On Friday, August 9, the Caribbean Community of Retired Persons (CCRP) hosted a fundraiser to aid elderly victims of Hurricane Beryl with a benefit performance of the National Dance Theatre Company's (NDTC) 62nd season. The full house audience raised J$790,670.
The Caribbean Community of Retired Persons (CCRP) is expressing its warmest appreciation for the actions taken in Jamaica’s Upper House on Friday, October 25, 2024, aimed at caring for and protecting the elderly. The Senate approved a motion to create the relevant laws.
The Caribbean Community of Retired Persons (CCRP) is reacting with “shock and outrage” at last week’s murder of an 80-year-old woman in St Ann and is demanding greater protection for the elderly, even as investigators struggle to solve the case.
The Caribbean Community of Retired Persons (CCRP) says it is deeply saddened by recent incidents of elderly abuse, including the rape of a 91-year-old woman, and the mounting cases of death of elderly citizens resulting from fires in Jamaican homes.
The Board of Directors of the Caribbean Community of Retired Persons (CCRP) is deeply saddened at the passing of our colleague Mr. Michael Fraser, OD, JP, CLU, on January 8, 2022, at the age of 79. He will be greatly missed.
