OH Lord, we are in deep trouble now, as an unknown evil has spread over the land and our only way to stop the murder rate from rising is by turning to the Lord our God.
The Police Commissioner Erla Harewood-Christopher is seeking divine intervention to reduce the murder rate in the country. She is not depending on tried and true good old fashion policing, we need the Lord’s hand.
She is not depending on planned systems and stepping up police activities throughout the country. Investigations and forensic evidence. No, she’s depending on God to put a hand and miraculously save Trinidad and Tobago.
Recently, it seems like the top cop and the Minister of National Security have been trying all types of schemes to attack the crime and murder rate in T&T. In fact they probably can’t face the reality as in recent times the newspapers have been filled with too many depressing stories about crime and the failing economy. They seem to be disconnected from reality.
They constantly find ways to blame someone else for the problems and deflect attention from the exploding crime epidemic and their inability to have a proper plan to fix the country.
We have given up when we have to turn to the Lord for answers. Every minute of the day we seem to be faced with stupid statements by our Leaders that make no real sense and they seem to be weighed down by heavy questions. Like, what plans do you have to tackle the murder rate or how will you tackle the gangs to stop the violence?
All citizens of this country are concerned about the escalating murder rate so we are hoping that the top cop is really up for the job but we must understand that after her first public appearance with the statements she made recently, we are wondering now if she’s really up for the job.
We understand some of what she’s dealing with. A police force that is full of bureaucracy and corruption. The porous borders that allow easy access of drugs and guns to pass freely through it and of course a national security minister who doesn’t understand what exactly his job is to ensure the safety of all citizens in T&T. Why can’t we face the issues head on such as looking at putting a stop to funding gangs via CEPEP and URP projects as a start, and step up police activities in the hot spots.
Anyway, aside from crime many of our citizens are concerned by the state of the economy. We see no end to the hardships this year and no amount of reassurance from the prime minister saying the Minister of Finance Colm Imbert is doing all he can and better days are coming, can put our mind at ease.
These false promises can not give us bread on our table, job security or tackle the shortage in foreign exchange. We continue to deal with low energy prices in which the government keeps spinning the facts and saying everything is going well in the energy sector; however, clearly this isn’t the case as the government and the minister of energy, can not deflect anymore. The writing is on the wall and the predicament we are in and the state our energy sector is plain to see. We are seeing a continuous downward trend in the local energy sector in which we may see more retrenchment of workers. As we have seen with ATLANTIC LNG (Atlantic) which recently stated in the public domain that they will be sending home staff and has already offered their employees a voluntary separation of employment packages (VSEP).
So it’s not hard to come to the conclusion that our administration and current government is demonstrating incompetence and inadequacy everyday. So the top cop has taken a pattern from that and thrown her hands up in the air, and said we need God’s intervention in tackling the murder rate. Of course I’m paraphrasing but I think we will find that when the history books are written by the current administration they will say that Dr Keith Christopher Rowley as prime minister was one of the best prime ministers we have ever had in T&T’s history. Not!
Dr Neil Gosine is an insurance executive. He is also the treasurer of the UNC and a former chairman of the National Petroleum Marketing Company of Trinidad and Tobago. He holds a Doctorate in Business Administration, 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.
Oh Lord, Help Us Fight Crime
OH Lord, we are in deep trouble now, as an unknown evil has spread over the land and our only way to stop the murder rate from rising is by turning to the Lord our God.
The Police Commissioner Erla Harewood-Christopher is seeking divine intervention to reduce the murder rate in the country. She is not depending on tried and true good old fashion policing, we need the Lord’s hand.
She is not depending on planned systems and stepping up police activities throughout the country. Investigations and forensic evidence. No, she’s depending on God to put a hand and miraculously save Trinidad and Tobago.
Recently, it seems like the top cop and the Minister of National Security have been trying all types of schemes to attack the crime and murder rate in T&T. In fact they probably can’t face the reality as in recent times the newspapers have been filled with too many depressing stories about crime and the failing economy. They seem to be disconnected from reality.
They constantly find ways to blame someone else for the problems and deflect attention from the exploding crime epidemic and their inability to have a proper plan to fix the country.
We have given up when we have to turn to the Lord for answers. Every minute of the day we seem to be faced with stupid statements by our Leaders that make no real sense and they seem to be weighed down by heavy questions. Like, what plans do you have to tackle the murder rate or how will you tackle the gangs to stop the violence?
All citizens of this country are concerned about the escalating murder rate so we are hoping that the top cop is really up for the job but we must understand that after her first public appearance with the statements she made recently, we are wondering now if she’s really up for the job.
We understand some of what she’s dealing with. A police force that is full of bureaucracy and corruption. The porous borders that allow easy access of drugs and guns to pass freely through it and of course a national security minister who doesn’t understand what exactly his job is to ensure the safety of all citizens in T&T. Why can’t we face the issues head on such as looking at putting a stop to funding gangs via CEPEP and URP projects as a start, and step up police activities in the hot spots.
Anyway, aside from crime many of our citizens are concerned by the state of the economy. We see no end to the hardships this year and no amount of reassurance from the prime minister saying the Minister of Finance Colm Imbert is doing all he can and better days are coming, can put our mind at ease.
These false promises can not give us bread on our table, job security or tackle the shortage in foreign exchange. We continue to deal with low energy prices in which the government keeps spinning the facts and saying everything is going well in the energy sector; however, clearly this isn’t the case as the government and the minister of energy, can not deflect anymore. The writing is on the wall and the predicament we are in and the state our energy sector is plain to see. We are seeing a continuous downward trend in the local energy sector in which we may see more retrenchment of workers. As we have seen with ATLANTIC LNG (Atlantic) which recently stated in the public domain that they will be sending home staff and has already offered their employees a voluntary separation of employment packages (VSEP).
So it’s not hard to come to the conclusion that our administration and current government is demonstrating incompetence and inadequacy everyday. So the top cop has taken a pattern from that and thrown her hands up in the air, and said we need God’s intervention in tackling the murder rate. Of course I’m paraphrasing but I think we will find that when the history books are written by the current administration they will say that Dr Keith Christopher Rowley as prime minister was one of the best prime ministers we have ever had in T&T’s history. Not!
Dr Neil Gosine is an insurance executive. He is also the treasurer of the UNC and a former chairman of the National Petroleum Marketing Company of Trinidad and Tobago. He holds a Doctorate in Business Administration, 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.