'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 help fight antisocial behaviour.
This is, I think, perhaps the fifth time I have had the opportunity, firstly as opposition spokesman and last year as minister of national security, to participate in this service of thanksgiving for the security forces of Jamaica and, in particular, for the men and women who serve in Area Three. I want to commend NCU for this initiative in its 13th year, and I always say not just because the NCU main campus is in my constituency (Central Manchester) but the NCU does not only operate from the community but they are a part of the communuity.
"And this year's service, of course, is especially poignant for me to participate, having lost my own mother this week and also having been at KPH as we waited hopefully while Sgt (Courtney Anthony) Simpson was operated on. Unfortunately, he didn't make it. He, of course, as part of the Protective Services, worked very closely with us in the administration of government and, in fact, worked two years on the governor general's, King's House protective security detail.
Minister of National Security Peter Bunting (right) receiving an award for “Outstanding contribution to nation-building, community development and the educational advancement of young people" from Senior Pastor Michael Harvey of the Seventh-day Adventist Church at Northern Caribbean University (NCU). Occasion was the 13th Annual Prayer and thanksgiving service for the Security Forces of Jamaica held at the NCU Gymnatorium in Mandeville on April 13, 2013.
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This is, I think, perhaps the fifth time I have had the opportunity, firstly as opposition spokesman and last year as minister of national security, to participate in this service of thanksgiving for the security forces of Jamaica and, in particular, for the men and women who serve in Area Three. I want to commend NCU for this initiative in its 13th year, and I always say not just because the NCU main campus is in my constituency (Central Manchester) but the NCU does not only operate from the community but they are a part of the communuity.
"And this year's service, of course, is especially poignant for me to participate, having lost my own mother this week and also having been at KPH as we waited hopefully while Sgt (Courtney Anthony) Simpson was operated on. Unfortunately, he didn't make it. He, of course, as part of the Protective Services, worked very closely with us in the administration of government and, in fact, worked two years on the governor general's, King's House protective security detail.
Minister of National Security Peter Bunting (right) receiving an award for “Outstanding contribution to nation-building, community development and the educational advancement of young people" from Senior Pastor Michael Harvey of the Seventh-day Adventist Church at Northern Caribbean University (NCU). Occasion was the 13th Annual Prayer and thanksgiving service for the Security Forces of Jamaica held at the NCU Gymnatorium in Mandeville on April 13, 2013.#slideshowtoggler, #slideshowtoggler a, #slideshowtoggler img {filter:none !important;zoom:normal !important}
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