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Hold off on the champagne - Crime consensus will have to check off big targets before celebrations, says professor

Not everyone is ready to pop open the champagne over last week’s signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) by the island’s political leaders and representatives from other sectors of society aimed at achieving a sustainable reduction in crime...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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