While we celebrate the first step towards legislation to protect older people, the need is so urgent that a committee was recently convened by the seniors advocacy organization, CCRP with representatives of leading Government organizations.

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.