‘A dark night of the soul’

Apr 17, 2013

 KINGSTON. Jamaica - 'A dark night of the soul' is how National Security Minister Peter Bunting described what some are calling his meltdown in an unusually candid speech saying divine intervention was necessary to defeat crime in Jamaica.
Thirteen was indeed an unlucky number for Bunting who has received both favour and flak following his April 13, 2013 address to the "13th Annual Prayer and Thanksgiving Service for the Security Forces of Jamaica" held at the Northern Caribbean University (NCU) in Mandeville, Manchester under the theme "Transformation through quality service". Following is the full text of his address:

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