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A few lessons about drugs and gun crime

I arrived in Jamaica in April 1990 after landing a job at the Ministry of National Security in Kingston. I was there to boost the ministry's pathology staff because of the country's high murder rate. Jamaica has been variously described as the most violent or dangerous place on earth, although it also has one of the highest numbers of churches per square mile. With our young family of five my wife and I were received warmly by staff. Most of my medical training had taken place in Nigeria, but we quickly settled into our new surroundings, and the work began in earnest. Kingston is a highly vola…