Gov’t moves to address Cooper’s Pen humanitarian crisis

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Government is moving to implement potential long-term solutions to the humanitarian crisis in Cooper’s Pen, Trelawny, following the demolition of homes belonging to scores of residents who were evicted from the property.

According to a news release, State Minister Senator Abka Fitz-Henley says relevant state agencies have been mandated to move with intent to implement potential long-term solutions outlined by Prime Minister Andrew Holness to scores of residents affected by the demolition exercise.

The residents were evicted after the private owners of a company which owns the property obtained a Court order, following affirmation of their legal ownership rights by both the Supreme and Appeal Courts.