PNP shocked by former councilor’s murder

JAMAICA The People’s National Party (PNP) Sunday expressed shock and sadness at the killing of former Councilor Marjorie “Madge” Morris in St Thomas. Morris, who represented the White Horses Division in the St Thomas Municipal Corporation, was shot dead at her home Sunday morning.

Police said that they were called by residents who reported hearing explosions coming from Morris’ home about 6:30 am. When the cops arrived, they found the 67yearold woman lying on her kitchen floor with multiple gunshot wounds. She was taken to hospital where she was pronounced dead.

The PNP said the news of Morris’ killing was “particularly shocking” as the party was still mourning the murder of Dr. Lynvale Bloomfield, the Member of Parliament for Portland Eastern, just over a week ago. Bloomfield, was found with multiple stab wounds at his house. “The news of Madge’s murder has compounded the dampened spirit and sorrow among the entire membership of the organization who are preoccupied with the burial arrangement of Dr Bloomfield,” the PNP release quoted General Secretary Julian Robinson. He said that although Morris was not presently serving in the St Thomas Municipal Corporation, she maintained her activism by serving the people of her community and parish through voluntary efforts. |“The killing of the former councilor and PNP activist continues a catalogue of wanton acts of criminality across the country that leave too many individuals and families in mourning and rob the community and the nation of its best talents,” Robinson said. He concluded that the security of every Jamaican, regardless of status, must be assured by the Government.

(Jamaica Observer)