jamaica in May last year.
It will promote an integrated, evidence-based and multi-sectoral response, to address the root causes of violence in a number of schools and targeted communities.
The programme will be implemented within the framework of the government's Citizen Security Plan, and will target seven vulnerable communities and schools within these communities.
The VPP will build on previous social intervention and crime prevention support provided by the UK, including the Citizen Security and Justice Programme.
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