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PSOJ President Keith Duncan
The Private Sector Organization of Jamaica (PSOJ) is calling for the government and opposition to meet urgently and work out a compromise for the implementation of states of emergency amid the non-stop murders since the start of the year.
Nearly one hundred people have been murdered since January 1.
PSOJ President Keith Duncan believes that violent gangs are acting with impunity because there isn't a powerful response from the government.
Duncan is of the view that the situation is at crisis level and warrants the use of states of emergency.
The government was forced to discontinue states of emergency in seven police divisions in November after it failed to get the opposition's backing in the Senate.
The opposition has stressed that it believes the way the government is using the emergency powers is unconstitutional.
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has declared two new zones of special operations since the start of the year, but has expressed doubt that they can address the current crime wave.
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