Community leader, Jim Joseph, has called on the government to send a strong message to criminals while expressing condolence to the family and friends of a Jamaican national who was shot dead on Monday night in Beausejour, Gros Islet. Joseph observed that recently, the call had gone out to the previous administration to do something about crime. 'With the change in administration we are imploring and asking the government to do something to ensure that there is proper legislation in place to ensure that persons who commit such crimes are caught and are dealt with speedily and send a strong message