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Standing on the spot in Denham Town, Kingston where his friends were killed, Omarley Dennie chose not to retaliate. Instead Omarley has left behind his gang past and become a Violence Interrupter (VI) with the Peace Management Initiative (PMI).

My journey from gang leader to violence interrupter

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By Omarley ‘Neily Blacks’ Dennie

I’ve been involved in badness since I was 11 years old, when I had my little ‘one pop’ (single shot gun). When the Peace Management Initiative (PMI) first approached me I never took it seriously, because I was making too much money on the streets leading a gang here in Denham Town.  But just three of us are left from a crew of… Read more →←
Photograph of 16-year-old Michael Bryan in his community of Thompson Pen in Spanish Town. He who was saved from gang life by UNICEF partner the Peace Management Initiative (PMI).

Transforming Young Lives in Thompson Pen

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Two years ago, 16-year-old Michael Bryan was caught up in a violent gang lifestyle, in the volatile community of Thompson Pen, Spanish Town where he had grown up. “As a young youth, if you did anything disrespectful to me, I was going to either hit you in your face or push my ratchet (knife) into you,” Michael admits. “That’s all… Read more →←
Photograph of Rhyim Roach walking to school at Holy Family Primary in Parade Gardens, Kingston, a school supported by UNICEF partner Fight for Peace. He has since graduated and entered high school.

Back to school after losing a parent to violence

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It was the summer before Rhyim Roach’s final year of primary school. What was supposed to be Rhyim’s last long vacation holiday, including a country trip to go fishing with his father before the stressful GSAT exams, suddenly became anything but peaceful. A thoughtful boy, the shooting death of his father is ever-present in his… Read more →←

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