KINGSTON, Jamaica — The governing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) says it is recommitting to continue along a path of pursuing additional policies that show care for society’s most vulnerable as it marks the July 15, 1999, “Street People Scandal”, where some 32 homeless people were kidnapped in St James and dumped at a mud lake in St Elizabeth.

JLP General Secretary Senator Charles Sinclair, in a statement on Wednesday, described the incident as “disgraceful” and said it should never again be allowed to happen in Jamaica.

“The Street People Scandal, which the PNP presided over, should never be allowed to happen again. It is a stain on the conscience of those who presided over the sordid affair. The Jamaica Labour Party understands that a society is often best judged by how it treats its most vulnerable, including the homeless population,” he said.