Caption: Kamla Persad-Bissessar. AZP News/Prior Beharry
By Prior Beharry
PRIME Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar on Saturday warned criminals that she will not hesitate to impose another State of Emergency (SoE) if criminal activity resumes.
She made the comment on Facebook as the SoE implemented in July comes to an end. More than a hundred suspects who were detained under the SoE regulations and not charged have been released.
Persad-Bissessar said, “Your UNC government and the security services are prepared for the end of the SOE. I never cared about the tired, outdated woke, race baiting, and bigoted propaganda and I still don’t. If anyone wants to mash up the place and burn down the country, go ahead, that’s your democratic choice.
“However, anyone wanting to do this should understand by now that I am willing to do what it takes to keep decent, law-abiding citizens safe, so be certain that I will meet you head-on. Those who commit brutality against law-abiding citizens will be met with brutality from me that’s a promise.”
She said with the assistance of the United Stated and the leadership of Police Commissioner Allister Guevarro, there was a reduction in murders last year.
Persad-Bissessar said, “It’s a reality that the combination of American assistance to secure our borders, the competent leadership of COP Allister Guevarro, and the incarceration of the persons detained under the SOE using PDO’s, all contributed to 257 less murders in 2025 compared to 2024.”
She again linked the Opposition PNM to the local drug mafia.
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