THOUSANDS of people have been the victims of violent crimes in recent years, with hundreds being murdered.
More than 90 % of these crimes remain unsolved. The murder rate continues to escalate and we expect it to reach over 500 by December 2022.
There continues to be murder sprees all over the country and with the current situation in criminal activities not being addressed properly by the acting commissioner of police, it is almost a certainty that we may very likey end with 590 murders, the highest number of reported murders in the history of Trinidad and Tobago.
Still, our minister of national security and the acting police commissioner have had the temerity to claim victory in crime-fighting. Does the average citizen want to know if the lives of innocent people mean anything at all to this minister? And has the Government and the leadership of the Police Service become numb to the sea of crimes?
Really, what was the pime minister thinking when he gave this crucially important post to Hinds? Surely, by now he must realise that Minister Hinds is incapable of restoring safety and security to this country. The Rowley-led administration has constantly fed the citizens with rhetoric and distractions however under his direct leadership, the crime plague has only worsened. Trinidad and Tobago is crying out now for their loved ones as many fathers, mothers, and children are left in a trail of anguish and despair. That is the reality of T&T under Rowley’s and Hind’s watch.
Over the past seven years, the country has been force-fed a steady diet of blame, excuses, promises and platitudes while the lives of our countrymen are ruthlessly snuffed out. Our blood-drenched country cries out for urgent action as the carnage continues to cost us dearly. We are officially among the ten most violent societies on the entire planet.
Please, Mr Prime Minister, forget the payback to your loyal party supporters and remove Hinds now from the post of minister of national security and hire a competent person, someone able to measure up to all requirements needed in such a critical post. Clearly, T&T has suffered and endured enough without question by your choice of giving us the likes of Mr Fitzgerald Hinds. Our blood-drenched and tortured people depend on your decisions, to make the right choice and put mechanisms in place to stop the crime scourge. Minister Hinds has done nothing at all to avert this national security crisis which we are facing now. He must go!
Neil Gosine is the treasurer of the UNC. He was a former Chairman of the National Petroleum Marketing Company of Trinidad and Tobago. He also holds a Master’s in Business Administration MBA, BSC in Mathematics and a BA in Administrative Studies. The views and comments expressed in this column are not necessarily those of AZP News, a Division of Complete Image Limited.
Numb to Murders?
THOUSANDS of people have been the victims of violent crimes in recent years, with hundreds being murdered.
More than 90 % of these crimes remain unsolved. The murder rate continues to escalate and we expect it to reach over 500 by December 2022.
There continues to be murder sprees all over the country and with the current situation in criminal activities not being addressed properly by the acting commissioner of police, it is almost a certainty that we may very likey end with 590 murders, the highest number of reported murders in the history of Trinidad and Tobago.
Still, our minister of national security and the acting police commissioner have had the temerity to claim victory in crime-fighting. Does the average citizen want to know if the lives of innocent people mean anything at all to this minister? And has the Government and the leadership of the Police Service become numb to the sea of crimes?
Really, what was the pime minister thinking when he gave this crucially important post to Hinds? Surely, by now he must realise that Minister Hinds is incapable of restoring safety and security to this country. The Rowley-led administration has constantly fed the citizens with rhetoric and distractions however under his direct leadership, the crime plague has only worsened. Trinidad and Tobago is crying out now for their loved ones as many fathers, mothers, and children are left in a trail of anguish and despair. That is the reality of T&T under Rowley’s and Hind’s watch.
Over the past seven years, the country has been force-fed a steady diet of blame, excuses, promises and platitudes while the lives of our countrymen are ruthlessly snuffed out. Our blood-drenched country cries out for urgent action as the carnage continues to cost us dearly. We are officially among the ten most violent societies on the entire planet.
Please, Mr Prime Minister, forget the payback to your loyal party supporters and remove Hinds now from the post of minister of national security and hire a competent person, someone able to measure up to all requirements needed in such a critical post. Clearly, T&T has suffered and endured enough without question by your choice of giving us the likes of Mr Fitzgerald Hinds. Our blood-drenched and tortured people depend on your decisions, to make the right choice and put mechanisms in place to stop the crime scourge. Minister Hinds has done nothing at all to avert this national security crisis which we are facing now. He must go!
Neil Gosine is the treasurer of the UNC. He was a former Chairman of the National Petroleum Marketing Company of Trinidad and Tobago. He also holds a Master’s in Business Administration MBA, BSC in Mathematics and a BA in Administrative Studies. The views and comments expressed in this column are not necessarily those of AZP News, a Division of Complete Image Limited.