Jamaica is winning the war against gang violence. Over the last nine years, we have made historic socio-economic and infrastructural progress, strengthened our intelligence capabilities, and executed decisive security reforms that continue to dismantle criminal gangs. Even in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, the most devastating disaster in our modern history, causing an estimated $8.8 billion in damage, or 41% of GDP, and affecting over 900,000 Jamaicans, public order held. Our institutions