DRF walks for community conflict resolution
Mar 6th, 2024 | Category: Special Reports | 2:31#JamaicaGleaner #PeaceMarch #PeaceDay #Peace MARCH 6, 2024: Amid a 14.8 per cent decline in murders recorded in Jamaica up to March 2, when compared to the similar period last year, the Dispute Resolution Foundation (DRF) yesterday (March 5) used Peace Day 2024 to engage in peace walks through some troubled streets in the capital city, calling for peace and conflict resolution. Cherrol Taylor, director of operations at the DRF, believes crime can be fully eliminated and the paradise island be more embraced for what it was truly meant to be - crime-free and peaceful. It was for that reason and more that the group she leads at the DRF took to the streets of Olympic Gardens, Whitfield Town, Denham Town and Mountain
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