IN JAMAICA: Riverton men say no to Crime Stop's $50,000...."Me caa risk mi life fi $50,000," one resident said....reward for information that could lead to the arrest of the person or persons responsible for the fire, which lasted three weeks.

BY SUNDAY OBSERVER INVESTIGATOR  Sunday, April 19, 2015 

Although Crime Stop has been urging people to tell what they know about last month's fire at the Riverton City Dump, no one has come forward, and as far as some young men from the community are concerned, no one will.

Fire at Riverton City burn out of control

This, of course, is unless Crime Stop, or any other organisation or individual increases the reward money.

"Me caa risk mi life fi $50,000," one resident of Riverton City told the Jamaica Observer late last week, reiterating what was said two weeks before when the Sunday Observer spoke with some of them.

Crime Stop, a programme that is administered by the National Crime Prevention Fund and governed by the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica, last Wednesday reminded the public of the $50,000 reward for information that could lead to the arrest of the person or persons responsible for the fire, which lasted three weeks.

The Jamaica Fire Brigade had determined that arson was at the root of the fire, which started on March 11.

Smoke from the fire affected the entire Corporate Area, as well as sections of St Catherine and Clarendon.

Government agency, the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) said that Crime Stop's manager, Prudence Gentles had confirmed that there had been no calls to Crime Stop in respect of the fire.

In urging persons to come forward with whatever information they had, Gentles was quoted by the JIS as saying that it was important for the country to know who was lighting the fires at the facility, which has a history of infernos. more