I have no crime plan

Speaking with reporters after yesterday’s inauguration of the new THA at the Assembly Legislature in Jerningham Street Scarborough, Charles said he will engage the security services on the island in addressing the Tobago situation.

“I don’t have a crime plan as I speak to you, but of course security is essentially a Central Government issue,” Charles said. “I indicated that we would engage the security services here to ensure that at the end of the day, whatever crime plan that they do have, that it is tailored to suit the peculiarities of the Tobago situation.” He noted however that there are some issues to be dealt with immediately.

“The issues of tourism and agriculture, productivity, our education system, customer service, those are some of the big tickets items that we would immediately take steps to initiate concrete action on.” Charles noted that the task given to him by the Tobago electorate is not easy.

“People are going to come to you with all kinds of demands and one has to try and see how one can reconcile those demands in relations to one’s principle, in relation to what is available, in relation to the constraints that exist.”