Tackle crime around the clock

THE EDITOR: Finally we are seeing a good effort by law enforcement officials to tackle crime where it actually can be found — on the streets of Trinidad and Tobago. The Carnival round-up is only the tip of the iceberg though. This anti-crime effort has to be both day and night exercises in every village and town in Trinidad and Tobago.

The street limers who harass young girls and women, the “boys on the block” who peddle marijuana, heroin and cocaine rocks, the so-called “smartmen” who want to take all that you have under false pretences together with white collar, industrial and political crimes must be dealt with swiftly and to the fullest extent of the law. No compromises by the magistracy and the judiciary here! We demand a safer Trinidad and Tobago now! And while the police are doing their job on crime, we must take urgent action against political leaders and their cohorts who are committed to moving us backward into the 1950s and 60s through racial bias and vindictiveness.

The time has come to rally foreign governments and international organisations to take a closer look to the extent that racism has developed because of improper race relations presently and historically by the PNM government in Trinidad and Tobago. Lobbying action and education must start immediately before institutionalised racism gets any deeper in our beautiful country.

DR CHRIS MAHADEO
Port-of-Spain