If you are in power, solve the problem

Ronald Harford, Managing Director and Chairman, Republic Bank (RBL), yesterday knocked the ruling PNM over its inability to stem the crime wave that has gripped the country. “It really is at a shocking state and it has reached a point now where it is severely affecting the country and damaging the economy,” he said in an interview at his office at Park Street. “Something has to be done. There is no sense saying that you are doing your best to resolve the crime situation. Your best is not good enough and not adequate,” he said. “This situation has to be resolved. If you are in power, you have to solve the problem.” Harford said because of the increase in crime, the high quality human resources, which is absolutely necessary for this country’s development, are fleeing to safer environments. Harford said while the foreign investments in this country are very strong, and the economic forecasts good,  TT is not going to get what it wants out of it once the crime situation persists.

“If the place is not safe and my wife cannot go shopping and my children cannot walk outside, then people are not going to want to come here,” he said, adding, “this is happening to all classes in society, people are very unhappy about what is going on.” He said everyone in society right now are very unhappy about the situation and reiterated his call for something to be done to help solve the problem. When asked is he had any suggestions of his own, he replied: “Desperate situations call for desperate measures.”