JWN pledges funding support for Crime Stop - Wines and spirits producer to provide US$10,000 annually
Published:Friday | February 12, 2021 | 12:06 AMJudana Murphy/Gleaner Writer
Jamaica’s leading wines and spirits producer, J. Wray & Nephew Ltd (JWN), has forged a three-year partnership to bolster the work of Crime Stop, with an annual injection of US$10,000.
Crime Stop is a partnership with the community, the police and the media that has been designed to involve the public in the fight against crime.
Since its inception in September 1989, the organisation has received over 29,000 tips, leading to 2,701 arrests and the seizure of narcotics and property valued at over $1.1 billion.
Just over $45.6 million has been paid out in rewards for successful tips.
From the 419 tips received during the first seven months of 2020, twenty illegal firearms were taken from the streets, $25.5 million worth of narcotics seized, and $9.2 million worth of property recovered. A total of $2.8 million in rewards has been paid out.
JWN senior director of public affairs, Tanikie McClarty-Allen, shared that the company has been supporting Crime Stop with a Christmas donation for the past three years.
A Longer-Term Commitment
“Having met with the principals, Mrs Glasgow and the manager, we understood their challenges and decided that we needed to make a longer-term commitment,” she said Wednesday, adding that the partnership also includes public relations support.
She explained that Crime Stop has one of the most enviable records, and JWN has always prided itself on being part of the solution.
“As the first company registered in Jamaica, we think that comes with some amount of responsibility. So, wherever can, we have joined other private-sector companies to make a difference at the national level, and this is one of those moments,” McClarty-Allen outlined.
While commending the organisation, which celebrates its 32nd anniversary this year, the JWN director asserted that Crime Stop’s role can be strengthened through greater private-sector funding and other means of support.
Crime Stop chairman, Sandra Glasgow, expressed gratitude to JWN managing director Jean-Phillipe Beyer for the funding support.
She highlighted that a new campaign will be launched in the coming months, targeting the youth demographic which are both the perpetrators and the victims of crime.
Glasgow reiterated that Crime Stop is a very secure channel through which crime reports can be made.