Acting head of the Area 4 police, Senior Superintendent, Michael Phipps says the State of Emergency, (SOE), declared in sections of St. Andrew will seek to tackle the increase in murders, in the parish.

Five new ambulances are expected to be added to the fleet of police vehicles in the coming weeks, to assist with the quick response for police officers who are wounded or injured, on the job.

The REACH Programme addresses the need for critical road repairs following the passage of Hurricane Beryl in July.

Police say a 9mm Ruger pistol, along with a magazine containing seven 9mm cartridges were allegedly seized from Campbell.

Opposition leader Mark Golding says there are structural issues in the tourism sector that must be addressed.

Mr. Holness noted that some work that had already started had to be put on hold, due to continuous rainfall in recent weeks.