Conference on crime in Laventille

A conference on ways to eradicate crime in Laventille and environs takes place on August 11 from 9 am at the Scarlet Ibis Room of the Hilton Trinidad.

The event is being hosted by the Ad Hoc Committee for the Eradication of Crime in Laventille whose members are Archbishop Barbara Burke, Lennox Smith, Whilamena Mc Dowell, Suzan Williams and Joseph John. Co-ordinator of the Committee, Lennox Smith, said the initiative recognises that the community has the ultimate responsibility for reducing crime while Government and other stakeholders such as the business community had the role of facilitators. Smith said the conference will be attended by 50 delegates from Laventille who have demonstrated a commitment to the socio-economic improvement. They will come from the business community and “bona fide” community leaders. He said the conference is a collaborative effort and thanked the management of Hilton and several business institutions which agreed to participate.