KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Government has established a $25 million fund to encourage the provision of information or intelligence that could assist in the investigation, particularly in leading to the arrest or charging of anyone involved in the mass killing of eight people in the Cherry Tree Lane community in Four Paths, Clarendon, on Sunday.

Prime Minister Andrew Holness announced the fund during a press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister on Wednesday morning.

Describing Sunday’s shooting as “an act of terror” that must be addressed as such, the prime minister stated, “One of the strategies to erode the gangs is to create an environment where citizens provide information. It is the information that is going to destroy the network of the gangs and remove the space for gangs to operate in the community.”

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The fund will be managed by the Ministry of National Security, with a specific focus on Sunday’s violent incident.

Out of the $25 million, $6 million is allocated for credible information and intelligence that leads to the arrest and charging of any suspects involved in the killings, with up to $1 million available per person.

An additional $5 million is set aside for information that aids in the investigation, arrest, and charging of those who facilitated the crime — up to $1.5 million per person.

“We are particularly interested in the facilitators and the organisers. The facilitators, those who provided the weapons or gave access to the weapons and ammunition, access to the motor vehicle, organised, made the telephone calls, made the connections, we are particularly interested in those persons,” Holness said.

He further explained that $4 million is allocated for information leading to the recovery of the firearms used in the killings, while another $5 million is dedicated to securing evidence against the gangs involved in the operation.

Finally, $5 million is allocated for information leading to the arrest and charging of anyone harbouring the criminal gangs or their associates, with up to $800,000 available per person identified.

“This is a $25 million fund that is aimed at increasing the pace at which information is flowing in for the investigation,” Holness said

Information that could assist in the investigation can be provided via Crime Stop at 311, the police emergency number 119, the National Intelligence Bureau tip line 811, 888 MOCATIP (6622-847), or the Jamaica Defence Force tip line at 876-837-888.

The prime minister emphasised that any other method of submitting information is acceptable as long as it is forwarded to the Ministry of National Security with the relevant details.