A sweeping new anti-gang law was introduced in Parliament on Friday, as the Mia Mottley administration moved to curb escalating gun violence and dismantle organised criminal networks operating across the island.

The Criminal Gangs (Prevention and Control) Bill was tabled in the House of Assembly by Minister of Legal Affairs and Criminal Justice Michael Lashley.

The legislation comes against the backdrop of increasing gun violence and retaliatory crimes involving young people, he said.