Plenty talk but no action on murders

Facing these nightmarish figures, the best that Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley can proffer is a measly comment that the “murders are nothing short of traumatising for the entire nation.” Rowley seems to be full of talk and no action. Those comments alone reflect the lack of vision the Government has for the country. This notwithstanding the money poured into the coffers of the Ministry of National Security over the years.

Our entire crime-fighting system needs to be overhauled and brought into the 21st century. By contrast, Chicago in the US, with a population of 2.7 million, had 762 murders in 2016.

This prompted newly installed President Donald Trump to offer support via the National Guard.

Rowley, you are in charge of TT . The citizens expect you do be proactive and put things in place to deal with the murder rate.

While the acting Commissioner of Police was offering to send home two senior officers recently, he was miffed when questioned about the murder rate. Apparently, he does not seem to think that solving murders should be a measurable aspect of his performance.

TT should be even more concerned because Trump has mandated the Department of Homeland Security to give him, in the next 90 days, a list of additional countries that may pose a threat to US national security.

Given the comments of US Ambassador Estrada that, on a per capita basis, TT has the highest number of citizens leaving the country to fight for ISIS, we should not be surprised if we are a prime candidate for US visa restrictions or outright bans.

This, of course, will only be exacerbated by the failure of both the Government and Opposition to pass the FATCA legislation by this month.

Linus F Didier Mt Hope