{"id":41088,"date":"2011-08-03T07:40:09","date_gmt":"2011-08-03T11:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=41088"},"modified":"2011-08-03T11:16:20","modified_gmt":"2011-08-03T15:16:20","slug":"dhta-calls-for-urgent-action-plan-against-crime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/news\/crime-court-law\/dhta-calls-for-urgent-action-plan-against-crime\/","title":{"rendered":"DHTA calls for urgent action plan against crime"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_35827\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35827\" style=\"width: 232px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-35827\" title=\"simon walsh\" src=\"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/simon-walsh-300x207.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/simon-walsh-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/simon-walsh-150x103.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/simon-walsh.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35827\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Walsh<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Dominica Hotel and Tourism Association (DHTA) on Tuesday called for an urgent action plan against crime here, while denouncing the killing of foreigner Joe Costello.<\/p>\n<p>Simon Walsh, the DHTA President, has described the incident that took place last Sunday, as a crime against society. \u201cIt is now time for the Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force, the Ministry of Tourism, the Discover Dominica Authority, the DHTA and all private sector stakeholders to develop an urgent action plan to prevent further crimes here in Dominica,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Walsh labeled the incident as \u201cterrible,\u201d however, he underscored that Dominica is very peaceful.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMost of us in Dominica are blessed to live in relative safety and security as perhaps the victims of this crime did until just recently,\u201d Walsh stated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Dominica Hotel and Tourism Association (DHTA) on Tuesday called for an urgent action plan against crime here, while denouncing the killing of foreigner Joe Costello. 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