praedial larceny

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, has welcomed the amendment to the Anti-Gang Legislation which provides greater prominence to crimes of praedial larceny, and will ensure harsher penalties for offenders.

Minister Green says the Legislation, which is named on the books as The Criminal Justice (Suppression of Criminal Organisations) (Amendment) Act, 2021, correctly identifies the trends that exist in praedial larceny, wherein many organized gangs are involved in the crime.

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon.  Audley Shaw, has congratulated the winners in this year’s Praedial Larceny Prevention Essay and Poster Competition, even as he challenged young people to shun the practice of illegally benefitting from the effort and hard work of others.

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon J.C. Hutchinson, has reiterated his proposal for a revision of the Agricultural Produce Act to include restitution for farmers who are victims of praedial larceny.

The Praedial Larceny Prevention Unit (PLPU) of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture & Fisheries is ramping up its public education campaign, as it continues to ensure that Jamaican farmers reap what they grow.

As part of the campaign, the PLPU, on Tuesday (April 5), launched its inaugural essay competition targeting students at the primary and secondary levels. The launch was held at the Ministry’s Hope Gardens headquarters in St. Andrew.