...hits Opposition criticism on crime

Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar claimed last week in a statement that Government was engaging in public relations and was clueless in addressing crime in TT .

Yesterday, the country’s murder toll for the year reached to 40. Speaking with Newsday following the opening of a Caricom IMPACS workshop at the Hilton Trinidad, Dillon countered “It is never about public relations at all.” The minister explained that when the news conference was held last week, “it was to assure the population...

to give them a sense of security that the agencies of national security are working together...cooperating and collaborating.” Dillon continued, “The idea is that once we look at the national security environment and it is dynamic. It is never a static environment. One always has to review strategies based on what is emerging.” He said a juncture was reached where an analysis of strategies was done to determine,”are we doing what’s good, are we are doing what is necessary? Dillon added, “Now we have structurally aligned it in a certain way that there are four direct pillars...in terms of the intelligence aspect..the deterrence aspect....the detection...

the prosecution.” The minister stated that this approach provides, “a better understanding of utilising both your tools and resources” to address the issue of crime in relation to each of these pillars.